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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
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
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
“It’s truly one of the most amazing entertaining spaces you could ever have,” said Melanie Giglio as she showed me around a full-floor 4,100 square foot loft at 415 W Superior St in River North a year ago. At the time the home was priced at $1,749,000. It just came back on the market at ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 11, 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
You may or may not have noticed that ABC 7 has cancelled 190 North. The last show will air on March 31, and it will be missed by Chicago neighborhood buffs. A good introduction to 190 North is Lou Canellis’ high-energy video tour of Portgage Park, a popular northwest side neighborhood. The neighborhood’s been in ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on March 6, 2013
By the time I met Sergio & Banks‘ Demetrius Simpson at a nearly-completed Noah Properties’ home in Wicker Park late last December, it was already under contract. The 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 1524 N Wood St had been listed for sale at $1,299,999. It closed last week at $1,275,000. Noah Properties has been ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on February 18, 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
Sergio & Banks‘ Melissa Govedarica has announced the pre-construction sellout of a 15-unit Noah Properties’ development at 4036-4046 N Western Ave in the North Center neighborhood. The development included five 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath duplex units and ten 2-bedroom, 2-bath single-floor units on the site. Duplex units were priced at $339,900 and single-floor units at ...
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Posted by sponsored post on February 8, 2013
Noah Properties’ new mixed-use development at 1864-70 N Damen Ave has a heart-of-Bucktown location. The development includes nine condo units above ground-floor commercial space. Six of the residential units are under contract, and the remaining three are all on the top floor. The 2-bedroom, 2-bath units boast high-end finishes and appliances. The units also have ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on January 15, 2013
The 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 1524 N Wood St in Wicker Park was nearing completion at the time of my visit and, typical of Noah Properties’ homes, was already under contract. The list price was $1,299,999. The home has all the characteristics of Noah Properties’ luxury offerings: high ceilings with glass window walls ...
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Posted by sponsored post on January 3, 2013
Noah Properties is known for fast-selling, light-filled homes with spectacular kitchens and tons of upgrades. The single-family home that’s under construction at 3615 N Lakewood boasts 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, a large roof deck, an oversized lot with a 3-car garage and a major surprise: a lap pool. The home is not yet listed for ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 17, 2012
Noah Properties is known for delivering homes that include all of the extras that many other builders offer as upgrades. The two single-family homes that are under construction at 1627 and 1629 North Artesian are an unusual Noah product in that they’re priced in the mid-$500s. Other homes currently being offered by the developer range ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 12, 2012
If you’re a Cubs fan, or just want to be close to the excitement of Wrigley Field, it doesn’t get any better than the 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo on the second floor of 3732 N Kenmore. This newly-listed heart-of-Wrigleyville location is a half block north of the ballpark on a tree-lined block a short distance from ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 12, 2012
Some of the finishes in the 5-bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home that’s nearing completion at 1244 W George St are unlike anything you’ve seen in Chicago. The RD Precision home’s most unusual feature is a handcrafted cedar fireplace surround that seems to soar into the family room. If you’re in the market for more than ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 12, 2012
Noah Properties has been one of Chicago’s best-selling developers the past several years. The six 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath single-family homes that Noah has under construction in the 2000 block of Erie have all been sold prior to completion. At the time of this video none of the Ukrainian Village homes was even completely framed ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 11, 2012
If you’re familiar with the leafy stretches of Lincoln Square near Winnemac Park you’re aware of how unusual it is to see new construction in the neighborhood. Just steps from the park is a newly-built 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home on a 30-foot wide lot at 2251 W Winnemac Ave. The exterior of the home ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 11, 2012
Noah Properties has been one of Chicago’s hottest-selling developers in the past several years. With each new project Noah seems to achieve new levels of style and sophistication, while continuing to deliver the all-inclusive homes that buyers have been snapping up before they’re completed. Noah Properties’ new Bucktown condos have a terrific location in the ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 10, 2012