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This 2-bedroom duplex down in the old ComEd station at 1128 W. Ardmore in Edgewater came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1920, this ComEd station was converted into 16 condos in 2006. It has outdoor parking but no other amenities. This unit is a first floor duplex down with soaring ceilings, exposed […]

This 2-bedroom in 336 W. Wellington in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2025. Built in 1965, it has 120 units and leased garage parking. It has 24-hour door staff and on-site manager/engineer, a party room, solarium, bike room, full-size storage lockers and a rooftop deck. The listing says this unit is an […]

This 3-bedroom at 3015 N. Southport in the Southport Corridor of Lakeview came on the market in September 2025. Built in 2025, this is a new construction boutique building with 7 units. There are two per floor except for the penthouse, which is a full floor. It’s an elevator building with attached parking. The unit […]

This 2-bedroom in 1414 N. Wells in Old Town came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1995, 1414 N. Wells has 52 units and attached heated garage parking. It’s a boutique elevator building with no doorstaff but it does have a bike room and extra storage. It appears from realtor notes that this […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 1329 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast came on the market in October 2025. It doesn’t list when it was built but we can guess probably 1880-1900. It has 4 units and outdoor parking behind the building. This is a first floor duplex down. The listing says the home, at […]

This 2-bedroom in a vintage walk-up at 523 W. Belmont in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1904, 523 W. Belmont has 6 units. There is no parking with the building. It has a common courtyard with shared tables, a grill and a pond. The listing calls this unit a […]

This 4-bedroom in The Cambridge at 524 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1899, The Cambridge has 16 units and storage in the basement. It wraps around the corner of both Briar and Cambridge. There’s no parking or amenities with the building. This unit is a one […]

This top floor 3-bedroom at 626 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2025. We have chattered about this building, and even this unit, previously in 2020. At that time, during the pandemic, it did not sell. See our 2020 chatter here. But it came back on the market in […]

This 2-bedroom in The Gateway Lofts at 1738 W. Belmont in West Lakeview came on the market in September 2025. Built in 2002, The Gateway Lofts has 14 units and attached garage parking. It’s an elevator building and has some amenities including an exercise room and a recreation room with a ping pong table (why […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse duplex-up at 1521 N. Paulina in Wicker Park came on the market in September 2025. (Sorry, I don’t have any picture of this building.) I don’t have a year this building was built but it has 12 units and a bike room. There’s no parking with the building. The listing says this […]