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This 6-bedroom Queen Anne row house at 2113 N. Clark in East Lincoln Park came on the market in early March 2016. It was built in 1891 by Joseph L. Silsbee, a well known Chicago architect who served as a mentor to many younger architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright. It has many of its vintage […]

This 6-bedroom vintage Greystone at 538 W. Deming in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2016. This home is smack in the middle of the Arlington-Deming Landmark District. Built in 1883 on an oversized 27×190 lot, when it was built this wasn’t even part of the city of Chicago. Instead, it was in […]

This 1-bedroom the corn cob Marina Towers at 300 N. State in River North came on the market in mid-February 2016. Designed by Bertrand Goldberg and built in 1964, the Marina Towers, built on the Chicago River, have become part of popular culture, having starred in television commercials, television shows and films. The complex has […]

The Abbott Estate at 4605 N. Hermitage in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Uptown recently came on the market. If it looks familiar, it’s because we chattered about it in 2010 after it had been on the market during the Great Recession years in 2009 and 2010. You can see our chatter here (where some of […]

This 4-bedroom half-floor unit in the Playboy Mansion at 1340 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in early November 2015. It’s been publicized all over the media because units rarely come on the market in this famed mansion. According to Wikipedia, the 70-room French brick and limestone mansion was built […]

This 6-bedroom vintage home at 456 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2015. Built in 1880 on a larger than standard corner Chicago lot of 50×130, the house is landmarked. From the outside, it looks like a standard vintage home from this period with brick, big windows and high […]

This 3-bedroom in Benjamin Marshall’s elegant 1550 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2015. Built in 1911, the 10-story limestone clad building has 33 units which were originally apartments. It was converted into condos in 1977. There’s no parking with the building, but parking is available next door […]

This rare 1-bedroom Chicago Fire cottage at 216 W. Menomonee in Old Town just came on the market. Built in 1874 on a 24×117 lot, it come complete with a picket fence and a highly coveted 1-car garage. According to tax records, the house is only about 780 square feet. It is landmarked. It has […]

  This 4-bedroom in the Carl Street Studios at 155 W. Burton in Old Town recently came on the market. The Carl Street Studios is one of the most unique properties in Old Town. Originally built as a mansion in the 1880s, it was converted into the “studios” in 1927. There are only 15 units. […]

If you drive down Lake Shore Drive from the north, you can’t help but notice the Pink Palace, aka the Edgewater Beach Apartments, at 5555 N. Sheridan in Edgewater. Built in 1929 with 300 units, it’s a full amenity building with a doorman, extensive gardens and a pool. The building is a co-0p and requires […]