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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 […]

This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Clybourn Lofts at 1872 N. Clybourn in Lincoln Park just came on the market. The Clybourn Lofts was a 1980s loft conversion and has 57 units and outdoor, deeded, gated parking. This listing says it was an old piano factory. The building has bike storage, a courtyard garden, a […]

This 2-bedroom loft at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza at 240 E. Illinois in Streeterville originally came on the market in June 2019. Built in 2008, Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza has 281 units, including some in the “loft” portion of the building which is the base of the building. It has an attached parking garage. It’s […]

This 3-bedroom loft in the Manchester Building at 2035 W. Charleston in Bucktown came on the market in November 2020. Built in 1895, the Manchester Building has 18 units and a parking garage. It was converted into condos in 1990. Here’s info from the Tribune talking about the development when the sales center opened in […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse loft in the 300 W. Grand Lofts at 300 W. Grand in River North came on the market in January 2021. 300 W. Grand was built in 1928 and converted into 51 lofts in 1998. It has some parking in the building but some owners also bought deeded parking spaces in […]