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This 4-bedroom vintage co-op at 399 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2024. Built in 1926-27 by McNally & Quinn, according to Chicago Apartments, it’s in the French Renaissance style. It’s an exclusive building with just 2 units per floor and just 32 units in the 17 story building. It’s also […]

This 3-bedroom in 999 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. But it has been on, and off, the market since 2019. Built in 1912, having been designed by Benjamin Marshall, 999 N. Lake Shore Drive is an iconic Chicago building overlooking Lake Michigan. It has just […]

This 2-bedroom in the Parkshore Co-op at 1755 E. 55th in Hyde Park came on the market in July 2024. Built in 1920, the Parkshore has 115 units in two addresses. It has a lot of the amenities of the big buildings of that time including a landscaped private garden and a hospitality suite. It […]

This 2-bedroom in 617 W. Addison in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2024. Built in 1916, this courtyard building has 27 units. We know from prior listings that a few units have garage parking behind the building. There is laundry in the basement, extra storage and a bike room. It is a […]

This 3-bedroom at 223 E. Delaware Place in Streeterville came on the market in April 2024. 223 E. Delaware Place was built in 1919 and is a co-op. It has 10 units and assigned parking, including 3 free guest spots. There are only 2 units per floor. It has an elevator and an exercise room. […]

This 1-bedroom in the Drake Tower at 179 E. Lake Shore Drive came on the market in October 2023. Built in 1928, the Drake Tower is a co-op with just 68 units. It shares amenities with the Drake Hotel. The building has door staff, an exercise room, a private patio for residents and on-site valet […]

This 2-bedroom in the Edgewater Beach Apartments at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in August 2023. The Edgewater Beach Apartments was built in 1928 as a companion property to the older Edgewater Beach Hotel which was a resort with a Mediterranean flair on the Lake. It’s a co-op. Designed by Benjamin […]

This 3-bedroom in the Cornelia Apartments at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2023. Built in 1927, the Cornelia Apartments were designed by Robert DeGolyer and has just 64 units. It’s a co-op. The listing describes the building amenities as a “full-amenity Co-Op offering white-glove service with […]

This 3-bedroom co-op at 1321 E. 56th in Hyde Park was listed in June 2022 (sorry, I don’t have a picture so I’m including one of the Gold Coast.) Built in 1929, this building was designed by Henry Holsman and has just 12 units. The building has parking, a yard and garden. This unit is […]

This 4-bedroom in the Vista Homes at 5830 S. Stony Island in Hyde Park came on the market in January 2023. Built in 1926, Vista Homes is a co-op with 120 units. According to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, the promotional brochure for the building called it the world’s largest co-op building. The […]