Lakeview Condos for Sale

Lakeview Condos for Sale

Lakeview is a North Side neighborhood that runs along Lake Michigan from Diversey Parkway up to Irving Park Road, and most of the homes for sale here are condos. The neighborhood takes its name from the Lakeview House, a hotel built near what is now Lake Shore Drive and Byron Street in 1854. You will see condo high-rises lined up along Lake Shore Drive on the east side of the neighborhood. Farther west, the side streets fill with vintage courtyard buildings and two-flats. Wrigley Field sits near the middle of it all, while Southport Avenue and Halsted Street give Lakeview two busy shopping and dining streets of its own.

Lakeview Condo Market Overview

Lakeview does not have a lot of inventory sitting around. In October 2026, about 150 condos were listed for sale in Lake View at a median asking price of roughly $478,000. Condos made up about five of every six homes for sale in the neighborhood that month.

Closed sales tell a similar story. Quarterly MLS data put the median condo sale price in Lake View at $449,000 in the first quarter of 2026. In the second quarter, Lake View was one of only two neighborhoods in a nine-neighborhood North Side report where condo and townhome sales went up from a year earlier, rising 6.4%.

Across all nine of those North Side neighborhoods, the number of homes for sale was down 22.8% from a year earlier at the end of the second quarter of 2026.

Asking prices on Lakeview condos in fall 2026 start below $200,000 for a one-bedroom on Lake Shore Drive. At the top, penthouse units have been listed at more than $1,500,000. Among the newest Lakeview listings this fall, two-bedroom condos were priced from about $275,000 to $850,000.

Six CTA L stations sit inside the Lake View community area. Red Line trains stop at Sheridan and Addison before reaching Belmont. Belmont is also a Brown Line station, so it’s an easy place to switch lines, and Purple Line express trains stop there too. Wellington, one stop south of Belmont, is served by Brown and Purple Line trains. Heading west, the Brown Line also stops at Southport and at Paulina.

Listings here update as condos are submitted to the MLS. Use the filters to sort by price and number of bedrooms or baths. When a condo catches your eye, Hayley Westhoff with The Westhoff Group can get you the building details and set up a showing.

Why Buyers Choose Lakeview Condos

The #1 reason buyers choose a Lakeview condo is the lake. The Lakefront Trail runs 18 miles along the Chicago shoreline, and Belmont Harbor sits on the Lakeview stretch just east of Lake Shore Drive.

A condo is also the most realistic way into Lakeview for a lot of buyers. Quarterly MLS data from early 2026 put the median single-family home price in Lake View at about $1.85 million, which is roughly four times the $449,000 condo median. If you are open to a house as well, you can compare both on our Lakeview homes for sale page.

Lakeview has been drawing people to the water for a long time. Lake View incorporated as its own city in 1887, and Chicago annexed it two years later, in 1889. Many of the condo buildings you will tour today went up in the decades after that annexation.

The lakefront was the selling point from the very beginning. In 1853, surveyor James Rees bought 225 acres of lakefront property here. The Lakeview House hotel he built with Elisha Hundley the next year was meant as a resort for people thinking about investing in the land around it.

Lakeview Condos for Sale by Building Type

Lake Shore Drive High-Rises in East Lakeview

Lake Shore Drive in East Lakeview is lined with condo high-rises. High-rise apartment buildings became one of Lakeview’s answers to a growing housing demand in the middle of the 20th century, and many of those towers now hold condos. Some of the lowest asking prices in Lakeview this fall were for one-bedrooms in these buildings, starting just under $200,000.

Ask whether a parking space comes with the unit or is sold separately. Find out which way the unit faces too, since that decides whether you will actually see the lake.

Vintage Courtyard Condo Buildings

Courtyard buildings are one of the classic Lakeview condo options. A Chicago courtyard building wraps its units around a landscaped court that opens onto the street, with several separate entrances off that court. The layout was designed to give each apartment sunlight and cross-ventilation. The style was most popular in the 1910s and 1920s. The city’s landmark report on East Lake View dates the first courtyard buildings to the late 1890s.

Because the units share several entrances off the court, ask which entrance a unit uses and how many neighbors share that stairway.

Historic Lakefront Condo Buildings

Some of the most recognizable buildings in Lakeview sit right by the lake. The Brewster Apartments at 2800 North Pine Grove Avenue were completed in 1893 and were originally called the Lincoln Park Palace. Architect Enoch Hill Turnock built it around a skylit atrium about nine stories tall, with cast-iron bridges crossing the open space to reach each apartment. Units in the Brewster come up for sale as condos from time to time.

The Brewster sits inside the Surf-Pine Grove District, a Chicago Landmark district designated in 2007. The district covers most of the 400 and 500 blocks of West Surf Street and the 2800 block of North Pine Grove Avenue. Its mix includes row houses and small courtyard buildings next to taller apartment buildings from the years between the 1889 annexation and the 1930s.

Luxury Condos in Lakeview

Lakeview has a luxury condo market of its own. This fall, Lakeview condo listings above $1,000,000 included several four-bedroom units. One of them, a penthouse, was listed at $1,650,000.

Where to Look for Lakeview Condos on the North Side

East Lakeview

East Lakeview is usually described as running from Lake Shore Drive west to Racine Avenue, between Diversey Parkway and Irving Park Road. East Lakeview is where the Lake Shore Drive high-rises are, and it has the closest access to the lakefront. Gill Park at 825 West Sheridan Road has an indoor swimming pool in its fieldhouse.

Hawthorne Place, a short lakefront street east of Broadway, became the Hawthorne Place District in 1996. Its houses were built between 1884 and 1937 on large lots, and the open feel of the street sets it apart from the Broadway shops on one side and the Lake Shore Drive high-rises on the other.

Condos Near Wrigley Field

Wrigleyville is the stretch of Lakeview around Wrigley Field, at 1060 West Addison Street. The ballpark opened in 1914. It became a Chicago Landmark in 2004 and a National Historic Landmark in 2020. Condos here put you a short walk from the Addison Red Line station.

Alta Vista Terrace, on the 3800 block about a block north of the ballpark, was designated a Chicago Landmark district in 1971. Its townhouses were built between 1900 and 1904, and each one has a near-identical twin at the opposite end of the block. Kelly Park, a 1.27-acre park with a playground, is nearby at 3800 North Seminary Avenue.

Visit on a game day before you make an offer, so you know what the block feels like when the Cubs are home.

Southport Corridor

The Southport Corridor follows Southport Avenue on the west side of Lakeview. The Southport Brown Line station sits at 3411 North Southport Avenue. A few blocks north is the Music Box Theatre at 3733 North Southport Avenue. It opened on August 22, 1929, and it still shows films today.

Sheil Park, about a block north of the station at 3505 North Southport Avenue, has a fieldhouse with a gym and a small theater.

Northalsted

Northalsted is the commercial district along Halsted Street, running 14 blocks from Belmont Avenue to Grace Street. More than 120 businesses operate in the district, including restaurants and bars. Condos on the surrounding blocks put both Halsted and the Belmont station within walking distance.

Schools Near Lakeview Condos

Lakeview is served by Chicago Public Schools, and assigned schools depend on the exact address. Check any condo you are considering in the CPS School Locator before you make an offer.

Nettelhorst School at 3252 North Broadway serves pre-K through 8th grade and is a Fine and Performing Arts magnet cluster school. Inter-American Magnet School at 851 West Waveland Avenue is a pre-K through 8th grade dual language magnet school. Blaine Elementary at 1420 West Grace Street is a neighborhood school for pre-K through 8th grade with a focus on arts integration. Greeley Elementary at 832 West Sheridan Road also serves pre-K through 8th grade and offers a Spanish world language program.

What to Know Before You Buy a Condo in Lakeview

Condos on the North Side are selling faster than they were a year ago. Across the nine North Side neighborhoods in the quarterly report, condos and townhomes spent 37 days on the market on average in the second quarter of 2026. That was 12 days faster than a year earlier. Make sure your first offer is how much you would actually be willing to spend.

Every condo comes with a monthly assessment, and what it covers changes from one building to the next. Ask exactly what is included before you compare two units on price. It is essential to ask for the building’s budget and recent board meeting minutes too, since they show how much the association has saved for repairs and whether a big project is on the way. Our guide to buying a condo in Chicago walks through the paperwork in more detail.

Some Lakeview condos sit inside Chicago Landmark districts like Surf-Pine Grove. Work on the outside of those buildings that is visible from the street has to be approved by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Routine painting and minor repairs don’t need a building permit.

Search Lakeview Condos for Sale with The Westhoff Group

Hayley Westhoff with The Westhoff Group works Lakeview every week and knows which condos are priced to move and which ones are going to sit. She’ll help you navigate the offer, the inspection, and everything after. Browse the current Lakeview condos for sale above, then reach out and let’s discuss your options.

Lakeview Condos FAQs

1. How Much Does a Condo Cost in Lakeview?

The median condo in Lake View sold for $449,000 in the first quarter of 2026, based on quarterly MLS data. In October 2026, the median asking price for condos in Lake View was roughly $478,000. One-bedroom units on Lake Shore Drive start just under $200,000, while some four-bedroom units are listed above $1,000,000.

2. Where Is Lakeview in Chicago?

Lakeview is on Chicago’s North Side, along Lake Michigan between Diversey Parkway and Irving Park Road. Diversey Parkway is the line between Lakeview and Lincoln Park to the south, and Uptown sits to the north.

3. Is It Lakeview or Lake View?

Both spellings refer to the same place. Lake View is the official name of the community area, and Lakeview is the one-word spelling you will see in names like East Lakeview. The name goes back to the Lakeview House hotel, built near Lake Shore Drive and Byron Street in 1854.

4. What Types of Condos Are in Lakeview?

Lakeview condos range from high-rises on Lake Shore Drive to vintage courtyard buildings on the side streets. Some units are in historic buildings like the Brewster Apartments at 2800 North Pine Grove Avenue, which was completed in 1893.

5. What CTA Lines Serve Lakeview Condos?

The Red Line and the Brown Line both run through Lakeview, and Belmont is the station where the two meet. Purple Line express trains also stop at Belmont and Wellington.

6. Who Can Help Me Buy a Condo in Lakeview?

Hayley Westhoff with The Westhoff Group helps buyers find condos in Lakeview and across Chicago’s North Side. She can walk you through a building’s budget and assessments before you make an offer.