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This 4-bedroom duplex down at 820 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2021. Built in 1886, this building has 6 units and outdoor parking. It has a public, rooftop deck and on-site storage. This unit is a south facing duplex down with many of its original features including pocket doors, […]

This 2-bedroom on the 41st floor of the Water Tower Residences in Streeterville just came on the market. Built in 1975, Water Tower Condominiums has 260 units and leased parking. It’s most famous for being the building that Oprah Winfrey lived in for years. It’s a full service building with 24-hour doorman and room service […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up penthouse in The Metropolitan Place at 130 S. Canal in the West Loop (or is this West Loop Gate?) came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1950, Metropolitan Place was converted into loft condos in 1999. It has 212 lofts and an attached, heated parking garage. The building has […]

This 2-bedroom in 2700 N. Hampden Court in East Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2020. Built in 1971, 2700 N. Hampden Court has 95 units and a parking garage. It has a doorman, a roof top pool and deck, an exercise room as well as an onsite cleaners and storage. Pets are allowed. […]

This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 915 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2018. Built in 1876, on a longer than standard Chicago lot measuring 17 x 138, it appears to have 4 parking spaces behind the house. It has many of its original features including the wood custom […]

This 4-bedroom townhouse in the Sexton at 419 W. Grand in River North came on the market in January 2021. This townhouse is part of 17 townhouses that were built in 2000 and are part of the Sexton loft condo building. The townhouses get access to all the amenities of the condo building including the […]

This 2-bedroom in the South Residences at 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville first came on the market in September 2019. This is a unique building as, according to Wikipedia, it was designed by two architects in two different phases. Completed in 1926, it was originally called the American Furniture Mart and was the […]

This 6-bedroom French Gothic mansion at 1449 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2020. Built in 1911, the house is all limestone and has 5-levels on a 33×125 lot. It has a 2.5 car attached garage. The house also has an elevator. The listing says it has been “renovated […]

This 6-bedroom single family home at 1318 N. Astor (the house on the right in the picture above, although the house on the left, 1316 N Astor, is also on the market) came on the market in July 2020. Built in 1889, it’s on an irregular lot measuring 20.9 x 131.8 x 20.7 x 128.7. […]

This 6-bedroom vintage mansion at 1515 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1898, the house is on a larger than standard 30×130 lot and has a 1-car garage. It also has an elevator. The listing says it has gone through a multi-year renovation. Yet it […]