Darien Condominiums

About the Building

The Darien Condominiums is just one residential development in the popular Lakeview neighborhood, but it's a favorite among locals. Located at 3100 N. Lake Shore Drive, the attractive high-rise condo development has been around since 1949 and has 222 separate units with fee/leased parking for residents with vehicles.

Darien Condominiums is a striking development offering units with a number of different layouts and an average of 259 square feet of living space. The various floorplans include anywhere from studio to 3 bedrooms with an average master bedroom size of 200+ square feet. Typically, the kitchens are between 80 and 130 square feet, providing plenty of space to cook dinner for the family, or whip up a feast to entertain friends at your new home. And speaking of entertaining, the living rooms in this building are designed with up to 360 square feet of floor space—enough to host small get-togethers, or just lounge around on your own in wide open privacy.

No matter where you live, there are some essential amenities that, in this day and age, we just expect to have. Other features are an added bonus that make the city lifestyle that much sweeter. Darien Condominiums incorporates the necessities with a touch of luxury from the rooftop aspects to handy building services to the critical elements back in your private abode. Luxury amenities or not, sometimes the most important factor in purchasing a new home is whether or not your four-legged family member can move in with you. This residential building is pet friendly, so start scoping out the perfect new spot for your furry friend's water bowl.

In addition to the building basics, you’d probably like to know a thing or two about the cost of living in a place like this in Lakeview East. Well, the average assessments for this sought-after Chicago residence are $275 per month, on top of taxes that typically cost $1,340 per year.

The price per square foot for property at 3100 N. Lake Shore Drive is $510, with an average square footage of 259. The smallest units offer 1 square feet of living space, while the largest ones encompass 517 square foot floorplans. The standard length of time a unit in this building stays on the market (between listing and closing) is 83 days. Just to give you an idea of the going rate today for this particular site, a studio sold for $145,000 in September of 2007. There are currently few studio residences available in Darien Condominiums, with an average listing price around just or slightly above the market price.