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Lake Point Tower was completed in 1968 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe protégés George Schipporeit and John Heinrich. It’s based on an unbuilt Mies design from 1922 that was much shorter than Lake Point Tower’s 70-story, 645-foot height. Originally 875 apartments, the building now contains 758 residential condos – maybe soon to be 759.…
Read MoreEverything seems higher in Chicago, but when I saw the NEMA Chicago, I realized the sky was also for rent. Usually the highest of the highest residential skyscrapers are condos. This new building changes that. First of all, it’s 896 feet tall and the tallest rental building in the city. It has an indoor/outdoor Skyline…
Read MoreFew neighborhoods impress quite like Chicago’s Gold Coast. With a convenient location close to top schools, hip restaurants, lush parks, and the lakefront, Chicago living doesn’t get much better than this. So we decided to highlight two Gold Coast gems. Each offers period charm and modern updates, but with price points that are a mile…
Read MoreWinter is the season for stillness and quiet in northern climates. Walking down a freshly snow-covered street in a major urban center is an exercise in contrasts. A road that should be humming with hundreds of cars is vacant almost as far as the eye can see. You’re temporarily alone in what should be the…
Read MoreIn 1837, Abram Gale bought 320 acres in Jefferson — near Chicago, and by 1870, the land was subdivided to form the suburb of Galewood. Gale’s 1935 arrival from New York City, you see, had him ready to put down roots. When he purchased his acreage, he began to build a house, according to the…
Read MoreFor a cool million, you could live in this newer construction gem in Chicago’s trendy Bucktown neighborhood. And what a sight to see! According to the listing, the six-bedroom, three-full-and-one-half-bathroom beauty sits on “a massive lot with lush, green views from every window.”
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