Tag: Luxury homes
Stuff that sells: Lake Shore Drive landmark sells for $5.15 million
One of the four lavish, landmarked mansions in the 1200 block of North Lake Shore Drive sold this month for $5.15 million. 1260 N Lake Shore Dr, b [...]
Touring the Francis J. Dewes House, a landmark home in Lincoln Park
Last Friday Joe spent an hour marveling at the Francis J. Dewes House in Lincoln Park.
The home was one of the most lavishly detailed and decor [...]
Dewes Mansion listed for $9.9 million
The owner of the 9,768-square-foot Francis J. Dewes mansion at 503 W Wrightwood Ave in Lincoln Park has listed the home for $9.9 million, according to [...]
What a $1 billion home looks like
This summer we learned that Devon Avenue was a street straight outta Mumbai, so that means we'll see something like this on the Far North Side once th [...]
A Neoclassical villa atop a Mag Mile skyscraper, for just $11.5 million
Does your home have an enough room?
Not enough room, but a room that gives visitors "just enough information" about you, and that serves as a "mirr [...]
The priciest one-bedroom in Chicago
I didn't mean to write anything else about this building for a while -- it just happened that way.
As the headline says, this is the priciest one-bed [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
With yesterday's sales update still in mind, I took a detour to the Mag Mile during my lunch break to get a look at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, und [...]
Crain's: Three sales in three months for Ritz-Carlton Residences
You know times have changed when three pre-construction sales can make headlines. Crain's reports that the 88-unit Ritz-Carlton Residences, under cons [...]
Burling and Orchard and Howe, oh my!
You'll find seventeen of Lincoln Park's 50 top property taxpayers in the extra-long 1800 / 1900 blocks of three streets -- Burling, Orchard, and How [...]
Renovated Carlyle condo gets $1.05 million markup from 2008 sale price
One of the 200-plus homes that went on the market this weekend is this 3,020 square-foot, three-bedroom / 4.5-bath condo at the Carlyle, the 40-stor [...]
Another Elysian condo returns to market
A lot of the flip attempts at the Elysian, 11 E Walton St, have come with significant markups -- as much as 33 percent above an original sale price in [...]
Howe Street mansion commands full price
Who needs price reductions? Maybe this one was priced right the first time around. From Chicago Magazine's Dennis Rodkin, via Twitter:
Howe St. mansi [...]
A stonemason’s dream home in Riverwoods
The tiny (population 4,000) Village of Riverwoods, bordered by Lincolnshire, Deerfield, Northbrook and Buffalo Grove, is an easily overlooked enclav [...]
A living space at Benton Place
That's what a furnished living room looks like at Magellan Development's Benton Place Parkhomes. Interior designer Robert Pope, who designed the int [...]
Wrigley takes new tack for $14 million Gold Coast penthouse space
The Tribune reported in late June that Wrigley chair Bill Wrigley Jr was taking a new approach to selling 12,120 square feet of raw penthouse space [...]
For landmarked Prairie Avenue listing, pictures speak louder than words
Fred Scovell of Keller Williams Realty - West Loop included 16 great photos with his listing for the mansion at 2801 S Prairie Ave on the Near Sou [...]
Shark bites: Landmark luxury on Lake Shore
A Lake Shore Drive address in the Gold Coast rarely comes cheap (unless you're buying at auction this weekend, perhaps), but it's especially pricey wh [...]
All highs, no lows: Looking for luxury near the North Side's lake shore
Today's "just for the fun of it" search: the priciest condos with three or more bedrooms, located on or near the lake in the major lakeside neighbor [...]
360 degrees of views from a riverfront duplex penthouse
Last fall Joe Zekas joined Prudential Rubloff's Joanne Nemerovski for a walk through Unit #2701 at 445 E North Water St, one of the most spectacular [...]
Ritz-Carlton gets its financing
It'll be a happy new year for the Ritz-Carlton Residences after all. Arabian Business reports that Kuwait Finance House, which has a 95-percent stake [...]