A Wilmette teardown trio
Wilmette no longer makes available an online list of demolition permits, so I don't have accurate data about the current pace of teardowns in the [...]
Construction update – new Evanston apartments
The 214-unit AMLI Evanston is topped out, and appears to be fully enclosed. The brick cladding is being installed on the north end of the building [...]
AMLI Evanston is hiring for March apartment occupancy
One way to learn whether an apartment project is on track for its scheduled opening is to scan the Help Wanted ads.
AMLI Evanston is leasing co [...]
Contribute to the New Trier Township Food Pantry
The Thanksgiving holiday is a time for sharing with family, with friends and with the larger community.
Chicago's North Shore communities rank [...]
Seventeen17 apartments in Evanston – major URL marketing fail?
My tendency, and I suspect the tendency of many, is to type the name of an apartment project followed by ".com" when I don't know its URL, rather [...]
Construction update – new Evanston apartments
We recently stopped by for a look at three new apartment projects that will add nearly 500 units to the Evanston market next year.
AMLI Evansto [...]
Is Glencoe an alternative to some Chicago neighborhoods?
Glencoe has a small, but surprisingly lively downtown near its Metra station. The downtown area has one-of-a-kind shops, sidewalk cafes, the Write [...]
Construction update – Evanston’s Central Station apartments
Some of you may remember the 1700 block of Central Street in Evanston as the site of the former Evanston Theater (pictured above). Some may recall [...]
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 [...]
Classic Winnetka Colonial with a New England feel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6T3TaS42ik
Grand homes and tree-lined streets can be found throughout Winnetka and this cedar-shingled Colonial hom [...]
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
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
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 [...]
Is Sheridan Road in Winnetka that kind of neighborhood?
There are certain types of signs you see only in certain types of neighborhoods.
Sheridan Road in Winnetka, where I encountered the above sign [...]
A well-attended lakefront party at a superlative Winnetka home
Coldwell Banker's Julie Deutsch and Maureen Mohling have seen and sold many of the North Shore's grandest homes.
The Italianate villa at 175 Sh [...]
One unit left at Library Place in Winnetka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfbx6COBYlY
Library Place, formerly known as Library Plaza, was built in 1965 and includes eight townhomes. In 2007, [...]
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 [...]
A Winnetka home with the look of a Zook
Although I'd been past it 100s of times I never paid attention to the home at 1487 Tower Rd in Winnetka. It caught my eye yesterday, and I instant [...]
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
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 [...]