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YoChicago’s video walk through the Ferris Bueller house

YoChicago’s video walk through the Ferris Bueller house

Last August I spent nearly two hours shooting photos and video at what, in deference to the listing agent's wishes, we referred to in the above vi [...]
Newly-remodeled apartments in a convenient Evanston location

Newly-remodeled apartments in a convenient Evanston location

941 Chicago offers studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments a block from the Chicago / Main CTA and Metra stations. The apartments have been totall [...]
A Lake Forest 3-bedroom single-family under $200K

A Lake Forest 3-bedroom single-family under $200K

The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 1197 Telegraph in Lake Forest is on a site that spans nearly half an acre. It's within walking distance of shopping, [...]
A tight-as-a-noose North Shore rental market

A tight-as-a-noose North Shore rental market

The rental market for MLS-listed North Shore homes and condos in the New Trier School District is as tight as we've ever seen it. As of yesterd [...]
A $5.25M Northfield home built in 2013 and completed in 2010

A $5.25M Northfield home built in 2013 and completed in 2010

According to the current listing, the 7-bedroom home at 2202 Martin Ln in Northfield was built in 2013 and spans approximately 21,000 square fee [...]
Wilmette teardowns are back

Wilmette teardowns are back

Travel back in time to the spring of 2006 and you would have found more than 100 homes on the Village of Wilmette's list of pending and approved d [...]
MLS-listed North Shore rentals are scarce

MLS-listed North Shore rentals are scarce

If you thought there was a shortage of homes for sale on Chicago's North Shore, take a look at how the rental market has shrunk over the past two [...]
A grand Victorian charmer in Evanston’s Ridge Historic District

A grand Victorian charmer in Evanston’s Ridge Historic District

) 1700 Asbury in Evanston will make you forget every assumption you once had about Victorian-style homes. Unusually large windows flood the roo [...]
Saying thanks with coffee and donuts at E2 in Evanston

Saying thanks with coffee and donuts at E2 in Evanston

Temperatures were in the single digits this morning when Fifield Companies' Randy Fifield set out to thank the construction workers at the new 356 [...]
Should AMLI Evanston be red-faced about its green claims?

Should AMLI Evanston be red-faced about its green claims?

Three new apartment projects opened in Evanston last year, and all were designed to achieve some level of LEED certification. Being energy conscio [...]
Wilmette’s winter wonderland annoys a neighbor

Wilmette’s winter wonderland annoys a neighbor

A year ago I wrote the following about a Wilmette home at the northeast corner of Cleveland and Thornwood: Wilmette resident Steve Maris has ou [...]
Shooting a no-go in Lincolnwood, still OK in Kenilworth

Shooting a no-go in Lincolnwood, still OK in Kenilworth

Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that a Cook County Circuit Court Judge upheld the Village of Lincolnwood's decision to bar a shooting range [...]
Lease a vibrant villa in Highland Park

Lease a vibrant villa in Highland Park

It isn't often that you'll see a 2-bedroom, 1-bath home described as a "hand-built country villa." But then, how would you respond if challenged t [...]
On a sandy beach in Winnetka

On a sandy beach in Winnetka

There's a chill in the evening air at this time of year that may inspire you to dream about life on a sandy beach in a warmer clime. Or it may jus [...]
E2 luxury apartments break ground in Evanston

E2 luxury apartments break ground in Evanston

Steve and Randy Fifield of Fifield Companies and Robert King of Carroll Properties keynoted the official groundbreaking for E2, two luxury apartme [...]
An Edward Dart masterpiece on a Glencoe acre

An Edward Dart masterpiece on a Glencoe acre

Architect Edward Dart completed nearly 100 projects before his premature death at 53, among them a landmark home at 350 Sunrise Circle in Glencoe. [...]
An architectural gem in southeast Evanston

An architectural gem in southeast Evanston

Designed in 1910 by the architect team of Spencer and Powers and built in 1911, this stunning "Prairie Tudor" home is situated on tree-lined Fores [...]
Can an off-lakefront Wilmette home command $4.5 million?

Can an off-lakefront Wilmette home command $4.5 million?

The asking price for the 6-bedroom, 6 ½ bath home at 723 8th St in Wilmette is $4,500,000. The home, built in 2011, boasts an outdoor pool and a 3 [...]
Tour a Highland Park landmark, the Ben Rose house and pavilion

Tour a Highland Park landmark, the Ben Rose house and pavilion

The Ben Rose house and pavilion has been said to be the most important modernist home in Chicagoland. It was designed by A. James Speyer, a st [...]
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