Sarah McLennon is a Chicago Realtor with @properties Christie's International Real Estate, helping buyers, sellers and investors make informed property decisions across Chicago and the surrounding communities.

A lifelong Chicagoan raised in Lincoln Park and still rooted on Chicago's Northwest Side, Sarah comes from a family whose lives have been dedicated to building Chicago—literally and civically. They paved streets, built bridges and infrastructure, grew independent small businesses, and worked in public service and local politics. Her mother's store, Presence, was a Chicago neighborhood institution for more than 40 years. Her father managed political campaigns before working alongside Cook County Clerk David Orr for decades, and the first campaign Sarah worked on was Mayor Harold Washington's.

No single person owns this city; each of us helps preserve its land, strengthen its communities and shape its future. For Sarah, real estate became a natural way to continue that work—to engage directly with Chicago's land, within its neighborhoods, and approach property with a sense of stewardship.

Her path to real estate was not conventional. Sarah earned a BA in Film and Video, trained at Second City, studied art, earned a degree in Culinary Arts, and worked in kitchens across the city. She also grew up working in her family's multiple small businesses and around Chicago politics.

Film taught Sarah to observe closely. Restaurants taught her that preparation, timing, details and grit matter. Small business taught her resourcefulness and the value of lasting relationships. Chicago politics and elections taught her how our neighborhoods function and how our city runs. Real estate valuation has taught her to distinguish what a property appears to be worth from what the evidence actually supports.

Today, Sarah brings that combination of lived knowledge, careful analysis and creative problem-solving to every transaction. She has a particular interest in Chicago's distinctive housing stock, architecture, restoration, valuation and investment potential. She looks beyond finishes and square footage to understand a property's condition, its history, the numbers beneath it and how today's decision may affect a client years from now.

Sarah's work is grounded in patience, honest guidance and intelligent strategy. She believes clients deserve context without pressure, clear analysis without hype and support that continues beyond the closing table.

Knowing Chicago means understanding more than where things are. It means understanding how they got there.