Deal of the week · Chicago, IL · week of Sep 21

This home asks $350 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $461.

That's why it made the list. 188 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 247% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in Chicago, IL. All 188 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.Text me for the address — (312) 953-7811

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Intentionally blurred preview of this week's selected home in Chicago, IL — Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.

The numbers

Views on Zillow

1,834

Saves on Zillow

188

Homes analyzed

161

Picked byMaureen Moran@properties Christie's International Real Estate

The signal

Here's what we think happened.

Listing remarks captured for the week of 2026-09-21. Dates and deadlines below refer to that listing snapshot; confirm current availability with the agent.

This is a top-floor home in a three-unit greystone on an oversized lot inside Lincoln Park's Arlington-Deming Landmark District, unsold in decades. It has a separate office, soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, an oversized living room, a formal dining room, and a sunroom over the property. The kitchen opens onto a private deck. Residents share a landscaped side lot with gardens. Garage parking and private storage are included. It sits in the Alcott School District, close to the lakefront and Lincoln Park's dining and shops. It is sold as-is and needs full renovation.

What stands out

The gracious floor plan features soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, an oversized living room, separate formal dining room and a wonderful sunroom…
The kitchen opens directly to a large private third-floor deck, creating exceptional indoor/outdoor potential.
Garage parking and substantial private storage room are included.

The filter

One pick a week, and everything else gets cut.

Every active home in Chicago, IL gets scored the same way each week: how fast buyers are saving it, how many have, how long it has been sitting, and what a square foot of it costs against what the street actually sells for. Nothing about the score is a matter of taste.One home comes out on top and gets published. This is the 4th pick we have published for Chicago, IL.

Weeks running: 4
Homes reviewed: 956
New this week: 161
Picks published: 4

The spec

What they saw when they opened the listing.

Tbl 03.1 · The spec

Beds: 3
Baths: 3
Interior: About 2,500 sq ft
Price: REDACTEDWithheld until you text for it
Address: REDACTEDWithheld until you text for it
Listed: Listed this week

The neighborhood check

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Avg. days listed: 1.7
The clock every listing in the area is running against.
Active homes: 161
Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math

At $461 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 2,500 square feet would list for $1,152,500. This one asks less.

The ask

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text “DEAL” to (312) 953-7811One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back

The address, and the listing it belongs to.
The photos, unblurred, all of them.
The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

Not buying right now? You probably know someone who is. Send them this page and be the friend with the good real estate tip.

Maureen Moran · @properties Christie's International Real Estate · License 475.128351

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