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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 […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 224 W. St. Paul in Old Town just came on the market. Built in 1890, this condo complex has 4 units including one in a coach house behind the building. There’s no parking. We actually chattered about this unit way back in 2008 when it was converted into condos. Back […]

This 2-bedroom in 1515 N. Wells in Old Town just recently came on the market. Built in 2001, this building has 29 units and garage parking. This unit has 12 foot ceilings and has been “freshly painted.” There’s a master suite with a walk-in-closet and an en suite bathroom with a double vanity. The kitchen […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 1760 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. This is vintage building but it doesn’t say when it was built. It has 13 units and a common, shared deck. This unit has some vintage features including wainscoting and crown molding. There’s a gas fireplace in the living […]