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Chicago's fabled Gold Coast neighborhood is bounded on the south by Oak St (1000 N) and East Lake Shore Drive, on the north by North Ave (1600 N), from Lake Michigan west to Clark St (100 W).
Some Streeterville partisans lay claim to the fragment of the Gold Coast that includes East Lake Shore Drive.
Gold Coast ZIP codes include 60610 and 60611.
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The boutique 70s high-rise at 1330 North Dearborn doesn’t offer the lavish amenities packages you’ll find in newer buildings, but it does boast a stellar location, on-site parking, a fitness room, bike storage, a roof deck with wraparound views and on-site maintenance and management. 1330 has spacious studio and one-bedroom apartments with ample closet space. ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 10, 2013
We hadn’t had occasion to visit 1330 North Dearborn, a 16-story, 1970s Gold Coast high-rise before yesterday, despite the fact that it’s managed by Planned Property, one of our sponsors. The building’s tier-one location and bargain-priced rents resulted in near-zero vacancy rates for years. When a 1-bedroom became available for rent, we scheduled a visit ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 8, 2013
BJB Properties, one of our sponsors, owns and manages dozens of newer and recently-renovated vintage apartment buildings in prime Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Lake View and Rogers Park locations. BJB recently invited its residents to submit photos of their apartments to a prize competition. You can see some of the many submissions at BJB’s Facebook ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 6, 2013
The energy level is always set to ultra-high at Planned Property Management‘s YouTube channel. Planned Property’s latest video is a singing and dancing whirl through a model apartment at 1111 N Dearborn in the Gold Coast. Like all of Planned’s models it has a “magic fridge” stocked with candy and drinks for apartment hunters whose ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 30, 2013
A private pool is a great way to stay cool in the summer, and 1120 North LaSalle boasts a great rooftop pool and two-tiered sundeck with spectacular wraparound views of the city. You can’t spend all your days and nights at the pool, so central air-conditioning will be high on your wish list during any ...
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Posted by sponsored post on April 17, 2013
At the end of a busy afternoon of apartment tours you might be in need of a sugar fix or getting heady from lack of hydration. A solution is close at hand if you’ve been touring Planned Property apartments with one of the company’s agents. The furnished models host a “magic fridge” that’s liberally stocked ...
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Posted by sponsored post on April 5, 2013
About a year ago the inventory of MLS-listed downtown Chicago rentals reached stasis and we stopped tracking it on a weekly basis. A correspondent’s suggestion that the market for MLS-listed rentals was a lot softer this year than at the same time last year prompted us to do an updated tally. The data don’t lend ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 28, 2013
Chicago’s rental services would like you to believe that it’s a difficult task to find your best apartment deal in the Streeterville. In fact, it couldn’t be easier to find Streeterville apartments, and working with a rental service may be the best way to ensure that you don’t get your best deal. The rental services ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 18, 2013
Chicago’s consistently-deceptive rental services would like you to believe that it’s a difficult task to find your best apartment deal in the Gold Coast. Far from it. In fact, working with a rental service may be the best way to ensure that you don’t get your best deal. The first thing you need to know ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 14, 2013
After hearing of a short sale that elicited 33 bids – 22 of them cash offers – within a week, I reached out to Vik Wadhwa of Urban Living to learn whether this was a common occurrence. Vik’s response to my email: Clients searching for properties in downtown neighborhoods – especially in River North, Gold ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 8, 2013
1120 North LaSalle is a full-service, full-amenity high-rise apartment building at the edge of Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The building offers studio, 1- and 2-bedroom updated apartments with newer kitchens and baths. 1120s location affords steps-to access to transportation, dining, shopping, nightlife and Oak Street Beach. Planned Property’s Dan McDonough is our tour guide in ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 8, 2013
The classic Gold Coast rowhouse at 67 E Cedar St was gutted two years ago, but with a goal of preserving as much of the original detailing as possible — especially the magnificent staircase. The result is a 5-bedroom, 4 ½ bath home that offers unusual flexibility for an extended family, a family with live-in ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 8, 2013
When Dan McDonough, Planned Property’s marketing director, looks back on 2012 he sees a blur of parties. That’s not surprising, given the number of “resident appreciation events” Dan plans and attends over the course of a year. I’ve attended a number of those parties, and suggest you not conclude from the video that Planned’s buildings ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 2, 2013
I recently sat down with Tessi Neuhauser in a boutique condo building across from Washington Square Park to hear Tessi’s take on the Gold Coast. Tessi has a strong emotional bond with the Gold Coast neighborhood. She visited occasionally with her mom when she was a young girl, dreamed of living there some day, and ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 14, 2012
The drumbeat of new apartment announcements in downtown Chicago continues, and we’ve updated our list and tally of them accordingly. Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily reported yesterday that Newcastle Ltd is purchasing the southeast corner of State and Chestnut from Loyola University Chicago and plans to build a 35-story building with 367 apartments and ground-level ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2012
You can count on Planned Property’s marketing manager Dan McDonough, whose mug is featured in the video, for ads that are fun to watch. We’ve heard Dan’s voice as Frank, the talking hot dog – and seen him eaten alive, and talking back to his critics. We’ve wondered whether a tail-wagging Dan snatched a dog ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 7, 2012
11 West Division is a completely renovated high-rise apartment building with the Division Street nightlife scene at its front door. It’s steps from Oak Street Beach and the dazzling array of restaurants and outdoor cafes along State and Rush Streets, and close to Oak Street boutiques and the Mag Mile. Full-service grocers, drugstores and Starbucks ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 5, 2012
I recently toured Eugenie Terrace, a 44-story, 575-unit rental high-rise directly across the street from Lincoln Park. The building’s location, at 1730 N Clark St, affords it great views in all directions. One of the more appealing views is the one over the park, above, shot through the floor-to-ceiling window of a 27th floor apartment. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 29, 2012
Redfin recently announced the winners of its “Iconic Homes of America” contest. Redfin visitors nominated the homes listed for sale on the site that they felt best represented their city. Chicago’s winner was the Frederick Winston home, pictured above, at 1508 N State Pkwy. Built for the founding partner of Winston & Strawn, the ivy-laden ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 13, 2012
The 19-story 60s-era condo building at 30 E Elm Street has an enviable location. It’s steps from the dazzling cluster of restaurants, bars and nightlife on State, Rush and Division Streets. Oak Street Beach is at the end of the block and Oak Street and Magnificent Mile shops are a few minutes’ walk. Join Baird ...
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Posted by sponsored post on October 22, 2012
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