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This 5-bedroom duplex up penthouse in The Hayden at 1109 W. Washington Blvd in the West Loop came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2019, The Hayden was designed by Booth Hansen and has 28 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building with a 24/7 door staff. It doesn’t appear to […]

This 3-bedroom duplex-up penthouse at 1239 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023 (yes, the house next door in the picture above, featured in The Lake House movie with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, is no longer there as it was torn down for a new mansion). Built […]

This 3-bedroom in The Renaissance at 5510 N. Sheridan in Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1927, The Renaissance is an elevator building with just 32 units. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. There are only 2 units per floor. It has indoor and outdoor parking as well as […]

This 1-bedroom in the John Hancock at 175 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Yes, I’m still calling the building the John Hancock until someone else buys the naming rights. The Hancock was built in 1969 and has 703 units and attached rental parking. It’s one of America’s […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in Roscoe Village came on the market in September 2023. Built in 2001, Gateway Lofts is a boutique elevator building with 14 units and attached heated garage parking. It does have some amenities, including an exercise room and club room with a ping pong table […]

This 2-bedroom in the Astor Tower at 1300 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023. Astor Tower Condos was built in 1962 by Bertrand Goldberg. It was originally the Astor Tower Hotel and had some famous customers including the Beatles. It now has 78 condo units and garage parking. […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Millennium at 222 N. Columbus on the New Eastside came on the market in September 2023. Park Millennium was built in 2002 and has 480 units and attached leased garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, an indoor lap pool, fitness center, sauna, sundeck with outdoor grills, a […]

This 1-bedroom duplex up Sandburg Village Artist Loft at 1535 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. I have two pictures of these artist lofts in two different locations. I’m not sure if the picture above is the correct group but they all look similar. I knew we […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 1637 W. Olive in Andersonville/Edgewater came on the market in September 2023. Sorry, I don’t have a picture of this building but I wanted to crib on it anyway. Fountain above is in Lincoln Park. Built in 1924, 1637 W. Olive was converted into condos in 2004. It is a […]

This 3-bedroom coach house at 119 W. Chestnut in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023. Built in 1920, there are 9 units in the building including this coach house in the back. There is a private dog park next to the building and a shared rooftop deck with city views. If […]