Author: joejarvis
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: top location, confusing address
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks includes eight buildings in the elite East Lake Shore Drive district, but residents of only six of those high-ri [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: The Mayfair's $8 million record breaker
And the granddaddy of all downtown condo sales, at least for now, is...drum roll please...an $8 million condo on the 18th floor of The Mayfair, 189 E [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: $6.2M unit for sale at The Breakers
Earlier this week, we mentioned that a nearly $5 million condo available at 209 E Lake Shore Dr ranks among the priciest homes on the exclusive stri [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: The Shoreland
In 1919, Melemore Construction finished the 11 stories of limestone that comprise the Fugard & Knapp-designed Shoreland Apartments, 229 E Lake Shore D [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: 209 East LSD is among the priciest
Yesterday we mentioned that architect Benjamin Marshall both designed and built the Drake Tower. Marshall also pulled double duty on 209 E Lake Shor [...]
Livin' large on E Lake Shore: The Drake Tower turntable
Our tour of properties on E Lake Shore Dr kicks off with the Drake Tower, a co-op that's neighbor to the world-famous Drake Hotel. Built from 1928 t [...]
Livin' large on East Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive only runs north-south, you say? You could be forgiven for missing E Lake Shore (it's only about two blocks, or eight buildings wide), [...]
"Properties of Distinction" and the afterthought of taxes
It's a tough row to hoe, but if you set your mind to it, you can indeed find local properties with taxes that exceed the 2004 Illinois average househo [...]
Lake View church / condo conversion #3
This sanctuary at Barry and Clifton completes our trinity of Lake View church / condo conversions, for this week. On the left-hand side, through the [...]
What can you get in Chicago resales for $200K?
Two hundred grand will land you a 600-square-foot condo in the Loop at 800 S Wells St. In Rogers Park, the same amount gets you a two-bedroom at 1415 [...]
Praise the Lord and cancel the college fund: Another Lake View church conversion
Earlier this week, we posted on an understated church / condo conversion at 1021 W Barry Ave. Just one block west, you can find a home for sale at a [...]
We Like to Watch: Chicago Loft Virtual Tour
Owner Bernard Brault offers this increasingly intimate virtual tour of a compeltely remodeled 1,450-square-foot Lake View Loft. Beats the pants off th [...]
Our Lady of the Duplexes
Back in December, Alison Soltau posted on R. Kelly's ghastly church / penthouse conversion. YoChicago recently noticed another converted house of w [...]