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The classic Gold Coast rowhouse at 67 E Cedar St was gutted two years ago, but with a goal of preserving as much of the original detailing as possible — especially the magnificent staircase. The result is a 5-bedroom, 4 ½ bath home that offers unusual flexibility for an extended family, a family with live-in ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 8, 2013
A 6-bedroom, 5 ½ bath home at 21 E Cedar St just came on the market at $6.6 million. According to the listing it was “custom built in 2010″ and encompasses approximately 8,000 square feet of living space, 3 outdoor spaces with city views, and a 2 ½ car garage. The site was studded with ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 22, 2012
The classic Fugard & Knapp-designed cooperative at 232 East Walton has only two residences per floor. In the video, Coldwell Banker’s Meladee Hughes introduces Si, one of the owners of Unit 5W, who shows us around his beautiful home and talks about how perfectly it suits the way he and his wife live. The 3,700 ...
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Posted by sponsored post on July 12, 2012
This New England-style Barrington estate is a genuine work of art that’s unlike any home you’ve ever seen. When you enter you might begin comparing it with a designer showcase home. As you meander through its unique floor plan, you’ll quickly realize that the home’s visual integrity and the richness of its detailing place it ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 30, 2012
The 6,300 square foot single-family greystone at 48 E Cedar St in the Gold Coast was completely reconstructed two years ago. The 3-story plus lower-level home has 5 bedrooms, 5 full and two half baths, a library, a media room, a Christopher Peacock kitchen and all the features you’d expect in a luxury residence. The ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 21, 2012
1000 Lake Shore Plaza is at the corner of Oak Street, where Lake Shore Drive meets the Magnificent Mile. It’s across from Oak Street Beach and steps from enough shops, restaurants, nightlife and recreation to make your head spin. Join us for a tour of the building’s top-tier amenities package and a look at Unit ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 8, 2012
618 Central Ave in Wilmette is the setting for a classic side-entrance center-entrance vintage charmer that’s been completely updated. The home has also been expanded to include a first- floor family room with French doors opening to a raised bluestone patio and professionally landscaped yard. The home has four bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and a ...
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Posted by sponsored post on April 24, 2012
The beautifully renovated home at 32 E Bellevue Pl, on a tree-lined Gold Coast block, is a sophisticated urbanite’s dream. The location is stunning — literally steps from a dozen restaurants and night clubs, Oak Street Beach and the shops on Oak Street, on a block lined with beautiful vintage homes. There’s parking for 4 ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 24, 2012
Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast stretches from State St to Lake Shore Drive. It’s basically a single long block book-ended by Tavern on Rush and Gibsons on the west and Oak Street Beach on the east. Anyone setting out to select Chicago’s best blocks would have to consider Bellevue Place a contender. The tree-lined ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 1, 2012
The recently-listed 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath, 2,200 square foot Unit 10A at 1300 N Lake Shore Dr is “the perfect condo” according to Coldwell Banker listing agent Meladee Hughes. The unit is accessed from a private elevator foyer. It has a large living / dining area with a balcony overlooking the lake and Oak Street ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on October 18, 2011
If you go searching for the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast you’re likely to find it at 1400 N State Pkwy. The location almost defines the Gold Coast: a wonderful mix of mansions and high-rises, and proximity to the lake, parks and neighborhood dining, shopping and nightlife. Dawn, one of the owners of a 3,000 ...
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Posted by sponsored post on September 13, 2011
The home at 222 Bradwell Road in Inverness has a classic split-level floor plan with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a family room, an office, and 3 fireplaces. The real story though is the site, which consists of 3 lots — one of them wooded — totaling 1.7 acres. There’s a stable on a trail through ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 1, 2011
Bellevue Place, just west of Lake Shore Drive, is one of the most attractive blocks in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The 1880s-era 5-bedroom, 3-bath home at 67 East Bellevue Pl has most of its vintage features intact. It’s livable in its current state but comes with plans and permits for an addition that would expand ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 26, 2011
222 East Chestnut is a boutique vintage doorman building that has only two units per floor, a gym and a sundeck. It’s one of the few remaining buildings with a manually-operated elevator. Unit 8A, a 2,700 square foot, 3- or 4-bedroom, 3-bath condo is currently for sale at $699,999 or for rent fully furnished at ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 23, 2011
While we were shooting a video tour of 67 East Bellevue I asked Meladee Hughes what the Gold Coast was like when she was growing up there decades (I didn’t ask how many) ago. Meladee walked me over to 1000 Lake Shore Drive and into the lobby, where there is a large framed photograph of ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 21, 2011
When 1200 North Lake Shore Drive was built in 1912 it attracted residents with some of Chicago’s most storied names: Field, Armour and Wrigley. Noted architect Benjamin Marshall designed the 39-unit building, originally known as The Stewart Apartments, in the neo-classical style with a refined, stately, monochromatic façade. 1200 North Lake Shore Drive has an ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 12, 2011
Mark Stone was 17 years old when his dad bought two abandoned gravel quarries in Libertyville. At the time, he didn’t share his dad’s vision of the pristine environment he came to love on what became Lake Minear. After living in a much larger home in Riverwoods for 13 years Mark commissioned North Shore architect ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 11, 2011
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