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This 3-bedroom in 729 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1891, this building has 4 units and exterior outdoor parking. There is also an extra storage room. It has 10 foot ceilings and bay windows. The listing says “character abounds” as this unit has many of its […]

This 5-bedroom single family home at 1225 W. George in Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. The base of this home appears to be an old warehouse as the 1997 seller was Culinary Foods Inc. It was transformed into a single family home in 1999 by architect Larry Booth and has won architecture […]

This 3-bedroom at 2650 N Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in May 2023. Built in 1973, 2650 N Lakeview has 300 units and attached valet garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, 3 rooftop decks, 2 tennis courts, a gym, study/lounge, party room, and indoor pool. This top floor […]

This large 1-bedroom in Trump Tower at 401 N. Wabash in River North came on the market in April 2023. Built in 2008, Trump Tower has 486 condo residences on top of a hotel and restaurants along with an attached garage. It’s a full amenity building with 24/7 door staff, a pool and an exercise […]

This 2-bedroom in The Donohue Annex at 727 S. Dearborn came on the market in April 2023. The original portion of The Donohue was built in 1883 and it was the first printer building in the neighborhood. The Annex, at 727 S. Dearborn, was added in 1913. It was one of the first loft buildings […]

This 2-bedroom in 2000 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1931 by William Wrigley Jr, the building has 195 units. It was originally apartments until it was converted to condos during the housing boom in 2004-2005. The building has full time door and maintenance staff, […]

The New York Times reported on some recent Zillow data that has everyone all abuzz. A new study by HouseFresh examined average daily search traffic for more than 108,000 active Zillow listings in the 100 largest U.S. metros as of Oct. 25, 2022. The company, which specializes in air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, initially pulled the data […]

This 1-bedroom 2-story coach house at 1226 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1901, this coach house is part of a 13 unit condo association which includes the building in front of it, as seen above, and several other coach houses surrounding a shared interior […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down at 838 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2023. Built in 1894, this building has 15 units and outdoor parking behind the building. This unit has some of its vintage features including custom millwork and exposed brick. It has two fireplaces including in the living room […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse at 3606-08 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market in April 2023. I thought I had a picture of this building and looked through thousands of pictures last night, but, alas, I was wrong. However, I stumbled across these flowers I snapped 11 years ago, in April 2012, just […]