Category: Luxury homes
Luxury houses, townhouses, condominiums and lofts in Chicago.
North Shore dream houses take time, patience, money
To build or not to build, that was the question facing 36-year-old Devin Mathews and his wife Gina as they moved their young family back to Chicago [...]
Lincoln Park manses attacked as vulgar and excessive
More news from the starter-castle market: Earlier today we alluded to the Chicago Tribune Magazine's fun little weekend spread "Attack of the giant [...]
It's a buyer's market in Lake Forest, Winnetka, where you can save a million or two
Deal of the day: The price of this 6,000-square-foot waterfront home in Lake Forest has dropped $2 million in six months to a paltry $6.9 million. Cus [...]
Puttin' on the Ritz at Chicago's priciest condo development
According to housing analyst Appraisal Research Counselors, new-home sales were strong during the first half of the year, and even luxury product pric [...]
Name your favorite downtown Chicago neighborhood for luxury living
What's the best downtown neighborhood in Chicago if you're looking to buy an ultra-luxury condo? My preference is for Streeterville, but what say you? [...]
The high life: High hats and white spats at The Ritz – and blue jeans at The Legacy
If you had wads of dough and fancied buying a pad in a new-construction high-rise what lifestyle would you lead? Would you stump up for a condominiu [...]
The high life: Ten East Delaware's layout is designed for luxury living
What's the difference between the design of the units in an ultra-luxury development and those of condos designed for the masses? It's little things l [...]
Developer taking reservations at luxury high-rise on old Columbus Hospital site
Guess what, guess what? In Sunday's paper RMI Development busted out an ad for the luxury high-rise development it's planning for the old Columbus Hos [...]
Chicago's priciest pads have views of the lake, Millennium Park, but not the queen
Forbes.com has released its annual list of the 10 most expensive homes in the world, and -- no surprise here -- Chicago is nowhere to be found. Our pr [...]
Trump trumped by The Ritz
There's a new leader in the "My luxury condo project is pricier than yours" contest. The average price-per-square-foot at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, [...]
Starter castles in Roscoe Village
Check out the mini-mansions in this tony little enclave - paved red brick and all - built mostly by JDL Development Corporation on former industrial [...]
Wanted: philanthropic buyer for $25 million Lake Bluff home
Coldwell Banker agents Jane and Didier Lepauw wanted to preserve Lansdowne, a Benjamin Marshall mansion on 21 acres in Lake Bluff, but the property mi [...]
The Residences at Regent Park come with kosher kitchens
Yo went for a wander around the new development, The Residences at Regent Park in West Rogers Park, the other day. New-construction of this scale an [...]
The $4.3-million fixer-upper on Prairie Avenue
The Marshall Field manse is being divided into condos, but this 1870s stunner, across the street at 1900 S Prairie Ave, is going it alone. The eight [...]
Land of the high-end rentals: Logan Square a bargain at $7,900!
Our favorite ritzy rental this week? The five-bedroom 4.5-bathroom single-family home at 1919 N Honore St. There's a handful of reasons we're taken wi [...]
North shore new construction open house tours
We scan the Web and flip the pages each week so you don't have to. See YoChicago's comprehensive new construction open house tours for Wilmette, Win [...]
Waterview Tower leaves small footprint on Wacker Drive
It's hard to believe this small plot of land on the corner of Clark St and Wacker Dr will soon be home to one of the tallest buildings in Chicago. [...]
A new record for Libertyville condos?
North suburban Libertyville is known more for detached single-families than for condos, but developer Joe Tremont is hoping to hit a new high with his [...]
Estate of the day in Highland Park
Luxist (photo credit) singles out this Highland Park site of lakefront languor as its estate of the day. [...]
Ivanka, Don Jr. on hand to hawk Trump condos
It was shoulder to shoulder the other night at a Trump Tower reception, where guests thought they might get a glimpse of The Donald himself. In the [...]