Tag: Luxury
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 [...]
From the $230s to $4 million on one of Chicago’s best blocks
At 2:00 in the video I pause in front of 2333 N Cleveland and reminisce about its asking price in 1978 - $235,000, as I recall. The home is today' [...]
A Gold Coast home ideal for entertaining
The beautifully renovated home at 32 E Bellevue Pl, on a tree-lined Gold Coast block, is a sophisticated urbanite's dream.
The location is stu [...]
A grand, classic home on River North’s mansion row
Some homes are on a large enough scale that a video tour ought to provide only a brief sketch.
That's the case with the 8,300 square foot, 13 [...]
Neighborhood events are year-round at Oakwood 200 Squared
Want easy access to the best of Chicago's endless neighborhood events? Pick the right neighborhood.
Residents of Oakwood 200 Squared, 210 N Wel [...]
Real and Craigslist fictional rents at The Streeter
The Streeter, a 48-story, 481-unit apartment tower at 345 E Ohio St in Streeterville, was still in lease-up mode and at 56% occupancy when Yo visi [...]
An idyllic Fox Lake home on 5 lakefront acres
After 20 years of renting large beachfront homes for an annual family gathering, I've become a tough critic of the vacation home genre. The one yo [...]
New and notable rental – $20K a month at Olympia Centre
At a height of 725 feet the 63-story Olympia Centre is said to be the tallest mid-block building in Chicago. In addition to condominiums the build [...]
Legacy at Millennium Park refinanced
This morning's email included a news release announcing the refinancing of Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St. An excerpt:
Mesa Developm [...]
Listening to buyers results in a better home at CA23’s Phase II
"One of the things that Belgravia is really good at is listening," says Belgravia Group founder Buzz Ruttenberg.
Join Buzz and Michael Hampton [...]
Edgebrook Glen, a disconnect between marketing and reality
If you're familiar with the conventions for naming real estate developments you'll immediately know that Edgebrook Glen is not in Chicago's Edgebr [...]
The 5-minute commute from Oakwood 200 Squared
Residents of Oakwood 200 Squared, 210 N Wells St, enjoy an enviable commute to work in Chicago's Loop – often a 5-minute or less walk away. That's [...]
A beautiful Wayne country estate serves up surprises
You're in a time warp as you pass through the tiny Village of Wayne along Army Trail Road. Except for the cars, the scene isn't much different tha [...]
Rent vs own on Astor Street – $20K a month or $5.4M?
A full-floor 6,000 square foot home just became available at 1555 North Astor St in the Gold Coast. It's offered for sale at $5,400,000 and for re [...]
Five single-families for sale on a great Gold Coast block
Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast stretches from State St to Lake Shore Drive. It's basically a single long block book-ended by Tavern on Rush and [...]
Staging a luxury home – before and after scenes
Real estate agents will tell you that professionally staged and furnished homes typically sell more quickly than homes that haven't been staged.
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An award-winning David Adler restoration in Lake Forest
David Adler was one of the most prolific and prominent architects and designers during the era of the "great American house," and the North Shore [...]
A $4.6M new home on a prime DePaul block
The property at 2145 N Dayton St, in DePaul, closed just a few days after being listed a month ago at a $1,400,000 purchase price.
It just cam [...]
Would you pay $289 a buildable square foot for vacant land in Lake View?
You'll find a number of multi-million dollar homes north of Addison along Wayne and Janssen. The home pictured above at 3804 N Janssen, for exampl [...]
We’ll find you a rental as cool as this one
"This one" is a 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath Old Town home with everything a luxury renter would want for the $5,500 a month asking price.
The unit, on [...]