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This 3-bedroom duplex up in 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive came on the market in May 2021. 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1924-25 by Robert S. De Golyer. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, it was Chicago’s tallest co-op at the time it was completed in 1925, at 18 stories. […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up in 1320 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2022. 1320 N. State Parkway was designed by Robert S. De Goyler in 1927. It has 40 units and a brick and limestone façade. There’s no parking with the building. It is a co-op building with a doorman, […]

This 3-bedroom triplex penthouse in The Breakers at 199 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2020. Built in 1913, The Breakers was designed by Benjamin Marshall in red brick and white-glazed terra-cotta. The listing says it just had a facade restoration (see the picture above). There are […]

This 4-bedroom in The Powhatan at 4950 S. Chicago Beach in Hyde Park came on the market in October 2021. Built in 1927-29 at a cost of $2.5 million for the land and the building, The Powhatan was built as a luxury co-op and remains a co-op. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Luxury, […]

This 3-bedroom at 2440 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1927 by Russman & Hirshfeld, it is on Lincoln Park and has Lake Michigan views. The building has 97 units and an attached parking garage. There are just 2 apartments per floor. It’s a full service […]

This 2-bedroom at 200 E. Pearson in Streeterville came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1917, it only has 10 units with just 2 units per floor. There’s no doorman or parking but there is a full-time engineer. And there is a sign in front of the building discussing the very famous architect […]

This 2-bedroom in the co-op building at 6 E. Scott in the Gold Coast came on the market in July 2021. Apparently we have never chattered about this building. It’s the 7-story building on the left in the picture above. I know I have a better picture somewhere in my collection but I did manage […]

  This 3-bedroom in the Cornelia Apartments at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview came on the market in April 2021. Believe it or not, I don’t think I have a picture of this building. It’s often difficult to get a good picture of these big vintage buildings, but I’ll have to get one. […]

This 4-bedroom in 399 W. Fullerton Parkway in East Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2019. 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 unusual for […]

This 2-bedroom in the Drake Tower at 179 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2021. The Drake Tower was designed by Benjamin Marshall in 1927. It’s a co-op with 68 units. The building has attached rental parking, an exercise room and door staff. The listing for this […]