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  1. ▢
    1
    Fountain Square Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    159 m 49 fl 2010
  2. 1600 Orrington Avenue 2
    1600 Orrington Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    128 m 37 fl
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    3
    605 Davis Street
    United StatesEvanston
    85 m 27 fl
  4. Chase Bank Building 4
    Chase Bank Building
    United StatesEvanston
    84 m 22 fl 1969
  5. Sherman Plaza 5
    Sherman Plaza
    United StatesEvanston
    84 m 25 fl 2007
  6. Optima Views 6
    Optima Views
    United StatesEvanston
    81 m 28 fl 2003
  7. One Rotary Center 7
    One Rotary Center
    United StatesEvanston
    72 m 18 fl 1977
  8. Park Evanston Apartments 8
    Park Evanston Apartments
    United StatesEvanston
    72 m 24 fl 1997
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    9
    1567 Maple Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    67 m 21 fl
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    10
    605 Davis Street
    United StatesEvanston
    64 m 20 fl 2007
  11. Carroll Place 11
    Carroll Place
    United StatesEvanston
    64 m 20 fl
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    12
    1720 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    59 m 13 fl
  13. Avidor Evanston 13
    Avidor Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    58 m 17 fl 2020
  14. St. Nicholas Catholic Church 14
    St. Nicholas Catholic Church
    United StatesEvanston
    58 m 1906
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    Optima Promenade
    United StatesEvanston
    56 m 18 fl
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    The Merion Legacy
    United StatesEvanston
    56 m 17 fl
  17. 415 Premier Apartments 17
    415 Premier Apartments
    United StatesEvanston
    55 m 17 fl 2008
  18. Church Street Station 18
    Church Street Station
    United StatesEvanston
    55 m 17 fl 2002
  19. Winthrop Club 19
    Winthrop Club
    United StatesEvanston
    51 m 15 fl 2009
  20. Albion Evanston 20
    Albion Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    51 m 16 fl 2020
  21. Optima Horizons 21
    Optima Horizons
    United StatesEvanston
    49 m 16 fl 2005
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    22
    Alice Millar Chapel
    United StatesEvanston
    46 m 1962
  23. Best Western University Plaza Hotel 23
    Best Western University Plaza Hotel
    United StatesEvanston
    45 m 13 fl 1973
  24. Centrum Evanston 24
    Centrum Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    44 m 12 fl 2018
  25. The Mather 25
    The Mather
    United StatesEvanston
    43 m 11 fl 2009
  26. Optima Towers 26
    Optima Towers
    United StatesEvanston
    41 m 13 fl 2002
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    Trulee Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    39 m 10 fl 2021
  28. The Link Evanston 28
    The Link Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    37 m 10 fl 2019
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    Grosse Point Lighthouse
    United StatesEvanston
    34 m 1873
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    Sprint Nextel Transmission Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    34 m
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    Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston
    United StatesEvanston
    30 m 8 fl 2016
  32. Fountain Square Building 32
    Fountain Square Building
    United StatesEvanston
    30 m 7 fl 1948
  33. Washington National Life Insurance Company Building 33
    Washington National Life Insurance Company Building
    United StatesEvanston
    27 m 7 fl 1929
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    City Grange
    United StatesEvanston
    22 m 5 fl 2022
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    1555 Ridge Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    20 m 5 fl 2022
  36. The Sea of the Ear-Ring '07 36
    The Sea of the Ear-Ring '07
    United StatesEvanston
    5 m 2007
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    Fountain Square Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    38 fl
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    Northlight Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    37 fl
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    Sienna, South Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    20 fl
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    605 Davis Street
    United StatesEvanston
    19 fl
  41. Carroll Place 41
    Carroll Place
    United StatesEvanston
    18 fl
  42. Carroll Place 42
    Carroll Place
    United StatesEvanston
    18 fl
  43. E2 West Tower 43
    E2 West Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    16 fl 2015
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    The Emerson
    United StatesEvanston
    16 fl
  45. 1890 Maple Avenue 45
    1890 Maple Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    14 fl
  46. E2 East Tower 46
    E2 East Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    14 fl 2015
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    Sienna, North Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    12 fl
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    Sienna, Southeast Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    12 fl
  49. Jane R. Perlman Apartments 49
    Jane R. Perlman Apartments
    United StatesEvanston
    11 fl 1978
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    1740 Orrington Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    11 fl
  51. 500 Davis Center 51
    500 Davis Center
    United StatesEvanston
    10 fl 1981
  52. The Mather Phase 2 52
    The Mather Phase 2
    United StatesEvanston
    10 fl 2012
  53. Engelhart Hall 53
    Engelhart Hall
    United StatesEvanston
    10 fl 1971
  54. Orrington Hotel 54
    Orrington Hotel
    United StatesEvanston
    10 fl 1923
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    Evanston Place
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1988
  56. 515 Main Street 56
    515 Main Street
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 2001
  57. 1800 Sherman Avenue 57
    1800 Sherman Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1986
  58. Lakeview Terrace 58
    Lakeview Terrace
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1978
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    Carlson Building
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1925
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    The Main
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 2016
  61. The Georgian 61
    The Georgian
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1926
  62. 1020 Grove Street 62
    1020 Grove Street
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1964
  63. Waterford East Condominium 63
    Waterford East Condominium
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl 1927
  64. Ebenezer Primm Towers 64
    Ebenezer Primm Towers
    United StatesEvanston
    9 fl
  65. Mather Gardens 65
    Mather Gardens
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl
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    The Evanstonian
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1953
  67. 617-625 Grove Street 67
    617-625 Grove Street
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1929
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    1585 Ridge Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1949
  69. Oakcrest Building 69
    Oakcrest Building
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1928
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    70
    1111 Church Street
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1964
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    1400 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1956
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    1500 Hinman Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1950
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    1410 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl
  74. The Plymouth 74
    The Plymouth
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1964
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    Ridgeview Tower
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1967
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    Sienna Court Condominiums
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 2007
  77. Main Station Apartments 77
    Main Station Apartments
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1952
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    North Church Condominium
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1982
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    Sienna Court Condominiums
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 2007
  80. 1575 Oak Avenue 80
    1575 Oak Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl
  81. Hinman House 81
    Hinman House
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1966
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    The Homestead
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1927
  83. The Maple Grove 83
    The Maple Grove
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1961
  84. Presidential Apartments 84
    Presidential Apartments
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1962
  85. Northlight Condominiums 85
    Northlight Condominiums
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1998
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    1717 Ridge Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 2013
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    1420 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 2000
  88. Library Plaza Building 88
    Library Plaza Building
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1922
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    89
    1501 Hinman Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1929
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    1426 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1927
  91. Shand Morahan Plaza 91
    Shand Morahan Plaza
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl 1984
  92. 1500 Chicago Avenue 92
    1500 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl
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    1430 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    8 fl
  94. 1572 Maple Avenue 94
    1572 Maple Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 2004
  95. 525 Grove Street 95
    525 Grove Street
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 1977
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    560 Lincoln Street
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 2017
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    97
    1222 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 2002
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    900 Chicago Avenue
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 2006
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    99
    Sherman Gardens East
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 1947
  100. ▢
    100
    Donald P. Jacobs Center
    United StatesEvanston
    7 fl 2001
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