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This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 639 W. Schubert in Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2025. Built in 1879, it’s on an extra wide 33×49 lot but is not on an alley so it has no garage or parking. The listing says it is zoned RT4, which is for 2-flats, townhouses, […]

This 3-bedroom in 345 W. Fullerton Parkway in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2025. Built in 1972, these two buildings were designed by well-known Chicago modernist architect Harry Weese. Apparently his mother and sister lived in the west tower when it was apartments. The building was converted into 216 condos in 1990. […]

This 2-bedroom in Park Millennium at 222 N. Columbus on the New Eastside came on the market in September 2023. Park Millennium was built in 2002 and has 480 units and attached leased garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with door staff, an indoor lap pool, fitness center, sauna, sundeck with outdoor grills, a […]

This 4-bedroom in 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview came on the market in November 2022. Built in 1958, the building has 174 units and an attached parking garage. The building has 2 decks, a party room, an exercise room, a library, doorstaff, bike storage and an engineer. The listing says it is […]

This 2-bedroom loft in Union Square Loft at 333 W. Hubbard in River North came on the market in July 2022. Union Square Lofts were built in 1962 and converted into residential lofts in 1998. There are 217 units and attached garage parking. The building has 24/7 door staff, an on-site engineer, storage, a bike […]

This 3-bedroom in Bellevue Place at 100 E. Bellevue Place came on the market in November 2020. Built in either 1969 (or 1971- as I’ve seen both listed), Bellevue Place has 181 units and attached heated garage parking that is leased. It’s a full amenity building with a doorman, an exercise room, an outdoor pool […]

This 4-bedroom duplex up at 200 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in October 2019. 200 E. Delaware was built in 1974 and has 189 units. It’s a full amenity building with an outdoor pool, exercise room, and doorman. It also has an attached valet rental garage. Those of you who watch HGTV’s […]

This 2-bedroom in Chicago Place at 100 E. Huron in River North came on the market in March 2020. Built in 1991, it originally had a shopping mall in its base and 204 condo units on the upper floors. The mall shut years ago but it still has some retail, and offices, in the base. […]

This 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at Park Place at 600 N. Kingsbury in River North came on the market in March 2019. Park Place was built in 2002 and has 163 units and garage parking. It’s a full amenity building with doormen, an outdoor pool and an exercise room. The listing says this penthouse has had […]

This 3-bedroom in the Astor Villa at 1430 N. Astor in the Gold Coast came on the market in August 2019. The Astor Villa was built in 1972 and has 49 units and assigned parking. It has a doorman and exercise room. This unit has been “completely renovated” with all wood floors. It has a […]