Tag: North Shore
A Kenilworth Memorial Day
As we set out to enjoy a long holiday weekend, many of us will pause to remember and honor the sacrifices that make our enjoyment possible, and th [...]
Kenilworth is the capital of stately on the North Shore
If you're a hard-core Joycean, as I once was, the word "stately" immediately calls to mind the opening of Ulysses and the rites of "stately, plump [...]
Amberley Woods condos launch final phase in Lake Forest
New projects are still being launched in Chicago's suburbs.
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eig [...]
North Shore MLS-listed rentals at another new low
The number of MLS-listed rental homes and condos in Chicago's North Shore communities fell to yet another new low this week, with only 230 units a [...]
Final-phase condos at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eighteen different 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans are available at p [...]
Wilmette’s pain may be your gain
Whether there's a need for more affordable housing has been the hot topic in Winnetka recently while neighboring Wilmette ponders what to do with [...]
In Glenview, a distressing tale of a non-distressed sale
There's been a fair amount of theorizing lately about the impact of foreclosures on the overall real estate market.
One meme has it that a two-tie [...]
Notable new listing – Shaw home in Lake Forest
The Howard Van Doren Shaw home at 81 Laurel was once considered a teardown candidate but was meticulously restored by committed owners. The Mooris [...]
Notable new rental – furnished in Winnetka for $10K
If you want to sample how life's lived in Winnetka without making a long-term commitment, a furnished rental is an almost ideal option. But it's o [...]
Notable new listings in Glenview’s Keck & Keck Solar Park
The Solar Park subdivision, a creation of architects Keck & Keck, dates to the early 1940s – a period when what we now call World War II had drama [...]
Buyers’ and sellers’ remorse in Northfield
You'll often encounter the term "Blietz-built" in listings for North Shore homes and condos. It's shorthand for a high level of quality and though [...]
From the foreclosure front – a farewell to Winnetka
The following note was posted to a Winnetka group. I've edited it to remove identifying information about the owner.
SADLY I am not still real [...]
Our Wilmette open house pick was quickly picked
Our Wilmette open house pick went under contract prior to today's scheduled open house. Anyone arriving at the home today would have seen the abov [...]
Sunday open house pick – $350K Wilmette starter home
Our open house pick this weekend is a 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath 50s-vintage split-level ranch at 527 Romona Rd in West Wilmette. It's a relatively affor [...]
The Home Alone house is a great place to call home
My day started with a visit to one of the most iconic homes in America -- the Home Alone house.
The home recently came on the market at a price [...]
Rent a million-dollar Northfield townhome for $4,000 a month
Unit 1A at 1884 Old Willow Rd in Northfield has been in the MLS for 1,100 days as of today and is currently in contract pending status. Its most r [...]
‘Home Alone’ house available for $2.4M
It's a little after 9:30 a.m., which means that everyone's already mined the good quotations and bad puns for this story. I'll keep it simple -- t [...]
Winnetka mansion tops suburban sales in April
May is only four days old, but the North Shore may have already seen the top sale for the month: Curbed says a Lake Forest mansion has just closed [...]
North Shore rental market tightens further
We've been tracking the MLS-listed inventory of homes and condos offered for rent in Chicago's North Shore communities every week for the last 51 [...]
Tony Grunsfeld, North Shore modernist architect
News of the death last Friday of Ernest A. Grunsfeld III, better known as Tony Grunsfeld, was relayed by the Tribune's Blair Kamin.
Many of Gru [...]