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This 2-bedroom in Olympia Center at 161 E. Chicago in Streeterville came on the market in April 2015. Built in 1985, Olympia Center is a full service building that overlooks the Mag Mile with an indoor pool and city views. It has leased parking. This unit is unique in that it has a wall of 20 […]

This 3-bedroom in 223 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in May 2015. The building was constructed in 1919 and has just 10 units. This building is rare in this neighborhood because it actually has parking in the building. It’s outdoor parking, apparently, but it’s parking. This unit has many of its vintage features […]

This 2-bedroom on the 28th floor in Lake Point Tower at 505 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. Lake Point Tower was built in 1968 and has over 750 units. Some of the units in the building are still in their original condition. This property, however, has been completely transformed. […]

This 2-bedroom in 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. It is on the second floor and doesn’t have lake views, but the 2nd and 16th floors in this building have extra high ceilings measuring 11 feet, 6 inches. The unit has bamboo floors and a newer kitchen with Silestone […]

This 34th floor 1-bedroom in Helmut Jahn’s modern 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville recently came on the market. The listing says it’s the largest 1-bedroom floor plan and that it’s on the highest floor in the building. Consistent with the modern aesthetic of the building, there are exposed concrete ceilings and beams. The south facing unit […]

There are a LOT of penthouses coming on the market this spring in Chicago including this 3-bedroom penthouse at 415 E. North Water in Streeterville. But this one stands out for its unique features. At 9300 square feet, this 2-level unit includes a 67 foot wraparound terrace. It also has a 500 gallon hot tub and […]

This 950 square foot 1-bedroom loft in 540 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville just came on the market. It has the authentic loft features that loft lovers look for including exposed brick walls and 12-foot timber ceilings with south facing windows. The kitchen has white cabinets and stainless steel appliances. It has central air […]

There are thousands of new luxury apartments being built in downtown Chicago, some of which will come on the market later this year. They have all the luxury features of many condos, including stone counter tops, new kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and hardwood floors in the main living areas. This 1 bedroom plus den […]

This 2-bedroom in Helmut Jahn’s 600 N. Fairbanks in Streeterville just came on the market. Long time readers might recognize it because we chattered about it in 2009 and wondered if the buyer in 2009 would make any money 5+ years down the line. (The comments are very interesting with the benefit of hindsight.) See our prior […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 540 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville has been on and off the market since 2009. At 2520 square feet, it has the features loft buyers love including nearly every wall done in exposed brick and tall timber ceilings. The loft has a loft of its own on the second floor […]