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This 3-bedroom single family home at 1524 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2020. It’s rare for its location as it was built in the middle of last century and not during the early 1900s. It was designed by Chicago architect I.W. Colburn in 1969. It’s on a smaller […]

This 3-bedroom in The Peerless at 3026 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in August 2020. Built in 2017, The Peerless has 9-units and a heated garage. It’s an elevator building which has a brick and limestone exterior. It has poured concrete between floors for soundproofing. This unit has 10 foot ceilings and […]

This 3-bedroom in Le Griffon at 3314 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview just came on the market. According to Chicago Apartments, Le Griffon was designed by L.G. Hallberg in 1916. It was the first shoreline apartment high rise constructed north of North Avenue and was designed for the elites of the city. It […]

This 3-bedroom loft in the Manchester Building at 2035 W. Charleston in Bucktown came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, the Manchester Building has 18 units and a parking garage. It was converted into condos in 1990. Here’s info from the Tribune talking about the development when the sales center opened in […]

This 4-bedroom Spanish-style single family home at 1821 N. Lincoln Park West in Old Town came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, it’s on a larger than average Chicago lot measuring 25×151.5. It has a 2-car garage. The house is one of just two Spanish-style homes in the Old Town neighborhood. The […]

This 4 bedroom full-floor penthouse at 257 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in January 2020. Built in 1917, 257 E. Delaware only has 13 units. It does not have a doorman. The elevator opens by key on each floor. There’s no parking but the listing says there is valet parking […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the 300 W. Grand Lofts at 300 W. Grand in River North came on the market in January 2021. 300 W. Grand was built in 1928 and converted into 51 lofts in 1998. It has some parking in the building but some owners also bought deeded parking spaces in […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in 55 E. Erie in River North came on the market in July 2020. 55 E. Erie was built during the housing boom in 2004. It has 214 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a 24-hour doorman, a pool, an exercise room and a clubhouse. This half […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in The Neapolitan at 1212 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in August 2019. The Neapolitan was built in 2001 during the housing boom. It has 95 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour doormen, tennis courts, dog run, clubhouse and exercise room. This penthouse […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 2044 W. Roscoe in Roscoe Village came on the market in January 2021. Built in 1893, this building was converted into 6 townhouses in 1999. It has heated garage parking and there are multiple decks. This townhouse has a first floor living area that is 22 feet wide with a wall […]