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This corner 1-bedroom loft in the Daily News building at 222 S. Racine in the West Loop came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1930, the Daily News building was converted into lofts in 2001. It has 43 units and a parking garage. This unit is a unique corner loft with 2 walls […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft in The Donohue at 727 S. Dearborn in Printers Row came on the market in June 2021. The Donohue was built in 1883 and was converted into lofts in 1990. It remains one of the few live/work loft buildings in the neighborhood. It has 98 units and an exercise room. There’s […]

This 2-bedroom loft in 20 N. State in the Loop came on the market in July 2021. 20 N. State was converted into loft condos during the housing boom in 2003. It has 100 units and an exercise room. There’s no parking with the building nor is there a doorman. This loft is a northeast […]

This 2-bedroom duplex up loft in Churchill Row at 2111 W. Churchill in Bucktown just came on the market. Churchill Row, a former cabinet factory, was converted into 39 loft condominiums in the early 2000s. It has attached garage parking. This loft has authentic loft features including exposed brick walls and 17 foot timber ceilings. […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 1521 N. Milwaukee in Bucktown came on the market in July 2021. Built in 1906, this building was converted to lofts during the housing bubble in 2006. It has 3 lofts and an attached garage. This is a top floor unit with a wall of windows overlooking the shops and restaurants […]

This 2-bedroom penthouse loft in the Anchor Lofts at 215 W. Illinois in River North came on the market in June 2021. Built in 1925, Anchor Lofts has 17 lofts and garage parking. It was converted into lofts in the 1980s. It does not have a doorman nor other amenities. This penthouse has a lot […]

This 2-bedroom loft at 300 W. Grand in River North came on the market in June 2021. I don’t know when this building was built but a Google search says it used to be a former macaroni factory. It’s a brick and timber loft building with many authentic loft features. There’s 51 units and garage […]

This 3-bedroom penthouse loft at 154 W. Hubbard came on the market in September 2020. Built in 1924, 154 W. Hubbard was converted into 18 luxury lofts by Studio Dwell in 2008. The building has an elevator and heated garage parking. There is no doorman or other amenities. This penthouse loft has authentic loft features […]

This 2-bedroom duplex loft in the Lincoln Theater Lofts at 3160 N. Lincoln in Lakeview came on the market in May 2021. The Lincoln Theater Lofts was converted into “soft” lofts in 2001 and has 33 units. It has exposed duct work but no exposed brick or other authentic loft features. It has garage parking. […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Epicenter Lofts at 1000 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in April 2020. Built in 1910 and converted into lofts in the late 1990s, Epicenter Lofts has 180 units and heated garage parking. It has a doorman. The listing for this brick and timber authentic loft says it […]