Chicago Co-op Apartments

Here are blog posts about co-op apartments in Chicago. This form of home ownership is fairly rare in Chicago. Many of Chicago’s co-op apartments are located in the Gold Coast and Streeterville neighborhoods. Pay attention to monthly assessments. They tend to be higher for co-op apartments than for comparable condos. However, part of the difference is due to the inclusion of property taxes in co-op apartment monthly assessments.

999 North Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 999 N Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale! May 18, 2011

A few vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 999 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Here’s a review of the building and co-op apartments I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other co-op apartments for sale. Click to continue...

3750 North Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos & details of all co-op apartments for sale at 3750 N Lake Shore Drive May 4, 2011

Several vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 3750 N Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview. Here’s a review of the building and co-op apartments I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other co-op apartments for sale. Click to continue...

Downtown Chicago penthouses for sale

Click to see photos & details of all downtown Chicago penthouses for sale April 29, 2011

Here are the downtown penthouses currrently for sale in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Loop, River North and Streeterville neighborhoods. Click to continue...

3500 North Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 3500 N Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale! April 20, 2011

A few vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 3500 N Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview. Here’s a review of the building and co-op apartments I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other co-op apartments for sale. Click to continue...

Starting prices for downtown Chicago 3 bedroom condos with unobstructed lake views

Click to read full post April 18, 2011

A buyer for a downtown Chicago 3 bedroom condo with unobstructed lake views wrote me this weekend asking about starting prices. Here’s what I shared with him. Click to continue...

179 East Lake Shore Drive – Drake Tower co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos & details of all 179 E Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale April 13, 2011

A few vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 179 E Lake Shore Drive (Drake Tower). Here’s a review of the building and co-op apartments I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other co-op apartments for sale. Click to continue...

2010 Chicago condo & co-op apartment reviews

Click to see the all the condos and co-op apartments I reviewed in 2010! December 29, 2010

This year I started writing about my visits to condos and co-ops on Chicago’s weekly broker tours. Here’s a list by street name of the condos and co-ops I reviewed in 2010. Click to continue...

1242 North Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos and details for all 1242 N Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale November 3, 2010

Vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 1242 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Here’s a review of the building and the apartments I’ve previewed or shown (none are my listings) along with photos and details of the other apartments for sale. Click to continue...

Streeterville vintage condos & co-ops for sale – part 2 of 2

Click to read about condos & co-ops for sale on the 200 East block of Walton Place July 31, 2010

I covered the 5 vintage condos and co-ops on the 200 East block of Delaware that were part of the first ever Streeterville Stroll, part of Chicago’s broker tour on Tuesday. In this blog post I cover the remaining 5 vintage condos and co-ops on the stroll that are on the 200 East block of Walton Place. Click to continue...

Streeterville vintage condos & co-ops for sale – part 1 of 2

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The first ever Streeterville Stroll was part of Chicago’s broker tour on Tuesday. Ten Realtors with listings in vintage buildings on the 200 East blocks of Delaware and Walton participated. I toured all 10 condos and co-ops. Click to continue...

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