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AMLI Evanston, a construction update

AMLI Evanston, a construction update

AMLI Evanston, the mixed-use development at Chicago Ave and Kedzie St in Evanston, continues to progress toward its goal of occupancy by spring 20 [...]
Meet LiveEvanston’s first home buyer

Meet LiveEvanston’s first home buyer

LiveEvanston is a City of Evanston initiative that makes attractive, high-quality homes affordable to qualified moderate-income families. LiveE [...]
Tour eight updated Evanston apartment buildings in 14 minutes

Tour eight updated Evanston apartment buildings in 14 minutes

Wouldn't it be great if every apartment building had a video tour that gave you a good look at the apartments and their location? Video gi [...]
Tour a Southeast Evanston architectural masterpiece

Tour a Southeast Evanston architectural masterpiece

Just a block from the park fronting Lake Michigan in Southeast Evanston is a stately home at 1038 Sheridan Road. Built in 1925 and designed by re [...]
Evanston Colonial under contract in 30 days

Evanston Colonial under contract in 30 days

A 3-story Colonial home at 2767 Sheridan Rd in northeast Evanston is under contract after 30 days on the market. The 14-room, 6-bedroom, 3 ½ bath [...]
Construction check – Seventeen17 in Evanston

Construction check – Seventeen17 in Evanston

Site prep work appears to be nearly complete on a 175-unit apartment complex underway at 1717 Ridge Ave in Evanston. The project, named Seven [...]
Construction check – AMLI Evanston

Construction check – AMLI Evanston

AMLI Evanston, a mixed-use development at Chicago Ave and Kedzie St in Evanston, appears to be making rapid progress toward its goal of occupancy [...]
Contemporary Evanston apartments in the heart of downtown

Contemporary Evanston apartments in the heart of downtown

1575 Oak offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments in a contemporary 8-story building with outdoor and garage parking. Apartments feature [...]
An Evanston vintage mid-rise in a close-to-everything location

An Evanston vintage mid-rise in a close-to-everything location

The renovated vintage midrise at 860 Hinman is home to two of Evanston's favorites - the Brothers K coffee house and the Lucky Platter restaurant. [...]
A panoramic view of downtown Evanston

A panoramic view of downtown Evanston

I spent several hours earlier today touring vintage and modern apartments and shooting video with the folks from BJB Evanston. The off-and-on s [...]
Is 581 Ingleside Park the most beautiful home in Evanston?

Is 581 Ingleside Park the most beautiful home in Evanston?

Calling it that would be selling it short, according to Koenig & Strey's Sally Mabadi, who deems it the most beautiful home on Chicago's North Sho [...]
Evanston apartment complex breaks buildings

Evanston apartment complex breaks buildings

Demolition of the existing buildings has begun on the site a new 214-unit apartment complex in Evanston. Call it a building-breaking rather than a [...]
Evanston’s Grand Bend offers rent to own program

Evanston’s Grand Bend offers rent to own program

Bluewater Assets Group slashed prices and arranged new financing options for buyers after purchasing the remaining 39 unsold units at Grand Bend a [...]
Deals of the day – the first LiveEvanston homes

Deals of the day – the first LiveEvanston homes

The first LiveEvanston homes have just been listed in the MLS. If the pictures of these renovated homes are an accurate indication of their attrac [...]
LiveEvanston program offers low money down rehabbed homes

LiveEvanston program offers low money down rehabbed homes

Last year Evanston received an $18.15 million federal grant to acquire and rehab 100 units of foreclosed and abandoned properties in two census tr [...]
Quote of the day – B&Bs on every Evanston block

Quote of the day – B&Bs on every Evanston block

Trib Local is reporting that Evanston may be on the verge of approving its first bed and breakfast. The proposed lakefront site, a 6-bedroom, 4 [...]
Why a builder bought at Grand Bend in Evanston

Why a builder bought at Grand Bend in Evanston

After 35 years in the same home in a nearby community Doug and Elsa had a very specific set of requirements for the condo they were looking to pur [...]
A loose history of Evanston

A loose history of Evanston

We've previously noted the wide variance among Evanston census tracts in private school attendance among elementary school age children. In Ce [...]
Quote of the day – it’s sort of an Evanston landmark

Quote of the day – it’s sort of an Evanston landmark

AOL Patch relates the back-story of this Evanston house in the 1400 block of Emerson, quoting developer Michael Lee: [T]here is talk that L [...]
University housing options at Grand Bend in Evanston

University housing options at Grand Bend in Evanston

With fall semester right around the corner, Northwestern students are finalizing plans for housing. With rents rising and condo prices at their lowest [...]
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