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This 2-bedroom in 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1926, 3300 N. Lake Shore Drive has 84 units. I don’t believe there’s any parking or door staff with the building. It has an on-site manager/engineer, a bike room, an exercise room, a laundry room, […]

This new construction 3-bedroom duplex down at 327 W. Armitage in East Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2025. Built in 2025 by Halcyon Development, this building has 2 duplex units and 2-car garage parking. It has floor-to-ceiling black grid windows with open concept interiors. This is the first floor, and lower level, […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 606 W. Aldine in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. Built in 1917, 606 W. Aldine is a brick walk-up which has 6 units and garage parking. It also has a shared landscaped backyard, with a table and loungers and the units have private storage in the […]

This studio in 539 W. Stratford Place in East Lakeview came on the market in July 2025. 539 W. Stratford was built in 1967. It is an elevator building and has 43 units. From the prior listings, it appears to be mostly 1-bedrooms and studios. It has outdoor parking behind the building, a bike room […]

This 3-bedroom duplex in No. 9 Walton at 9 W. Walton in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024 and was recently re-listed. Built in 2017, No. 9 Walton was the most successful new construction luxury building in over a decade. It has just 66 units and attached valet parking. It’s a […]

This 2-bedroom in Olympia Center at 161 E. Chicago in Streeterville came on the market in June 2025. Olympia Center was built in 1985 and was, at the time, one of the top luxury buildings in Streeterville/River North. It has 292 units and attached rental parking. It is a full amenity building with the following […]

This corner 2-bedroom loft at 2804 N. Lakewood in Lakeview came on the market in June 2025. (Sorry for my dreary winter picture of this building.) Built in 1950, 2804 N. Lakewood is a boutique building with 20 units and on-site parking. It has a shared rooftop deck. The listing says this unit is “historic […]

This 3-bedroom in the Urban Treehouse at 1849 N. Hermitage in Bucktown came on the market in May 2025. Built in 1905, the Urban Treehouse is the former Sisters of the Resurrection Convent. It was converted into 7 luxury condos in 2013. In the prior chatter about the building, I could not determine if it […]

This 3-bedroom in 506 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2025. Built in 2005, 506 W. Roscoe has 9 units and attached garage parking. It is a boutique building with private elevator access and what looks like a shared rooftop deck. It has private storage, is pet friendly and is […]

This 2-bedroom in 73 E. Elm in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2025. 73 E. Elm was built in 1928 and the listing calls it a “pre-war” boutique building. It has only 48 units. There’s no parking. It was designed by famed Chicago architects McNally & Quinn. The building has 24-hour […]