Tag: North suburbs
A video tour of The Glen in Glenview
The Glen in Glenview has been one of the most successful mixed-use master-planned communities in the nation. It has been developed over more than [...]
Quote of the day – 57 acres on the North Shore
Crain's is reporting that Hamilton Partners is acquiring the Kraft Foods office campus at the northwest corner of Waukegan and Golf Roads. The bul [...]
Is buying a foreclosed Skokie condo a good gamble?
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily recently reported on a developer who's in foreclosure – for the second time – on the 70-unit Skokie Gardens Cond [...]
A price drop and a new listing in Glenview’s Solar Park
When we first looked in on 801 Glenview Rd in the Solar Park subdivision in Glenview, back in May, the 5-bedroom, 3-bath home on a half-acre lot w [...]
Shoppers can’t find Old Orchard Mall?
The Old Orchard mall and Optima Old Orchard Woods are the most visible sights along the billboard-free, well-landscaped borders of the Edens Expre [...]
Pulte offers “no payments until August 2012” in Park Ridge
When you parse the fine print and translate "no payments until August 2012" into plain English what results is "if you meet certain requirements y [...]
Park Ridge palazzo nearing 5 years on the market
We first called attention to the unusual interior of the 4-bedroom home at 1212 S Knight in Park Ridge nearly 5 years ago. The asking price at the [...]
Spanish Town in Park Ridge? Who knew?
Trib Local is reporting on the potential landmarking of a 1920's villa in the Spanish Town neighborhood of Park Ridge.
Spanish Town? Who knew? [...]
On the waterfront home in Park Ridge
If the above picture gives an accurate perspective on this home's location, it is immediately on the water on Park Ridge's private 14-acre Murphy [...]
Developers of failed Northbrook project indicted
When I first wrote about the Center of the Northshore project, shortly after it was announced nearly 5 years ago, I opined that "it has an air of [...]
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 [...]
North suburban open house picks – a garden party event
Cheri Allen, who owns Wilmette-based The Village Gardener, will demonstrate container gardening at two open houses this Sunday, April 17.
The [...]
Another vintage new listing in Northbrook
The last half dozen “new” listings I’ve looked at in the northern suburbs have all been on and off the market for at least 3 years.
The listing hi [...]
Ninety languages spoken in Morton Grove
It’s increasingly the case that people who want to live in a culturally diverse area opt for one of Chicago’s close-in suburbs in lieu of a homogenize [...]
Getting skunked in Northbrook
Ben Gordon isn’t the only one getting skunked in Northbrook.
February is the peak mating season for skunks, according to an article in Northbrook P [...]
Northbrook tomato NIMBY no longer a NIMFY
As far as her tomatoes were concerned, Northbrook resident Dora Lyakhovetsky’s was a NIMBY. Not in my back yard, she said, not enough sun. And so, [...]
Northbrook ‘smart’ mansion declared ‘Home of the Year’
Chicago Agent Magazine points readers to Unique Homes, which has named the "exciting smart house" at 3345 Sunset Trail in Northbrook one of four H [...]
Deerfield Village Board meetings now on video
Attending a village board meeting can sometimes be a great way to learn the flavor of a community you might be considering for your next move. You can [...]
Valley Lo, lakefront living in Glenview
YoChicago has a huge library of drive-around video shot on sunny days this past summer in north suburban and North Shore communities. I just tappe [...]
Another out-of-body experience in Northbrook
If you set out to find the heart of Chicago’s North Shore you wouldn’t look for it in Northbrook.
Northbrook is an affluent, attractive communi [...]