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This 2-bedroom in Park Place Tower at 655 W. Irving Park in Lakeview came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1973, Park Place Tower is one of the tallest buildings on the north side of the city. It has 901 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with “resort style living” […]

This 2-bedroom in 1400 N. LaSalle in Old Town came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1920s, this corner building has 6 units. It does not have parking but does have a back garden. This unit has some of its vintage features including 12 foot ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood floors. It has a […]

This 4-bedroom in 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. Built in 1922 in the Beaux Arts style, this building has 46 condo units. It’s a full service building with a doorman and an engineer along with an exercise room. The listing says it has an indoor […]

This 2-bedroom in the greystone at 1120 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. I don’t know when this building was constructed but it has 8 units and garage parking. There’s also a common shared rooftop deck above the garage. This unit has some if its vintage details including moldings […]

This 1-bedroom at 539 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2021 This courtyard building was constructed in 1923 and has 26 units. It apparently does not have an elevator, nor does it have parking. This vintage unit has French windows in the living room along with a wood burning fireplace […]

This 4-bedroom condo in Adler on the Park at 2700 N. Lakeview in East Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2020. (The picture above is from 2018, when they were still doing the renovation.) Built in 1915 by David Adler, the mansion has been divided into two luxury condo units with an elevator. […]

This 4-bedroom condo at 432 W. Grant in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2019. Built in 2006, this building has 7 units and garage parking. It doesn’t have amenities except for a rooftop deck and shared sports court. This is a single floor condo with 4300 square feet and floor to […]

This 4-bedroom in Park Newberry at 55 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2021. Built in 1998, Park Newberry has 183 units and garage parking. It has a doorman and an exercise room and overlooks Washington Park and the Newberry Library. This unit is on the second floor and […]

This 3-bedroom triplex penthouse at 2607 N. Ashland in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. This building was built in 2012, just as the housing bust was ending. It has 6 units and garage parking. The building has an elevator, which opens directly into this unit. It has 22 foot high ceilings […]

This top floor vintage 3-bedroom at 2233 N. Bissell in Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1890, the building is on a wider than average lot measuring 30 feet across and has 3 units. It also has garage parking. The building is not on the El side of the street. […]