Tag: Vintage
Renovated apartments with views on a tranquil Lincoln Park block
629 West Deming is on one of Lincoln Park's most beautiful, tranquil blocks, a short walk from the DePaul University campus, the strip of shops an [...]
Terrific views and character in a renovated Lincoln Park mid-rise
Tired of looking at boring boxes?
The six-story flatiron-shaped building at the six-corner intersection of Lincoln, Diversey and Racine is emb [...]
Tour eight updated Evanston apartment buildings in 14 minutes
Wouldn't it be great if every apartment building had a video tour that gave you a good look at the apartments and their location?
Video gi [...]
A spacious Streeterville co-op that lives like a single-family home
The classic Fugard & Knapp-designed cooperative at 232 East Walton has only two residences per floor.
In the video, Coldwell Banker's Meladee H [...]
A sunny, Andersonville-adjacent two-bedroom
Nicholas Apostal of Coldwell Banker's The Apostal Group takes us on a tour of a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo at 1518 W Olive St that's filled with sunl [...]
An Evanston vintage mid-rise in a close-to-everything location
The renovated vintage midrise at 860 Hinman is home to two of Evanston's favorites - the Brothers K coffee house and the Lucky Platter restaurant. [...]
A panoramic view of downtown Evanston
I spent several hours earlier today touring vintage and modern apartments and shooting video with the folks from BJB Evanston.
The off-and-on s [...]
Talking about the much-maligned four-plus-one
The four-plus-one or 4+1 is the Chicago building type that everyone loves to hate – everyone, that is, except for the many renters who choose to m [...]
Vintage in decline? Nine steps you can take to sell
The market for vintage condos in Chicago has been on a steady decline for the last 5 years. In 2007 vintage sales, as a percent of total sales, we [...]
How to enjoy a rainy day in a Chicago apartment
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, continues to explore the ways in which video can engage an audience of renters and tell a story [...]
Vintage homes outnumber contemporary in Lincoln Park
Chicago streets are lined with contrasts. Neighborhoods offer an architectural smorgasbord of styles, and each style tells a story of the era in w [...]
Yesterday’s McMansions become today’s mansions
It’s anachronistic to refer to a home built in the early 1900s as a McMansion.
There were no golden arches in 1906 when the home at 920 W Cast [...]
The lowest-priced single-family on the Gold Coast
Bellevue Place, just west of Lake Shore Drive, is one of the most attractive blocks in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
The 1880s-era 5-bedro [...]
Rental open house pick – a furnished 4-bedroom in Streeterville
222 East Chestnut is a boutique vintage doorman building that has only two units per floor, a gym and a sundeck. It's one of the few remaining bui [...]
A Benjamin Marshall Gold Coast classic
When 1200 North Lake Shore Drive was built in 1912 it attracted residents with some of Chicago's most storied names: Field, Armour and Wrigley.
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When the special assessment costs more than the condo
A 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo at 5000 South East End Ave in Kenwood was just listed for sale for $89,900 – plus a $90,000 special assessment occasione [...]
A lush urban getaway at 430 W Diversey, Lincoln Park
The classic vintage façade of 430 W Diversey Pkwy hides a true surprise – a lush rear courtyard with fountains, statuary, warm brick walls and lus [...]
Non-smoking vintage apartments in the Gold Coast
Kingsbury Plaza attracted quite a bit of attention earlier this year when it announced that it was going smoke-free. The Tribune noted at the time [...]
A vintage Gold Coast 2-bedroom that lives like a home
This 2-bedroom plus den, 2 full bath condo is in the Cordova, 1427 N Dearborn St, in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, just three short blocks fr [...]
Rent the Dewes Mansion for $15,000
Don’t reach for your checkbook just yet – that’s apparently only the daily rent for one of Chicago’s grandest homes, according to an article in Cr [...]