Projects

Every building, before and after.

The left frame is the listing photo from the day Petir bought it; the right is the same building once it was renovated and re-let. Fourteen buildings; two are still under construction, and one has since been sold.

944 N. Damen Ave.: Before · storefront, 2024 listing — As boughtBefore · storefront, 2024 listing

944 N. Damen Ave.: After · renovated apartment, 2025 — RenovatedAfter · renovated apartment, 2025

944 N. Damen Ave.: Before · living room — Before · living room

944 N. Damen Ave.: After · bedroom — After · bedroom

944 N. Damen Ave.: Before · corner — Before · corner

944 N. Damen Ave.: After · hallway — After · hallway

944 N. Damen Ave.: Masonry restoration · 2024 — Masonry restoration · 2024

944 N. Damen Ave.: New kitchen · 2024 — New kitchen · 2024

944 N. Damen Ave.: Finished front · 2025 — Finished front · 2025

Ukrainian Village · 6 units · Renovating

944 N. Damen Ave.

Three-storey brick on the Damen corridor. The ground-floor storefront is converting to a live/work unit; the five apartments above are being fully renovated and the masonry restored. Permit set approved January 2026.

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3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Before · 2022 — As heldBefore · 2022

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: After · renovated kitchen, 2024 — RenovatedAfter · renovated kitchen, 2024

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Kitchen · 2022 — Kitchen · 2022

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Living room · 2024 — Living room · 2024

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Rear porches · 2022 — Rear porches · 2022

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Bedroom · 2024 — Bedroom · 2024

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: The building · 2025 — The building · 2025

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.: Kitchen · 2024 — Kitchen · 2024

Roscoe Village · 6 units · Held

3249–51 N. Damen Ave.

Six three-bedroom apartments in Roscoe Village. Renovated in 2023 and professionally managed.

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2301 N. Leavitt St.: Before · kitchen, 2024 listing — As boughtBefore · kitchen, 2024 listing

2301 N. Leavitt St.: After · same building, 2025 — RenovatedAfter · same building, 2025

2301 N. Leavitt St.: Before · 2024 — Before · 2024

2301 N. Leavitt St.: After · 2025 — After · 2025

2301 N. Leavitt St.: Before · living room — Before · living room

2301 N. Leavitt St.: After · bath — After · bath

2301 N. Leavitt St.: Demolition · 2025 — Demolition · 2025

2301 N. Leavitt St.: New kitchen · 2025 — New kitchen · 2025

2301 N. Leavitt St.: Front · 2026 — Front · 2026

Bucktown · 7 units · Held

2301 N. Leavitt St.

Seven-unit corner building. Renovated through 2025, re-leased, and refinanced on a long-term loan in October 2026.

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1311 W. Ohio St.: Before · kitchen, 2024 listing — As boughtBefore · kitchen, 2024 listing

1311 W. Ohio St.: After · 2025 — RenovatedAfter · 2025

1311 W. Ohio St.: Before · 2024 — Before · 2024

1311 W. Ohio St.: After · 2025 — After · 2025

1311 W. Ohio St.: Before · living room — Before · living room

1311 W. Ohio St.: After · bath — After · bath

1311 W. Ohio St.: New kitchen · 2025 — New kitchen · 2025

1311 W. Ohio St.: Front entry · 2025 — Front entry · 2025

1311 W. Ohio St.: Coach house · 2024 — Coach house · 2024

West Town · 6 units · Held

1311 W. Ohio St.

Six units including two coach-house apartments. Gut renovation completed in 2025.

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2049 W. Coulter St.: Before · 2019 listing — As boughtBefore · 2019 listing

2049 W. Coulter St.: After · 2025 — RenovatedAfter · 2025

2049 W. Coulter St.: After · kitchen — After · kitchen

2049 W. Coulter St.: After · bath — After · bath

2049 W. Coulter St.: After · from the west — After · from the west

2049 W. Coulter St.: After · living room — After · living room

2049 W. Coulter St.: Front · 2020 — Front · 2020

2049 W. Coulter St.: Kitchen · 2019 — Kitchen · 2019

2049 W. Coulter St.: Bath · 2019 — Bath · 2019

Pilsen · 6 units · Held

2049 W. Coulter St.

1898 three-storey six-flat in Heart of Chicago, the first building the two principals did together. Fully renovated in 2021.

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5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: The cottages today · 2026 listing — AfterThe cottages today · 2026 listing

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: A cottage kitchen · 2026 — AfterA cottage kitchen · 2026

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: Cottage — Cottage

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: Bedroom — Bedroom

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: Bath — Bath

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.: Paw Paw Lake from above — Paw Paw Lake from above

Coloma, Michigan · 6 units · For sale

5358 Paw Paw Lake Rd.

Heron's Nest: a complete renovation of a six-unit vacation resort on Paw Paw Lake, bought in November 2020 and rebuilt in 2022. Every cabin was taken down to the studs and refitted. Now offered for sale.

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4501 Donna Allen Way: Before · 2021 listing — As boughtBefore · 2021 listing

4501 Donna Allen Way: After · 2025 — RenovatedAfter · 2025

4501 Donna Allen Way: Before · second cabin — Before · second cabin

4501 Donna Allen Way: Before · kitchen — Before · kitchen

4501 Donna Allen Way: The view — The view

4501 Donna Allen Way: Before · third cabin — Before · third cabin

Cosby, Tennessee · 3 units · Held

4501 Donna Allen Way

Three one-bedroom cabins on nearly four wooded acres above Cosby, fifteen minutes from Gatlinburg and the Greenbrier entrance to the national park. Bought in March 2021 and renovated in 2023; run as vacation rentals.

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310 Colfax Ave.: Before · upstairs unit, 2019 listing — As boughtBefore · upstairs unit, 2019 listing

310 Colfax Ave.: After · same unit, 2024 — RenovatedAfter · same unit, 2024

310 Colfax Ave.: Before · bedroom — Before · bedroom

310 Colfax Ave.: After · same bedroom — After · same bedroom

310 Colfax Ave.: Before · bath — Before · bath

310 Colfax Ave.: After · bath — After · bath

Michigan City, Indiana · 5 units · Sold

310 Colfax Ave.

A 1943 two-storey building steps from the Lake Michigan shore: three one-bedroom apartments upstairs and two two-bedrooms below. Bought with partners in January 2021 and renovated that spring, with ductless heating and cooling added upstairs the next winter. Run as short-stay apartments from July 2021 and sold in July 2024.

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2607 W. Haddon Ave.: Before · kitchen, 2025 listing — As boughtBefore · kitchen, 2025 listing

2607 W. Haddon Ave.: After · 2026 — RenovatedAfter · 2026

2607 W. Haddon Ave.: Before · 2025 — Before · 2025

2607 W. Haddon Ave.: After · 2026 — After · 2026

2607 W. Haddon Ave.: Before · living room — Before · living room

2607 W. Haddon Ave.: After · bath — After · bath

Humboldt Park · 6 units · Held

2607 W. Haddon Ave.

Six-flat acquired in 2025. Apartments are updated one at a time as they turn.

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1846 W. 18th St.: Before · 2020 listing — As boughtBefore · 2020 listing

1846 W. 18th St.: After · renovated unit, 2026 — RenovatedAfter · renovated unit, 2026

1846 W. 18th St.: After · living room — After · living room

1846 W. 18th St.: After · bedroom — After · bedroom

1846 W. 18th St.: After · bath — After · bath

1846 W. 18th St.: After · closet — After · closet

1846 W. 18th St.: Kitchen · 2024 — Kitchen · 2024

1846 W. 18th St.: Living room · 2021 — Living room · 2021

Pilsen · 8 units · Held

1846 W. 18th St.

Legal eight-unit building acquired in 2020 and managed in-house; seven apartments let, the garden unit kept in reserve. Renovated in 2021.

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2031 W. 23rd St.: Before · 2019 listing — As boughtBefore · 2019 listing

2031 W. 23rd St.: After · 2026 — TodayAfter · 2026

2031 W. 23rd St.: Before · kitchen, 2019 — Before · kitchen, 2019

2031 W. 23rd St.: After · 2026 — After · 2026

2031 W. 23rd St.: Before · living room — Before · living room

2031 W. 23rd St.: After · bath — After · bath

2031 W. 23rd St.: Front · 2020 — Front · 2020

2031 W. 23rd St.: Demolition · 2020 — Demolition · 2020

2031 W. 23rd St.: Stair hall · 2021 — Stair hall · 2021

Pilsen · 8 units · Held

2031 W. 23rd St.

Legal eight-unit building held with partners in Pilsen, acquired at the turn of 2020. Renovated in 2023 and kept as a long-term investment.

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815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Renovated kitchen · 2025 — AfterRenovated kitchen · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Renovated living room · 2025 — AfterRenovated living room · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Bath · 2025 — Bath · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Kitchen · 2025 — Kitchen · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Bedroom · 2025 — Bedroom · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Living room · 2025 — Living room · 2025

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Front · 2022 — Front · 2022

815 N. Fairfield Ave.: Kitchen · 2022 — Kitchen · 2022

Humboldt Park · 6 units · Held

815 N. Fairfield Ave.

Legal six-unit building of two-bedroom apartments with garage parking. Renovated in 2022 and held.

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3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · 2025 — BeforeAs bought · 2025

3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · kitchen — BeforeAs bought · kitchen

3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · side — As bought · side

3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · living room — As bought · living room

3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · front room — As bought · front room

3801 N. Albany Ave.: As bought · rear — As bought · rear

3801 N. Albany Ave.: Front, as bought · 2025 — Front, as bought · 2025

3801 N. Albany Ave.: New rear porches · 2026 — New rear porches · 2026

3801 N. Albany Ave.: New cedar fence and porches · Aug 2026 — New cedar fence and porches · Aug 2026

3801 N. Albany Ave.: Gutted to the studs · Aug 2026 — Gutted to the studs · Aug 2026

3801 N. Albany Ave.: Fence going in · Jul 2026 — Fence going in · Jul 2026

Irving Park · 3 units · Renovating

3801 N. Albany Ave.

Three-unit building. Full renovation under way in 2026, new kitchens throughout.

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4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · 2024 — BeforeAs bought · 2024

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · kitchen — BeforeAs bought · kitchen

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · rear — As bought · rear

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · room — As bought · room

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · front room — As bought · front room

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: As bought · porch — As bought · porch

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: Front, as bought · 2024 — Front, as bought · 2024

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.: Gutted to the studs · 2025 — Gutted to the studs · 2025

Lincoln Square · 2 units · Renovating

4414 N. Hamilton Ave.

Two-flat a block from Welles Park. Renovation in progress.

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4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.: Living room · earlier rental listing — BeforeLiving room · earlier rental listing

4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.: Front on Central Park Ave. — BeforeFront on Central Park Ave.

4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.: Arched doorway · earlier listing — Arched doorway · earlier listing

4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.: Front windows · earlier listing — Front windows · earlier listing

4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.: Apartment · earlier listing — Apartment · earlier listing

Irving Park · 5 units · Held

4050–52 N. Central Park Ave.

A 1923 brick five-unit with five outdoor parking spaces, bought in October 2026. The plan: update the apartments and bring rents to market.

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How we work

Petir runs the job rather than handing it to a general contractor.

Buy, renovate, hold — and why the middle step is the one we do not outsource.