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This 2-bedroom loft in One River Place at 758 N. Larrabee in River North came on the market in January 2020 and was withdrawn in March 2020 when the state shutdown began. It has now been re-listed. Built in 1929, One River Place was the old Montgomery Wards administration building. It’s famous for the bronze […]

This 2-bedroom on a penthouse level floor in Trump Tower Chicago at 401 N. Wabash in River North came on the market in March 2019. Built in 2008, Trump Tower Chicago has 486 units and garage parking. There’s a hotel on the lower level, condo hotels, and then hotels on the upper floors. It’s a […]

This 4-bedroom loft in The Ronsley at 676 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in September 2019. The Ronsley has 41 units and was converted into lofts in 2016-2017. There is the original brick, industrial building a new construction addition was also added on the top floors. It has a doorman and […]

This 3-bedroom at 215 W. Huron in the Gallery District neighborhood of River North just came on the market. This building was constructed in 1888 and has 5 units, an elevator and garage parking. We’ve chattered about several of these units in the past. This is a full-floor unit with 15 windows and 3 exposures. […]

This 2-bedroom in The Fordham at 25 E. Superior in River North came on the market in July 2019. The Fordham was built in 2002 and has 244 units and garage parking. It’s a full-service building with a pool and exercise room. The listing for this unit says it has been taken down to the […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Union Square Lofts at 333 W. Hubbard in River North just came on the market. During the coronavirus shelter-in-place crisis! Real estate isn’t stopping even though the city has been put on a virtual lock down. The Union Square Lofts was converted into lofts in 1998. There are 217 lofts. […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North just returned to the market. Built in 2004, Contemporaine has just 28 units and a parking garage. It has won numerous architecture awards for modern architecture and is featured on architecture tours. This top floor unit’s claim to fame is a rare 3,000 […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse in Grand Plaza at 545 N. Dearborn in River North just came on the market. Grand Plaza was built in 2003 but it wasn’t converted into condos until 2005. It has 283 units over a rental parking garage. Floors 30 through 36 were marketed during the boom as the “Grand Plaza […]

This 3-bedroom in Renelle on the River at 403 N. Wabash in River North first came on the market in January 2018. Renelle on the River is a new construction building with 50 units and garage parking. Developed by Belgravia, the building has 24-hour door staff and an outdoor terrace with indoor/outdoor kitchens, a yoga […]

This 1-bedroom in Chicago Place at 100 E. Huron in River North came on the market in January 2019. Built in 1991, it has 204 units on top of what used to be the Chicago Place shopping mall which is now occupied by offices. It’s a full service building with doormen, an indoor swimming pool, […]