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474 N Lake Shore Dr

Condominium 61 stories500 unitsBuilt 1991

Over the last 24 months, sales here closed at a median $362 per sq ft, 5% below the Near North median ($383). HOA dues ran $0.91 per sq ft a month, in line with the Near North median ($0.88). Units leased in a median 13 days (neighborhood: 14 days).

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The numbers · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

What units sell and rent for

Medians of this building's closed MLS sales and leases. The range is a 90% interval; a figure is shown only when the building has enough records.

Price per sq ft

$362

90% range $354–$366 · 59 sales

Median monthly rent

$2,400

90% range $2,350–$2,400 · 75 leases

HOA dues

$0.91/ sq ft / mo

90% range $0.88–$0.93 · 58 sales

Activity · 24 months

67sales

75 leases

Leases: typical time to lease 13 days
Turnover 6.7% per year of units

Building facts · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

What listings say about the building

From this building's MLS sale and lease listings; a fact appears only when most listings agree. Rules change, and the association's documents are the authority.

Pets: Cats and dogs allowed; listings often note limits on number or weight (weight limit typically 40 lb) · 120 listings
Owners may lease: No · 49 listings
Parking: Included with some units (74 listings); deeded spaces typically $35,000 (19 listings)
Dues usually include: Heat, air conditioning, water, TV/cable, internet, doorman, exercise facilities, pool; plus insurance, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal · 75 listings
Amenities: Door staff, sundeck, elevator, party room, indoor pool, on-site manager / engineer, health club, bike room, sauna, exercise room, service elevator, receiving room, Whirlpool, steam room · 138 listings
Management: On-site manager · 59 listings

Getting around

Trains and buses nearby

The closest CTA 'L' stations and the bus routes a few minutes' walk away. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

'L' stations

Grand Red
about 18 min walk · 0.9 mi · step-free access
State/Lake Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink
about 20 min walk · 1.0 mi
Washington/Wabash Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink
about 20 min walk · 1.0 mi · step-free access

Bus routes within about a 6-minute walk

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Transit data: Chicago Transit Authority, via the City of Chicago Data Portal ('L' stops; bus stops as of 2022). Not affiliated with or endorsed by CTA. Check transitchicago.com for current routes and service.

Unit types

Estimated unit mix — Assessor + historical MLS

500 units on Cook County Assessor records.

Studio 106 · 21%

1 bed 164 · 33%

2 bed 137 · 27%

3+ bed 15 · 3%

Unknown 78 · 16%

Estimate: each Assessor unit is matched to its unit line, and the line's bedroom count comes from this building's MLS records (167 units from their own records, 255 from units in the same line). Units without enough evidence stay Unknown. Not a verified floor-plan inventory.

Type	Units (est.)	Median sale price	Median rent	Sales · leases, 24 mo	Near North median rent	Near North price / sq ft
Studio	106	$230,000	$2,000	21 · 13	$1,900	$335
1 bed	164	$265,000	$2,400	20 · 48	$2,500	$364
2 bed	137	$467,500	$3,650	22 · 12	$3,800	$392
3+ bed	15	too few	too few	4 · 2	$6,925	$480

Combined residences (two or more units joined) are counted as their original Assessor units in the unit mix; their sales and leases are counted under the combined size.

This building's medians are shown only with at least 8 records of that type in 24 months. The Near North columns are neighborhood medians for the same unit type, for reference — not figures for this building.

Stack plan

Every line, every floor

One cell per unit on Cook County Assessor records, by unit line (columns) and floor (rows). Column heads: the line's typical size and the direction its listings usually face.

Studio

1 bed

2 bed

3+ bed

Mixed or not enough records

Faces east (lake side)

Faces west (city side)

Faces north or south

Mixed / not recorded

Each line shows the unit type most of its units have (an estimate; see “Unit types”), and a line's size and exposure only when at least 3 of its units have records; individual units are not marked. Exposure is the direction most of a line's MLS listings report. In this building each floor up adds about -0.01% to price per sq ft within the same line. Line-by-line price premiums are not shown yet: too few sales per line.

Owning it

What a unit costs to hold, rent against price, and higher floors

Estimates from this building's own sales and leases.

A typical unit, every month

Type	Typical size	HOA dues / mo	Property tax / yr	Dues + tax / mo
Studio	700 sq ft	$550	$4,930	$960
1 bed	740 sq ft	$685	$5,210	$1,120
2 bed	1,290 sq ft	$1,163	$9,080	$1,920

Typical size: the type's median price over its price per sq ft (the building's, where the type has too few records), so an estimate. Dues: the type's median in this building's sales. Property tax: this building's tax rate per sq ft for units without exemptions, times the size; owner-occupants with a homeowner exemption usually pay less. Mortgage, insurance and utilities are not included. Try your own numbers in the calculator below.

Ownership economics

10.3%

gross rent ÷ price

5.3%

after HOA and property tax

Estimates from this building's median rents and prices by unit size; property tax partly estimated from same-building units without exemptions; an older tax year was used. Vacancy, maintenance, insurance and financing are not deducted (with 5% vacancy: 4.7%).

Higher floors

-0.01%

price per sq ft, per floor up

Same unit line, different floors (75 sales; 90% range -0.14%–+0.13%).

Calculators

Run the numbers for a unit here

Monthly cost to own against renting, or yields and cash flow if you rent it out. Start from this building's figures and change anything.

Unit type

Price Down payment, % Interest rate, % Loan term, years HOA dues, per month Property tax, per year Insurance (HO-6), per year Monthly rent Vacancy, % Repairs and other costs, per year Closing costs, % of price

Starting values are this building's medians for the unit type, where enough records exist; property tax is estimated from the building's tax per sq ft, only where enough units without exemptions agree. Change any number. An illustration only: not a loan offer, an appraisal, or tax or investment advice. Confirm figures with your lender, insurer and tax advisor. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Before you commit

Questions worth asking about any condo building

Standard questions for any building, not findings about this one.

What are the current monthly dues, and what do they include?
What is the reserve fund balance, and when was the last reserve study?
Has any special assessment been approved, proposed or discussed, and is any balance outstanding?
What are the leasing rules (minimum term, caps, approval)?
What does the master insurance policy cover, and what is the deductible?
Is the association a party to any litigation?
Request the association's disclosure package under Section 22.1 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

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Report BP-2026-09-30-B00202-08c22a · data through September 30, 2026 · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026. Medians of MLS records; MLS does not capture every transaction. Not an appraisal or valuation of any unit. How we measure.

474 N Lake Shore Dr

What units sell and rent for

What listings say about the building

Trains and buses nearby

Estimated unit mix — Assessor + historical MLS

Every line, every floor

What a unit costs to hold, rent against price, and higher floors

A typical unit, every month

Ownership economics

Higher floors

Against the other Near North towers

Price per sq ft

HOA dues per sq ft per month

Run the numbers for a unit here

Questions worth asking about any condo building

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474 N Lake Shore Dr

What units sell and rent for

What listings say about the building

Trains and buses nearby

Estimated unit mix — Assessor + historical MLS

Every line, every floor

What a unit costs to hold, rent against price, and higher floors

A typical unit, every month

Ownership economics

Higher floors

Against the other Near North towers

Price per sq ft

HOA dues per sq ft per month

Run the numbers for a unit here

Questions worth asking about any condo building

Other towers close by, and the full review

Nearby towers

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