Lincoln Park. Where the park, the rowhouses, and the city meet.

Lincoln Park stretches west from the lakefront and the 1,200-acre park that gives the neighborhood its name — a stretch of tree-lined streets where Victorian rowhouses, greystones, and single-family homes sit minutes from the lagoons, the conservatory, and the free Lincoln Park Zoo.

What gives a Lincoln Park home its character is the range of housing within a few square blocks. Brick-and-limestone greystones and Victorian rowhouses from the late 1800s line streets like Burling, Howe, and Orchard, while newer single-family construction and condo conversions fill in around them. DePaul University anchors the western edge, and the Armitage and Halsted retail corridors give the neighborhood a walkable rhythm of boutiques, restaurants, and storefronts. Jovanka helps buyers and sellers read those differences block by block, since a rowhouse east of Halsted and a condo near DePaul tell very different stories.

What to know — as a buyer or a seller.

For buyers

Lincoln Park rewards buyers who understand its sub-pockets — a single-family block near the park reads differently from the condo buildings around DePaul or the rowhouses off Armitage. Jovanka helps buyers weigh those trade-offs rather than treating the neighborhood as one number.

For sellers

Pricing a Lincoln Park home well means accounting for the specific block, the era and condition of the building, and how it compares to what is actually competing for the same buyer, not just the neighborhood average.

Buying, selling & living in Lincoln Park.

Lincoln Park — common questions.

Who is a good Lincoln Park real estate broker?

Jovanka Corazzina is a Lincoln Park broker with @properties Christie's International Real Estate. She works closely with buyers and sellers across the neighborhood's greystones, rowhouses, single-family homes, and condo buildings, and brings a calm, relational approach focused on helping clients understand the market block by block.

What kinds of homes does Lincoln Park have?

Lincoln Park is known for brick-and-limestone greystones and Victorian rowhouses dating to the late 1800s, alongside newer single-family homes and condo conversions. Housing varies noticeably from one block to the next, with single-family streets near the park feeling different from the condo buildings around DePaul University.

What schools serve Lincoln Park?

Lincoln Park is served by Chicago Public Schools, including Lincoln Elementary, Oscar Mayer Magnet School, and Lincoln Park High School, which offers a neighborhood program and an International Baccalaureate program. Attendance areas and magnet or selective-enrollment eligibility vary by address, so verify current attendance boundaries with Chicago Public Schools.

How do you get around Lincoln Park on transit?

The CTA Fullerton station serves the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines, making it the neighborhood's main rail hub, while the Armitage station is served by the Brown Line and, during weekday rush hours, the Purple Line Express. Many residents also rely on bus routes along Halsted, Clark, and Fullerton, and most day-to-day errands are walkable.

What is there to do in Lincoln Park?

The neighborhood centers on Lincoln Park itself, a roughly 1,200-acre lakefront park with the free Lincoln Park Zoo, the Lincoln Park Conservatory, and walking and biking paths along the lake. The Armitage and Halsted corridors add boutiques, restaurants, and cafes, and DePaul University brings additional cultural and athletic activity to the area.