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This 2-bedroom duplex in Olympia Centre at 161 E. Chicago in Streeterville came on the market in September 2021. Built in 1984, Olympia Centre has 292 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with an on-site engineer, door staff, and concierge. It has a cardio room, a separate weight room, and […]

This 1-bedroom in the Tribune Tower Residences at 435 N. Michigan in Streeterville came on the market in Sept 2021. The Tribune Tower Residences is a conversion of the Chicago Tribune building which was built in 1925 in the neo-Gothic style. It is landmarked. The building has 36 floors and 162 units. The marketing brochure […]

This corner 1-bedroom at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza at 240 E. Illinois in Streeterville came on the market in November 2021. Built in 2006, the Fairbanks has 281 units and a parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with a pool, an exercise room, and door staff. It’s also known as the building with the […]

This corner 1-bedroom in 910 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1955, 910 is the sister building to 900 N. Lake Shore Drive. Both were designed by Mies van der Rohe. 910 has 153 units. It has door staff, rental parking, a bike room and an […]

This 2-bedroom in The Palmolive at 159 E. Walton in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. I never know if this area is Streeterville or Gold Coast. I’ve called it Gold Coast in the past but “old” Streeterville seemed to extend further north. The listing calls it the Near North Side but that’s […]

This 2-bedroom on the 69th floor in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in February 2021. Built in 1969, the Hancock has 705 units as well as commercial space along with a rental parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with an indoor pool, exercise room 24-hour doormen […]

This corner 2-bedroom in Park View at 505 N. McClurg in Streeterville came on the market in May 2021. Park View was built in 2008 and has 268 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with a 24-hour doorman, an outdoor pool, exercise room, bike room, hot tub and club room. The listing […]

This 2-bedroom in Avenue East at 160 E. Illinois in Streeterville came on the market in January 2021. Built in 2007, at the height of the of the housing boom, Avenue East is 130 units and has an attached garage. The building has a doorman, an exercise room and a party room. It sits just […]

This 2-bedroom loft at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza at 240 E. Illinois in Streeterville originally came on the market in June 2019. Built in 2008, Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza has 281 units, including some in the “loft” portion of the building which is the base of the building. It has an attached parking garage. It’s […]

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 […]