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This 2-bedroom in Chestnut Place at 21 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1999, Chestnut Place has 124 units and an attached parking garage. It has 24-hour door staff and an exercise room. This is a corner unit with north and east city views. The listing […]

This 2-bedroom in the Brundage Bank at 3325 N. Lincoln in West Lakeview came on the market in December 2023. Begun in 1928 and finished in 1929, the Brundage Bank was originally supposed to be a 9 story building but ended up at just 4 stories. The pie shaped building originally housed the Brundage Bank […]

This corner 2-bedroom at 757 N. Orleans in River North came on the market in November 2023. 757 N. Orleans was built in 2008 and has 198 units and an attached parking garage. It’s a full amenity building with 24-hour door staff, a fitness center, outdoor pool, business center, bike room, Amazon package room, Tide-cleaners […]

This 1-bedroom loft at 11 N. Green in the West Loop came on the market in December 2023. (Sorry, it appears I don’t have a picture of this building.) I’m not sure when this building was built, but it was converted into 11 loft condos in 1995. It has attached garage parking. There’s no door […]

This 2-bedroom in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North came on the market in March 2023. Built in 1972, The Montgomery was originally part of the Montgomery Ward complex and served as its headquarters.  It’s architect was Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center in New York City. He designed both […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up penthouse in 111 S. Morgan in the West Loop originally came on the market this year in January 2023. 111 S. Morgan was built in 2002-2003 and has 161 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff. The listing says this penthouse is still owned by the “original owner.” It […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in the Library Tower at 520 S State in the South Loop came on the market in July 2023. Library Tower was built at the end of the housing bubble, completed in 2008. It has 184 units and attached garage parking. It gets its name because it’s across the street from the […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1205 W. Montana in Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2016 by Devise, 1205 W. Montana has 4 units and attached garage parking. There are no amenities with the building. This unit has an extra wide footprint with floor to ceiling glass windows. The main […]

This vintage 2-bedroom at 1500 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in September 2023. 1500 N. LaSalle was designed by Edmund Krause (1859-1935) in 1892. He designed 61 buildings in his lifetime. He specialized in mid-rise apartment buildings such as this one and also designed The Commodore at Surf and Broadway in Lakeview. […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up in the St Michael’s High School Lofts at 1660 N. Hudson in Old Town came on the market in September 2023. St Michael’s High School Lofts was built in 1928 and converted into 41 condos in 1988. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribune talking about all the development at the St. Michael’s church […]