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This 2-bedroom penthouse in 2846 N. Southport in West Lakeview came on the market in August 2024. Built in 2001, this elevator building has 6 units and heated attached garage parking. There are no amenities and no door staff. The unit has 10.5 foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout, including in the bedrooms. There are […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse in Ritchie Tower at 1310 N. Ritchie Court in the Gold Coast came on the market in June 2024. Ritchie Tower was built in 1963 and has 99 units with an attached parking garage. It has 24/7 door staff, an exercise room, onsite management, an outdoor pool, and a landscaped terrace with […]

This 3-bedroom in The Carlyle at 1040 N. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2024. The Carlyle was built in 1964 and has 128 units. There are just 2 units per floor. It’s a full service building overlooking the Lake with doormen, an exercise room, a top floor […]

This 2-bedroom at 1122 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in July 2024. If this building looks familiar, that’s because we’ve chattered about it before. It was built in 1994 and has 8 units and attached garage parking. We actually chattered about this same unit in 2016. Back then, it was listed […]

This 2/1 at 3749 N. Pine Grove in East Lakeview came on the market on July 17, 2024. I don’t have a picture of this building. Built in 1905, it has 24 units and no parking. The units have separate storage. This top floor unit has some of its vintage features including a coffered ceiling, […]

This is the first time in a decade that a condo building is not under construction in downtown. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that apartment to condo conversions are starting. The second one of the year was just announced last week and the sales center is about to open shortly. It is Chateau on Wells […]

This 2-bedroom in the Farallon at 600 N. Dearborn in River North came on the market in June 2023. (Yes, the frog lives on in my photo.) The Farallon was built in 2001 and has 162 units and attached garage parking. It has 24/7 door staff and an exercise room. This unit is a southeast […]

This 4-bedroom historic row home at 1820 N. Lincoln (the one with the blue door) in the Old Town Historic District came on the market in June 2024. Built in 1879, this row home is on a 23×70 lot. It’s a fee simple row home so there are no assessments. There is no parking. It […]

This vintage 3-bedroom at 537 W. Roscoe in East Lakeview came on the market in May 2024. Built in 1923, this building has two wings with 26 units. It appears to have a common outdoor space (see listing pictures with a patio with couches). There’s no parking or other amenities. This unit has some of […]

This vintage 3-bedroom at 653 W. Buckingham in East Lakeview came on the market in June 2024. Built in 1916, 653 W. Buckingham has 6 units and outdoor assigned parking. The building has a backyard and storage lockers in the lower level. This unit has many of its vintage features including wood crown molding and […]