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This 3-bedroom penthouse in The Neapolitan at 1212 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in August 2019. The Neapolitan was built in 2001 during the housing boom. It has 95 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour doormen, tennis courts, dog run, clubhouse and exercise room. This penthouse […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 306 W. Concord in Old Town came on the market in January 2021. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in June 2019. You can see our chatter here. It didn’t sell in 2019 and was withdrawn from the market. Built in 1896 on a […]

This 2-bedroom in Gaslight Court at 1407 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in September 2020. Gaslight Court was constructed between 1900 and 1920 and has 19 units built around a brick courtyard. Each unit is unique and there are several buildings. According to TimeOut magazine, gas lanterns once lit the alley […]

This 4-bedroom duplex up penthouse condo at 1544 N. Wieland in Old Town came on the market in October 2020. Built in 2018, the listing says it was custom designed by Sullivan Goulette. It has 2 duplex units. The building has garage parking and an elevator which opens into this unit. It appears that this […]

This 3-bedroom brick vintage single family home at 1740 N. Sedgwick in Old Town came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1886, just after the Chicago Fire, it’s on an oversized lot measuring 25×144 and has a 2-car garage. The house was apparently renovated by a top designer prior to the last sale […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse in the Concord Lane Townhouses at 233 W. Concord Lane in Old Town came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1979, the Concord Lane Townhouses has 20 townhouses with attached one-car garages along a private brick street protected by a security gate. This townhouse has 10 foot ceilings on the […]

This 1 bedroom triplex in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton in Old Town came on the market in August 2020. The Carl Street Studios were built in 1917 and are a Chicago landmark. It has 17 units with a front, walled garden, and a rooftop deck. It has coin laundry and a […]

This 5-bedroom former dairy farm turned into a single family home at 321 W. Menomonee in the historic Old Town Triangle just closed. Normally I don’t crib on closed properties but it went under contract with days of being listed in late June. Built in 1918, the listing says its a former dairy farm which […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 171 W. Goethe in Old Town came on the market in April 2020. Built in 1986, it has 5 units with attached single car garages. The listing says this townhouse is 18 feet wide and has skylights. It has a first floor family room with a wood burning fireplace. Is this […]

This 3-bedroom Victorian single family home at 1836 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1872 for Charles Wacker (yes- THAT Wacker), it is on an irregular shaped lot measuring 27x125x27x102. If the house looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it in 2013, when it […]