Tag: Northwest suburbs
Toll Brothers kicks hyperbole up a few notches in South Barrington
After several decades in this business I've become accustomed to builder press release puffery, but a release-based article in Barrington Area Tri [...]
Understanding real estate values – the Palatine Pool example
During the last four spring selling seasons I've been hearing agents report that buyers are obsessed with finding a deal, and are oblivious to locatio [...]
Buy from Lexington, and let Marketplace lease your old home
Are you ready for a new home, but still stuck with your old one? Buy at Lexington Square in Bridgeport or Lexington Park in Des Plaines, and Marke [...]
Find space and convenience at Lexington Park
Claudia Laskowski needed more space. The Resurrection Medical Center nurse's Lake View apartment "was tiny, and there was no parking and no storag [...]
New sales spark new round of construction at Lexington Park in Des Plaines
Encouraged by an uptick in sales at Lexington Park in downtown Des Plaines, developer Lexington Homes intends to move forward with another round o [...]
A completely remodeled Park Ridge starter home
The 3-bedroom, bath-and-a-half home at 2015 S Washington Ave drew a crowd at its first open house last weekend. It's unusual to see a completely r [...]
Lock in low rates, low prices at Lexington Park in Des Plaines
With mortgage rates expected to rise throughout 2011, buyers who wish to have a new home later this year would be wise to lock in today's low rate [...]
Leasing begins at River 595 apartments in Des Plaines
Leasing has begun at River 595, a new rental development located just steps from the shops, restaurants, and Metra depot in downtown Des Plaines.
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A HomePath bargain in Buffalo Grove?
The just-listed 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath home at 154 Lilac Ln in Buffalo Grove appears to be worth a closer look. The home last sold for $385,000 in Ma [...]
Retro marketing – the flat panel returns
A couple of years ago it seemed that every new home developer was offering a flat-panel TV with every new home sale. The offer became so common th [...]
Ashton condos hit the skids in Arlington Heights
If current resale prices at Ashton Condominiums are any indication, the developer is so far underwater on his remaining units that he’ll need a decomp [...]
A reverse comp-killer in Prospect Heights?
A newly-listed 2,220 square foot, 3-bedroom, 3-bath ranch home at 509 Grego Ct in Prospect Heights is priced at $725,000.
Huh? $725,000? I’m u [...]
Lexington Park’s location convenient for new casino employees
Once completed in late summer 2011, the world-class, 147,000 square-foot casino going up at Devon Avenue and River Road in Des Plaines is expected [...]
Lexington Park’s Des Plaines location takes the stress out of a daily commute
For most who have experienced it, the daily commute to and from downtown Chicago conjures up images of bumper-to-bumper traffic on the expressways [...]
Will Mount Prospect drain retail from Arlington Heights?
When suburbs lose retailers they lose more than just stores, jobs and community vitality. They lose sales tax revenues that can reduce property ta [...]
What Mary likes about Des Plaines
Mary Corbett is well suited to sell Lexington Homes' new Lexington Park townhomes in Des Plaines -- after all, she was born in the northwest subur [...]
Can Palatine decree a tree?
It’s apparently the height of the silly season in Palatine, where the Village Council has just decreed that trees depicted in home sales brochures [...]
Testing, testing – are you sure you want to move to Park Ridge?
The Interfaith Housing Center of the North Suburbs deploys trained volunteers in matched pairs to test for instances of housing discrimination. Th [...]
Arlington Heights hikes utility taxes
If you live in Chicago and pay attention to your utility bills (phone, gas, electric) you’re aware of the taxes the city adds to your utility cost [...]
Will you have phone service in Des Plaines or Park Ridge?
Many Chicago suburbs have carried on long-running battles with wireless carriers over cell phone towers, dating back to the days of the brain cancer s [...]