Arzoo Naqvi

Chicago

The lakefront, neighborhood by neighborhood.

Six lakefront neighborhoods and the west suburbs, each with what is for sale there today. Choose one to open it on the atlas.

  1. Victorian-style row houses on Prairie Avenue in the South Loop

    Photo: Haha169, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    01

    South Loop

    Row houses on Prairie Avenue

    Takes inPrairie Avenue · Printer's Row · Dearborn Park · Museum Campus · Motor Row

    For sale now
    260
    Median asking
    $399,900
    Avg. days listed
    54

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on South Loop will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  2. The carved arch of the Chicago Theatre on State Street

    Photo: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    02

    The Loop

    The Chicago Theatre on State Street

    Takes inState Street · LaSalle Street · Millennium Park · the Riverwalk · the Theatre District

    For sale now
    371
    Median asking
    $388,000
    Avg. days listed
    139

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on The Loop will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  3. Lakeshore East Park seen from above, ringed by towers

    Photo: Torsodog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    03

    Lakeshore East

    Lakeshore East Park, from above

    Takes inLakeshore East Park · New Eastside · Illinois Center · Harbor Drive

    For sale now
    217
    Median asking
    $549,000
    Avg. days listed
    65

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on Lakeshore East will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  4. The Merchandise Mart on the Chicago River in River North

    Photo: Warren LeMay (w_lemay), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    04

    River North

    The Merchandise Mart on the river

    Takes inthe Gallery District · Hubbard Street · Kinzie Street · Wolf Point · the Merchandise Mart

    For sale now
    526
    Median asking
    $462,500
    Avg. days listed
    112

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on River North will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  5. Navy Pier and its Ferris wheel seen from the water

    Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    05

    Streeterville

    Navy Pier from the water

    Takes inNavy Pier · Lake Point Tower · the Magnificent Mile · Northwestern Medicine campus · Ohio Street Beach

    For sale now
    618
    Median asking
    $525,000
    Avg. days listed
    96

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on Streeterville will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  6. Historic mansions along Astor Street in the Gold Coast

    Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    06

    Gold Coast

    Mansions on Astor Street

    Takes inAstor Street · Oak Street · Rush Street · Division Street · East Lake Shore Drive

    For sale now
    444
    Median asking
    $550,000
    Avg. days listed
    61

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on Gold Coast will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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  7. A footbridge over the DuPage River on the Naperville Riverwalk

    Photo: David Jakes, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    07

    West suburbs

    The Naperville Riverwalk

    Takes inOak Park · Elmhurst · Oak Brook · Hinsdale · Downers Grove · Naperville · Wheaton · Schaumburg · Hoffman Estates · Palatine

    For sale now
    7,701
    Median asking
    $424,817
    Avg. days listed
    52

    Arzoo’s notes Her observations on West suburbs will appear here once she has written and approved them.

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Journal

Notes from the field

Walkthroughs, architectural details, and renovation decisions, written and filmed by Arzoo, each tied to its place on the map. The first entries are in preparation with her.

Figures are active residential and condo listings for sale inside each neighborhood’s map area, from MRED via Repliers, as of 2026-10-08. Neighborhood areas are approximate boxes, not official boundaries. Neighborhood photographs are from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image.