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This 2-bedroom in Astor Villa at 1430 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2022. Built in 1974 by Arpen Group Architects, Astor Villa is a boutique condo building with just 50 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff, an exercise room and a rooftop deck with city […]

This 1-bedroom in 450 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in December 2022. Built in 1969 (although some listings say 1968 and others say 1972), 450 W. Briar has 142 units and an attached parking garage. It has an exercise room and a rooftop pool. The building was converted to condos in […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down in the Oak Club at 125 W. Oak in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1992, The Oak Club has 52 condos with a gated central courtyard. There is garage parking. I always assumed these were townhouses, given that some have attached garages, but this […]

This 3-bedroom in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North originally came on the market in April 2019. The Montgomery was built in 1972  as part of the corporate headquarters of department store Montgomery Ward. It’s architect was Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center in New York City. He designed […]

This 3-bedroom in 900 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in May 2022. Built in 1956, 900 N. Lake Shore Drive is one of the two Mies van der Rohe high rises on the lake front. It has 371 units. The building has door staff and leased garage parking on site. […]

This 2-bedroom in the Tower Residences at 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in September 2022. 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 […]

This 2-bedroom in the Clinton Street Lofts at 226 N. Clinton on the Near West Side came on the market in October 2022. This building was converted into loft condos in 1998. It has 176 units and attached garage parking. There is no 24/7 door staff, but it does have evening front desk, on-site management, […]

This corner 3-bedroom in 1400 Museum Park at 100 E. 14th in the South Loop came on the market, originally, in October 2020. Built in 2008, at the height of the housing bubble, 1400 Museum Park has 260 units and an attached parking garage. The building has door staff, an indoor pool, exercise room, party […]

This 1-bedroom in Walton Colannade at 100 E. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2022. Built in 1972, the Walton Colannnade has 240 units and attached leased garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with doorstaff, a rooftop pool, exercise room, party room, and full-time manager and assistant manager on-site. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Pencil Factory Lofts at 1800 W. Roscoe came on the market in August 2022. The Pencil Factory Lofts were built in 1916. It was converted into 140 loft homes plus attached indoor, and outdoor, parking. The elevator building has a dog wash and car wash station, fitness room, laundry room, […]