Tag: North Side
Tour an unusual urban oasis in Lincoln Park
The beautiful single-family home at 2628 N Lakewood is on a 60 x 125 lot -- unusual for Lincoln Park. The home takes unusual advantage of the lot' [...]
Living large in Lincoln Park on Lakewood
If you haven't been on the 2600 and 2700 blocks of Lakewood in Lincoln Park recently you're in for some surprises. The 2600 block is nearly all bu [...]
Graffiti and grandiosity at new Ashland Avenue condos
Did you know that the 2600 block of Ashland Avenue is "the best location … a perfect place to call home?" Neither did I, until I was so informed b [...]
A New York view into Wrigley Field
Writing about the Roosevelt Collection yesterday put me in a New York state of mind.
It's been several years since residents moved into the Ro [...]
Micro-apartments as an alternative to roommates
Back in July New York's Mayor Bloomberg launched a competition to design and build "Micro-Units," small apartments adapted to "how New Yorkers liv [...]
Spacious Lakeview East apartments with private balconies
The 14-story high-rise at 441 W Oakdale in Lakeview East has spacious, updated studio and one-bedroom apartments with an amenity that's unusual in [...]
A renovated one-bedroom at the Marlborough in Lincoln Park
The Marlborough, 400 W Deming Place in Lincoln Park, is a vintage building dating to 1912 and known for its great location. Lincoln Park's North P [...]
The CHA’s Britton Budd apartments in Lakeview East
The Chicago Housing Authority operates a number of seniors' housing projects that receive little attention.
One of those projects began its li [...]
Updated apartments in a classic Lakeview East location
Planned Property Management, one of Chicago's largest landlords, has three modern mid-rise buildings on Melrose in Lakeview East: 450, 537 and 544 [...]
A piece of Lakeview East history converted to a special home
In the mid-19th century George Wittbold settled in Chicago and ultimately became one of the premier flower sellers and plant renters in the city. [...]
Lincoln Park prices, sales volume up sharply
LincolnParkCondos.com, the sponsor of our Lincoln Park High-rise Guide, has just published its Q3 Real Estate Market Update for Lincoln Park.
S [...]
Turning tenants into party animals
Rents may be rising and vacancy rates plummeting, but Chicago landlords are still competing on all fronts to gain new residents and retain existin [...]
A full-service high-rise where Lincoln Park meets Lakeview East
2850 North Sheridan has an impressive 1920s exterior, but everything inside this full-service apartment building is new.
2850 has a grand, welc [...]
A 3-hole golf course in the Southport Corridor for $3.25M
I haven't seen the newly-listed home at 3743 N Greenview, but the listing pictures showcase an ingenious package of outdoor spaces that includes a [...]
Lincoln Park’s impressive vintage apartment lobbies
Some new apartment buildings design their lobbies to impress, hoping for rental success, but none are as impressive as the grand, ornately decorat [...]
The vintage views from a Lincoln Park roof deck
The view west from the upper floors and roof deck of the 7-story building at 424 W Diversey is dominated by buildings built between the 1890s and [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – 2626 Lakeview
The fifth-highest outdoor pool in the city is in Lincoln Park at 2626 Lakeview.
The 42-story, 491-unit building was built as apartments in 196 [...]
An expanded Bucktown home with a duplex coach house
Focus on the exterior of the classic 2 ½-story workers cottage at 1930 N Honore in Bucktown, and you'll see hints of how distinctive it is.
The [...]
A Lakeview East dream home opportunity
The 4,000 square foot condo at 416 W Briar Pl in Lakeview East presents an unusual opportunity for someone to transform it into a dream home.
F [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – Eugenie Terrace
The second highest outdoor pool in Chicago is in Lincoln Park, on the roof of the 44-story Eugenie Terrace apartment tower, 1730 N Clark St. It's [...]