Tag: North Shore

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Living inside the Mallinckrodt College chapel

Living inside the Mallinckrodt College chapel

One of the most distinctive living spaces at Mallinckrodt in the Park is a converted chapel that maintains its old pillars, archways, and high ceili [...]
A Mallinckrodt condo with the feel of a home

A Mallinckrodt condo with the feel of a home

The model condo at Wilmette's Mallinckrodt in the Park senior living development is a two-bedroom unit with 1,900 square feet. As Joe Zekas notes mo [...]
From college to condos: A trip to Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette

From college to condos: A trip to Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette

The old Mallinckrodt College building at 1041 Ridge Rd has been a fixture in Wilmette and the North Shore for almost a century. The 180,000 square-f [...]
From the vault: Rezko's residence and the CAGE of East Wilmette

From the vault: Rezko's residence and the CAGE of East Wilmette

Now that Tony Rezko's East Wilmette home is on the market, it's time to revisit this video from the YoNorthShore archive: a drive down Chestnut Aven [...]
A walk-to-train home in Wilmette

A walk-to-train home in Wilmette

With 3,100 square feet, three stories, five bedrooms, and 4.5 baths, the renovated single-family home at 1418 Elmwood Ave in Wilmette represents "a [...]
Shark bites: Top five North Shore discounts

Shark bites: Top five North Shore discounts

Matt Garrison's CondoShark.com tracks the biggest discounts on homes in seven Chicago neighborhoods and eight suburbs. This morning I browsed the su [...]
The buyers were out in Wilmette today

The buyers were out in Wilmette today

Earlier this afternoon I spent over an hour at a newly-listed home at 1418 Elmwood Ave in Wilmette. Cliff Breslow and Linda Martin of Coldwell Bank [...]
From the video vault: Wilmette's Christmas house

From the video vault: Wilmette's Christmas house

In 2006 Joe Zekas trained his video camera on one of Wilmette's favorite Christmas traditions, the Warren A. Perkins Memorial Christmas Display. Al [...]
Shark bites: 45 percent off in Kenilworth

Shark bites: 45 percent off in Kenilworth

When you sink underwater, the ShoreShark's sure to get you! Earlier this week, we pulled a few quotes from a Bloomberg article about the rise of de [...]
Awaiting a wave of North Shore foreclosures?

Awaiting a wave of North Shore foreclosures?

A recurring meme among some North Shore real estate agents of late has been concern about the impact of what they view as a pending wave of foreclos [...]
Four North Shore and north suburbs homes join ShoreShark's 40-percent club

Four North Shore and north suburbs homes join ShoreShark's 40-percent club

Not satisfied with feeding only on price reductions within the Chicago city limits, CondoShark.com's Matt Garrison has unleashed the ShoreShark to t [...]
Lake Forest remembers Veterans Day

Lake Forest remembers Veterans Day

The flag was flying at half staff today outside Lake Forest's City Hall, and scores of flags lined Deerpath Rd, lest we forget. At The Glen Town [...]

Will Lake Forest be the new West Lawn?

Thus far in the housing market meltdown Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood has been the poster child for foreclosures. In the past few weeks, real esta [...]
Suburban showcase: playing favorites on the North Shore

Suburban showcase: playing favorites on the North Shore

Following a meeting at Prudential Rubloff's Winnetka office earlier this week, Joe Zekas pulled aside a few agents to quiz them on their favorite No [...]
The present and future of green building

The present and future of green building

During the media tour of the Winthrop Club in Evanston, the topic of green construction and LEED certification came up over and over again. I talked [...]
Panorama-rama!: Winthrop Club views

Panorama-rama!: Winthrop Club views

I can't take credit for these panoramas and view shots -- they came with the Winthrop Club's digital press kit -- but they're too nice to leave on t [...]
(Re)designing the Winthrop Club

(Re)designing the Winthrop Club

FitzGerald Associates' first design for the Winthrop Club was a brick tower inspired by the architectural styles of the late 1800s, says Winthrop Pr [...]
Building Evanston's Winthrop Club

Building Evanston's Winthrop Club

Last Wednesday I joined a handful of other reporters in a top-to-bottom tour of Winthrop Properties' new high-rise, the Winthrop Club, located at 15 [...]
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