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This 3-bedroom in The Conservatory at 2314 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2018. Built in 1976, the Conservatory only has 35 units. That’s just 2 units per floor. It also has an attached garage and a doorman. The units have 15×4 balconies with views of the […]

This big 1-bedroom in 340 On the Park at 340 E. Randolph in Lakeshore East came on the market in April 2018. This building was constructed in 2007 and has 344 units and a parking garage. It’s a full service building with an indoor pool and exercise room. It’s also among the tallest all-residential buildings […]

This 2-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the China Club Lofts at 616 W. Fulton in River West came on the market in October 2018. It has newly refinished diagonal hardwood floors on the main level. The kitchen has white cabinets with “brand new” high end appliances along with granite counter tops. There is one bedroom, […]

This 3-bedroom in 200 N. Dearborn in the Loop came on the market for the first time ever in January 2019. If you recall, 200 N. Dearborn was previously apartments and was converted into condos at the height of the housing boom. But the top floor was never actually built out. It was left as […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse in Wabansia Row at 2342 W. Wabansia in Bucktown came on the market in October 2018. Wabansia Row was built in phases. This particular townhouse was built in 2002 in the first phase, but the second phase was built as late as 2010. There are 11 units in this phase along with attached garage parking. […]

This corner penthouse 2-bedroom duplex loft at 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in October 2018. It is an authentic loft with exposed brick, high timber ceilings and large industrial windows which face south and west. The kitchen has white cabinets and the listing says new stainless steel appliances. Both […]

This 3-bedroom in Riverbend at 333 N. Canal on the Near West Side came on the market in May 2018. Riverbend was built in 2002 and has 149 units and parking. It used to have unobstructed views directly down the Chicago River but the development of Wolf Point with apartments and office space, has impacted some of […]

This 4-bedroom at 2355 N. Commonwealth in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2016. This building is on Fullerton Parkway and Commonwealth with Lincoln Park across the street. Designed by Benjamin Marshall in 1914, it has only 3 units but it’s an elevator building with a parking garage. At 5150 square feet, it has many […]

This 2-bedroom top floor unit at 2002 N. Clifton in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2018. This building was constructed in 1910 and has a vintage exterior but many of the interiors have loft-like features, including this one. It has 15 foot ceilings with a skylight along with exposed brick and wood […]

This 4-bedroom at 442 W. Wellington in East Lakeview just came on the market. This building was constructed in 1920 and is a co-op. It has 23 units, with only 2 units per floor, a playground and parking. It’s also a full service building with 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. The listing says […]