Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is a very popular neighborhood, with fine shopping and restaurants, close proximity to Lake Michigan, the park, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Also it is minutes to downtown by bus, L or car (or bike!) There are charming tree lined streets with quaint shopping areas in between. Housing in Lincoln Park consists of high rises on the lake front, but most of Lincoln Park consists of single family homes, and condominiums as well as 2-4 flats. The average sale price for a single family home is $1.5mil to $2.5mil, and for a condo, $450k to $550k, with top prices in the $3mil to $5mil range. The area was developed in the late 19^th and early 20^th century and many of the greystones, brick houses and flats built back then have been renovated and restored and exist today along side newly built homes of similar character.

Just north of Lincoln Park is another popular area called LakeView. Home to the Chicago Cubs at beautiful Wrigeley Field. LakeView is a large area that borders Lake Michigan, and has several distinct neighborhoods. On the lake front are both modern and vintage high rises, behind which are many smaller mid sized vintage buildings, built in the 1930´s and 40´s, many of which are condos. As you travel west in LakeView the housing becomes more Single Family Homes, 2-4 Flats and condos, and was developed originally in the lat 19^th and early 20^th century. The classic LakeView home is a frame Victorian built about 1900. Prices for a single family range from $1mil to $1.5 mil, and for condos from $400k to $550k, with top prices in the $2mil to $3mil range.