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The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd in Hyde Park / Kenwood, was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous incarnation, however, was as a music venue frequented by some of the greats of jazz music. When the Sutherland was recently converted to luxury apartments the lobby was restored ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 20, 2013
Every RD Precision home is unlike any home you’ve ever seen. Like every RD Precision home, the new 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath, 2-car garage home at 1718 W Wellington in Lake View boasts designer-quality finishes with an unexpected flair and sophistication. The newly-listed home is in the Burley School attendance boundaries and is priced at ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 7, 2013
Noah Properties’ high-style amenity-laden homes typically sell before completion. That was the case with the four 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath homes Noah recently built in the 1800 block of Ohio in the East Village. The homes were sold in the mid-$800s. The standard, highly-individualized Noah Properties home includes all of the options that buyers desire ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 6, 2013
The Pointe is one of the most sought-after townhome communities in Lincoln Park. The reasons aren’t hard to fathom — a Lincoln School District location that’s steps from the park, and floor plans that offer the livability of a single-family home at less than half the price. The newly-listed townhome at 2039-C N Lincoln Ave ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 3, 2013
Every Noah Properties home is similar to all the other ones — and distinctively different from all the others. What they have in common can be summarized in one word: flair. The 6-bedroom home at 1518 W George in Lake View is on a 30-foot wide lot, enabling it to have graciously-sized rooms and four ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 3, 2013
The first of three evening events showcasing seven furnished model apartments took place last night at K2, the new luxury apartment high-rise in the Fulton River District. The event drew a crowd that numbered in the hundreds. There was great weather, good food, refreshments, music from KISS FM, luxury cars from Perillo and an opportunity ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 2, 2013
Yesterday I visited two luxury Lake View single-family homes that were nearing completion, and shot video at both. Check back in a few days for the sponsored tours. Both homes feature, as you’d expect, lavish kitchens with extensive cabinets, large islands, high-end appliances, breakfast bars and adjacent family rooms that open to spacious 3-tiered decks. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 30, 2013
Last August we looked in on a 44-foot wide lot at 1859 N Orchard, pictured above, where a developer had paid $2,550,000 to acquire four condominium townhomes and proposed to build a home on the site for $6,950,000. The to-be-built home is still listed at that price. Earlier this year the property was also listed ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 23, 2013
The Sutherland, a historic property at 4659 S Drexel in Hyde Park / Kenwood, has newly-renovated studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments available for rent. The Sutherland offers 24-hour concierge service, a fully-equipped fitness / recreation facility, and a resident lounge. Studio apartments rent from $795, 1-bedrooms from $965, and 2-bedrooms from $1,200. Heat and internet ...
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Posted by sponsored post on April 19, 2013
Crain’s recently reported the bulk sale, for $4.5 million, of the 5-unit Richelieu Flats, 318 S Michigan Ave. The units had been offered for sale individually at an aggregate price of over $8 million. Baird & Warner’s Millie Rosenbloom still has the units, two of which are under contract, listed for sale. You can tour ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 12, 2013
The headline describes the above view, shot from the 74th floor of Trump Tower, of the Ritz-Carlton Residences at 118 E Erie St. The headline also calls to mind an exchange between the Donald and the Ritz sales team from August of 2006. The contretemps came in response to a report that Q2 2006 sales ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 4, 2013
The 4-bedroom, 4-bath Nantucket-style home at 249 E St Charles Rd is in a convenient center-of-town Elmhurst location. This like-new, spacious home was built in 2008 and boasts 3,000 square feet of open-plan living area. The home has a separate formal dining room with butler’s pantry, a large kitchen island adjacent to a breakfast area ...
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Posted by sponsored post on March 19, 2013
The elaborate terra cotta façade that graced the Grossinger Cadillac dealership in Old Town was disassembled and restored to near-original condition while a new luxury high-rise was under construction on the site. The re-installation of the façade, which blends the striking new tower into the classic surroundings of its Old Town location, began earlier this ...
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Posted by sponsored post on March 15, 2013
Eric Rojas, one of our sponsors, is an active blogger who spends a lot of time on the streets looking at and then reporting on what’s new and interesting. Yesterday Eric focused on new construction along Lakewood Ave in the Southport Corridor. One of the properties Eric spotlighted was a new home on a corner ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 13, 2013
RD Precision has quickly become known for building high-style, luxury single-family homes with all of the features that buyers want included in the price. Homes by RD Precision have sold quickly, often before completion. The 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 1718 W Wellington in Lake View is slated for completion in 45 days. It’s ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 7, 2013
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
Lake Forest differs, in many ways, from the mental picture that many have of a long-settled bastion of North Shore mansions. Perhaps the greatest difference is that the majority of Lake Forest housing is of fairly recent vintage, built within the past 50 years, and quite a bit of it in large subdivisions west of ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 25, 2013
Starting on June 13, residents of 1225 Old Town, the new luxury apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town will only have to head downstairs to access some of Chicago’s best cuisine. Plum Market, Old Town’s neighborhood connection to natural, organic, local and specialty items, is proud to announce a partnership with ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 14, 2013
RD Precision’s latest luxury single-family, which is nearing completion in Lake View at 1244 W George, truly merits the “must see” designation. The space and the finishes exhibit a level of flair and panache that you rarely see in new construction in the under $2M range in a comparable location. The basics: 5 bedrooms, 4 ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 12, 2013
K2, the luxury high-rise at 365 N Halsted in the Fulton River District, is opening ahead of schedule, with first occupancies set for March 1st. There was a flurry of activity at the building, and the management, leasing and custodial staff were setting up in their new offices during our visit. Randy Fifield of the ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 12, 2013
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