The founder · President
Mariana Jackson.
Mariana Jackson is President of Hello Sunshine Chicago.
Booker Jackson was the site owner, and her father. The studio is kept in his name.
Read the founder pageA Chicago estate studio / The 2026 book
At home in the lasting city.
Twelve residences across six buildings. Each one shows a guide, the rooms, and whether the desk can introduce it now. The architecture stays attached to the address.
Real addresses. A guide on every residence. A written reply from the desk.
- The book
- The twelve residences. You can filter them, save one, and open it. Nothing in the book is held until the desk says so in writing.
- A guide
- Our working figure for the price. It is not an asking price, and it is not an offer, until the desk confirms it in writing.
- The desk
- Where you write. A person replies within one business day. Sending a request does not reserve a residence or a time.
Architecture, with a point of view
41°54′ N — 87°38′ W
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The book · Price, rooms, status
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The building · Architect and neighborhood
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The desk · A reply in writing
Open to introduction
Three homes the desk can discuss now.
Introduction
Lake residence
One Bennett Park · Streeterville
$4,250,000
Guide, confirmed in writing
3 bed · 3.5 bath · 2,840 sf
Open the residence
Introduction
River residence
The St. Regis Chicago · Lakeshore East
$4,900,000
Guide, confirmed in writing
3 bed · 3.5 bath · 3,120 sf
Open the residence
Introduction
Wave residence
Aqua Tower · Lakeshore East
$925,000
Guide, confirmed in writing
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,420 sf
Open the residenceReal residential architecture / Chicago
Distinctive forms.A city in context.
Six landmark buildings, each with its own story. Open a profile for sourced details, neighborhood exploration, and planning tools.
Saved buildings stay on this browser and device.
6Buildings
Residential
One Bennett Park
2019
451 E Grand Avenue, Chicago
Robert A.M. Stern Architects · Contemporary classicism
Explore details & toolsMixed use
Mixed use
Aqua Tower
2009
225 N Columbus Drive, Chicago
Studio Gang / Loewenberg Architects · Contemporary
Explore details & toolsResidential
860–880 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · International Style
Explore details & toolsMixed use
Residential
Marina City
1967
300 N State Street, Chicago
Bertrand Goldberg Associates · Modernist
Explore details & toolsThe practice
Find it. Ask. Then confirm it.
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Find
Rooms, neighborhood, guide, and status. The map is the same six addresses.
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Ask
A request gets a reference on this device and a draft the desk can answer.
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Confirm
One business day, in writing. That reply is the offer. Not the page.
No buyer fee for an introduction. The studio does not hold funds. Any offer is written with a licensed Illinois brokerage, named before anyone signs. The founder’s biography is on the studio page.
Read how the studio worksBuilding portrait / 01Streeterville
Streeterville · Lakefront
Modernism, beside the lake.
Open the profilePhoto: Teemu008 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Notes on the city
The best Chicago address is a feeling before it’s a pin.
From the lake’s changing light to a limestone facade after rain, choosing well means understanding the city at a human scale—and knowing which details stay with you.
Read city notesA closer conversation
Get in touch.
Name the residence, or the neighborhood if you are still looking. You get a reference on this device. The desk replies in writing within one business day.
Write to the desk