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The list price on the Francis J. Dewes Mansion, one of Chicago’s most lavishly detailed landmark homes, was recently raised from $9.9 million to $12.5 million. Chalk it up to an improving market – or whatever. The home, at 503 W Wrightwood Ave, has been on the market for several years, and is listed with ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 25, 2013
Randolph Tower, 188 W Randolph, represents the conversion of the landmark 45-story Steuben Club, built in 1929, into 313 residential apartments with retail space at ground level. From the lobby onward the décor is different – a colorful, fun array of whimsical shapes and textures. Step off the elevator on the 27th floor Sky Club ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 14, 2012
We recently wrote about the wave of existing buildings playing catch-up to the amenities and in-unit creature comforts offered by Chicago’s new downtown high-rises and rental condos. The landmark Belden-Stratford apartments, built as a hotel in 1922, is one of the buildings undergoing a renovation under new ownership. I visited the Belden-Stratford yesterday to shoot ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on September 19, 2012
Henry Hobson Richardson‘s Glessner House, now a museum and local and national landmark, was not well-received by its neighbors at the time it was built, according to a wonderful quote from the Chicago Evening Journal. On July 10, 1886, the paper reported: Richardson, the famous Boston architect, had before his death orders for several houses ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 6, 2012
What’s now known as the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool in Lincoln Park has been called “the quintessential oasis.” It’s one of the few examples of landscape architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The lily pool is named after Alfred Caldwell, the landscape architect who designed it and oversaw parts of its construction. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 11, 2012
When I visited the Theurer-Wrigley House last August it hadn’t yet been listed in the MLS. The landmark home at 2466 N Lakeview, which is more commonly known as the Wrigley Mansion, was listed for sale in October at $9,500,000, the current asking price. I visited the landmark Francis J. Dewes Mansion in November of ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 18, 2012
The historic Patterson McCormick Mansion, built in 1893, was designed by Stanford White and expanded in 1927 by David Adler. Warm Roman brick and terra cotta trim contribute to the distinctive aura of this grand palazzo-style home, which was built as a wedding gift for the daughter of the Chicago Tribune’s Joseph Medill. The mansion, ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 6, 2012
A developer has acquired the home at 3818 N Alta Vista Terrace – the “street of forty doors” – and drawn up plans to expand and renovate it. The resulting home will include an open floor plan, a roof deck, 4 bedrooms, 1 full and 2 half baths The $850,000 list price is approximate, and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 20, 2011
The landmark Morris Sachs building at 2800 N Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square has been transformed into Hairpin Lofts, a community resource where Logan Square artists can gather, perform, display their creations, work – and live affordably. The first floor is retail space. The entire second floor hosts a meeting, display and performance space overseen ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 8, 2011
This brief clip was inadvertently left out of my longer video tour of Chicago’s landmark Wrigley Mansion, one of the great homes in the city. One room in the home was, for a while, a bit of a mystery to the current owners. They used it as a family breakfast room, and discovered that it ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 9, 2011
The Race House, a Chicago landmark at 3945 N Tripp in Old Irving Park has been on and off the market for just over 4 years. The 4-level home has 5 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, and 4 fireplaces. It had been abandoned at one point and is now described as having been ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on September 13, 2011
The Theurer-Wrigley House, more commonly known as the Wrigley Mansion, at 2466 N Lakeview is currently for sale for $9.5 million, though not listed in the MLS. The home is a Chicago landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the owner’s adult children, who has an intimate familiarity with ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 15, 2011
Central Street, just west of Green Bay Rd in Evanston, is one of my favorite suburban spots. It’s a vibrant stretch of parks, one-of-a-kind shops, restaurants with sidewalk cafes and galleries. In the spring and summer this part of Central Street comes alive with a series of events. The 2500 block of Central hosts an ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 25, 2011
A columbarium on Dearborn? Many who’ve passed on life on the Gold Coast may take up residence there after they’ve passed on, if a local architect’s proposal for the Three Arts Club doesn’t go down in flames. Is this a deadpan publicity stunt? A fired-up negotiating ploy? The property’s highest and best use, urnings-wise?
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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 8, 2009
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