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This 2-bedroom in 1516 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2025 but has been on and off the market since. Built in 1974, 1516 N. State Parkway has 64 units and attached rental parking. The building has just 4 units per floor, door staff, an exercise room, an […]

This 3-bedroom in Kingsbury on the Park at 653 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in January 2025. If it looks familiar, that’s because we last chattered about it in June 2023. Most of you thought it was a nice property although there were complaints about the finishes and the 13 foot […]

This 1-bedroom in Marina City at 300 N. State St. in River North came on the market in September 2025. Marina City was designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and completed construction in 1964. Both towers have 65 stories. The complex is unique in River North as it has a marina along the river with […]

This 2-bedroom in 2440 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1927 by Russman & Hirshfeld, it is on Lincoln Park and has Lake Michigan views. The building has 97 units and an attached parking garage. There are just 2 apartments per floor. It’s a full service building […]

This 2-bedroom at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2025. 100 E. Walton was built in 1969 and has 260 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, an on-site engineer, a party room, a roof top outdoor pool, and a sundeck. This […]

It’s been difficult to find properties to crib on as the inventory continues to drop in the GreenZone. November and December are usually the low points of the year anyway, due to the holidays and the slower winter market. Sellers wait until January to list to get the spring buyers. This year, inventory was already […]

This 3-bedroom at 2919 N. Southport in Lakeview came on the market in November 2025. I was actually taking the picture of the new building but managed to capture 2919 N. Southport, which is on the right of the new building, just behind the tree. 2919 N. Southport was built in 2000. It has 4 […]

This 3-bedroom in the Windsor Beach Co-Op Apartments at 7321 S. South Shore Drive in the South Shore neighborhood came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1928, the Windsor Beach Co-Op Apartments has 64 units and gated parking which used to be $20 a month but I’m not sure what it is today. […]

This 2-bedroom in The Belvedere at 270 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025. The Belvedere was built in 2005 and has just 40 units and attached garage parking. It’s a luxury boutique building. However, the building has many of the amenities you would find in a larger building […]

This 3-bedroom in 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in September 2025. 680 N. Lake Shore Drive is a unique building. According to Wikipedia, it was completed in 1926. It was originally called the American Furniture Mart and was the largest building in the world when finished. It has a […]