New to market: a Winnetka widow’s walk
The broker calls the structure atop this newly-listed lakefront home in Winnetka a gazebo. I’d call it a widow’s walk but would compromise on wido [...]
Houston comes to the North Shore
The buzz in Winnetka this morning was about executives from Continental Airlines, now part of United, house-hunting on the North Shore. Brokers ar [...]
Coldwell Banker leads Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth sales in 2010
Coldwell Banker had the largest number of closed home sales during calendar year 2010 in Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth.
In Wilmette, where [...]
Listed for $979K in Winnetka, sells for $800K
Last April I visited the 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 397 Sunset Rd in Winnetka, shortly after it came on the market.
The home was directly acro [...]
Winnetka Plan Commission approves affordable housing plan despite opposition
The Village of Winnetka's Plan Commission recently considered, and adopted, a plan to expand the availability of affordable housing in the affluen [...]
Yo’s guide to moving to Winnetka
Winnetka is home to "the educated affluent," says Joe Zekas, a place with a largely unwarranted reputation when it comes to social snobbery and viewe [...]
A guide to moving to Winnetka
The Village of Winnetka is considered by many to be the “crown jewel of the North Shore,”. Schools, parks, recreational amenities, transportation, hou [...]
$5 million – now that’s a price reduction
A Winnetka manse that I wrote about just yesterday, when it was on the market for $28 million, was reduced today to $23 million. It originally cam [...]
An upbeat, happy home in Winnetka’s Hubbard Woods
A few short years ago your search for a 5-bedroom home for less than $1M in Hubbard Woods or any part of East Winnetka would have presented you with [...]
Rent or buy a Winnetka lakefront home
Veteran real estate agents on the North Shore tell me they can't recall seeing as many lakefront homes for sale as are currently on the market.
The [...]
The Packard Lofts of Winnetka's Hubbard Woods – a perfect place for a "pied-a-shore"?
Hubbard Woods in Winnetka is as interesting and walkable a neighborhood as almost any in Chicago. Its eclectic mix of mostly local shops and restaur [...]
BlockWalks: The 1000 block of Spruce Street in Winnetka
The block along Spruce Street east of Glendale is only one of many handsome blocks in Winnetka, says Joe Zekas. It has a special place in the memory [...]
What it takes to buy a beachfront home on the North Shore
Maureen Mohling, one of our local correspondents for Winnetka, has a flair for finding the right word or phrase to summarize a complex topic. "Patie [...]
Seeing signs of life in Winnetka's $2M to $4M market
Linda Martin is seeing strong activity on the North Shore this spring, even at price points near $4 million, with many of buyers making cash offers. [...]
Shark bites: Top reductions in Winnetka
Matt Garrison's ShoreShark.com tracks price reductions, short sales, and foreclosures in eight northern suburbs: Deerfield, Glencoe, Glenview, Highl [...]
An award-winning “ultimate kitchen” in Winnetka
Last Sunday I stopped by 322 Chestnut to visit Coldwell Banker’s Linda Martin, who was hosting the first public open house at the home, which is lis [...]
On Winnetka's Tower Road Beach
According to Joe Zekas' commentary in this video, there's no better beach in Winnetka than the Tower Road Beach. Find out what makes this sandy sett [...]
The plight of the second-homeless
The New York Times recently ran an article touting Chicago as "second-home city."
We recently featured a video interview with a second-home owner a [...]