Tag: North Shore
Another huge hit on Glencoe new construction
When we first visited 501 Greenleaf in Glencoe, back in July of 2006, the home was still under construction and priced at $4,295,000. It sold last [...]
Description vs photo disconnect in $419K Winnetka 4-bedroom
If you haven't paid attention to Winnetka home prices for the last four years, the notion of a $419,000 4-bedroom, 2-bath home on a 50 x 187 lot i [...]
In Wilmette’s Kenilworth Gardens, the fourth bedroom costs $200K
Over at North Shore Views Anne West lists the homes for sale in Wilmette's Kenilworth Gardens neighborhood, an area that's long had a strong appea [...]
A $400K discount on a Northfield single-family
When Joe Zekas first visited the family-friendly six-bedroom / 4.5-bath home at 775 Sunset Ridge Rd in Northfield, it was priced at $1.95 million. [...]
Rental deal of the day – Highwood 4-bedroom for $1,500
This 4-bedroom, 2-bath home on a large lot a few short blocks from downtown Highwood and the Metra station just came on the market for $1,500 a mo [...]
North Shore open house pick – 2424 Park Place, Evanston
Every so often I dip into YoChicago’s extensive library of stock footage to take you on a drive through Chicago’s North Shore and north suburbs, p [...]
East Wilmette short sale below 1999 price
A 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 906 Greenleaf Ave in Wilmette just came on the market as a short sale, at $550,000. The home sold for $615,000 in Ju [...]
Northfield’s never-ending Willow Road saga
Nearly three years ago I met Matt and Ken from the North Suburban Awareness Group (NSAG) at the Northfield Farmers Market, and we spent a few minu [...]
Winnetka, the teardown capital of Cook County
View Winnetka teardowns & new construction in a larger map
The current issue of Crain’s Chicago Business (subscription required) reports a mode [...]
An ‘impeccable restoration’ in Wilmette, priced at $2.25M
This 6,000 square-foot single-family home at 744 Sheridan Rd in Wilmette was the Wall Street Journal's House of the Day on Monday. In a 10-photo s [...]
A major bargain on a prime Wilmette lot
There’s nothing extraordinary about the to-be-built 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath home at $1,295,000 on a 50 x 150 lot at 1327 Washington Ave in Wilmette. A [...]
Evanston, developer spar over 200-year old tree
SoNo’s developer, Smithfield Properties, is mulling a lawsuit against the City of Evanston over stalled plans to develop the long-vacant Kendall C [...]
Own for less than renting at Grand Bend
With new low prices in place for Grand Bend at Green Bay's remaining inventory of one- and two-bedroom condos, buyers can now own a home in downto [...]
Rare Kenilworth rental at $1,000 a month
Have you been longing to ditch your basement apartment in Uptown for an address in tiny, tony Kenilworth but thought you’d never be able to afford [...]
Long-listed West Wilmette homes try the rental approach
Several weeks ago Joe Zekas wrote about a home at 2411 Thornwood Ave in West Wilmette that's been on the market for nearly five years.
The home [...]
A huge estate sale at Scottie Pippen’s former home
Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen sold the 13,000 square foot home at 2320 Shady Lane in Highland Park in 1996, along with a great deal o [...]
Winnetka address, Kenilworth school district
There’s a small pocket of Winnetka, just south of New Trier High School, that blends seamlessly into Kenilworth and is in Kenilworth School Dist [...]
Glencoe new construction sells at sixty percent discount
The home at 1005 Sheridan Rd in Glencoe was under construction when we shot the above photo in July of 2006, and carried an asking price of $5,299 [...]
Evanston open house pick: 30% off Victorian farmhouse
The classic Victorian farmhouse at 1315 Church St in Evanston was built in 1888 and renovated to live like a new home.
The 4,662 square foot ho [...]
The priciest plot of land on the North Shore
This afternoon our co-worker and occasional contributor Eric Borys spotted this new listing for a 25-acre piece of lakefront property in Lake Bluf [...]