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This 3-bedroom at 24 W. Erie in River North came on the market in November 2022. Built in 1890, it was converted into 4 units in 1998. It has an elevator which opens into each unit and an attached garage. This is a full floor unit with all four exposures. The listing calls it the […]

This 5-bedroom in Peoria Green at 123 S. Peoria in the West Loop came on the market in October 2022. Built in 2021, this building has 5 units with a private elevator that opens into each unit. It has attached heated garage parking. This unit is a single floor unit. The listing says it has […]

This 1-bedroom in 320 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in November 2022. The building was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. It has many mid-century modern fans. This is from Wikipedia about the building’s history: The building at 320 West Oakdale is representative of the […]

This 2-bedroom in The Bristol at 57 E. Delaware in the Gold Coast originally came on the market in March 2022. The Bristol was built in 2000 and has 178 units with attached garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with doorstaff, an indoor pool, exercise room, sauna/hot tub, bike room and on-site manager/engineer. It […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up at 2121 W. Division in West Town came on the market in October 2022. 2121 W. Division was built in 1999 and has 6 units including commercial space on the first floor. It has garage parking behind the building. The listing says this unit was “recently updated.” The first floor is […]

This 2-bedroom in Astor Villa at 1430 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in December 2022. Built in 1974 by Arpen Group Architects, Astor Villa is a boutique condo building with just 50 units and attached garage parking. It has door staff, an exercise room and a rooftop deck with city […]

This 1-bedroom in 450 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in December 2022. Built in 1969 (although some listings say 1968 and others say 1972), 450 W. Briar has 142 units and an attached parking garage. It has an exercise room and a rooftop pool. The building was converted to condos in […]

This 2-bedroom duplex down in the Oak Club at 125 W. Oak in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2022. Built in 1992, The Oak Club has 52 condos with a gated central courtyard. There is garage parking. I always assumed these were townhouses, given that some have attached garages, but this […]

This 3-bedroom in The Montgomery at 500 W. Superior in River North originally came on the market in April 2019. The Montgomery was built in 1972  as part of the corporate headquarters of department store Montgomery Ward. It’s architect was Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center in New York City. He designed […]

This 3-bedroom in 900 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in May 2022. Built in 1956, 900 N. Lake Shore Drive is one of the two Mies van der Rohe high rises on the lake front. It has 371 units. The building has door staff and leased garage parking on site. […]