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Michael Jordan's House Is For Sale - You Can Own It For $29 Million

Michael Jordan’s house at 2700 Point Ln, in Highland Park is for sale, listed at a mere $29 million. It just hit the market today, listed by Katherine Chez of Baird & Warner. Clearly the agent did not check with Zillow before pricing this home because the Zillow god values it at only $4.5 million... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
February 29, 2012 at 9:42 am

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Retired Retail Executive Lists Co-Op For $7.25 MM On Chicago's Best Street

In my opinion East Lake Shore Drive – essentially the east extension of Oak Street – is the premier luxury address in Chicago. It’s just steps away from the action, on a quiet street, with lots of trees, a park, gorgeous, protected views of the lake and the northern part of the city, and right... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
November 18, 2011 at 6:00 am

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Rent Oprah Winfrey's Co-op For $15,000/ Month

It seems that even Oprah Winfrey has become a reluctant landlord these days. According to the Chicago Tribune, after trying unsuccessfully to sell her Streeterville co-op in the 2008/ 2009 timeframe for $6 MM, Oprah has decided to rent her co-op out. According to the Tribune story she “never actually moved into the unit, choosing... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
November 16, 2011 at 8:39 am

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Second Price Reduction For Playboy Mansion Condo

Hugh Hefner moved out of the famous Chicago Playboy Mansion at 1340 N State St. in 1974 to spend all his time at the Playboy Mansion West, donating the Chicago mansion to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Then in 1993 a developer restored the mansion and converted it into 7 condos. Unit... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
November 13, 2011 at 10:37 am

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The Ultimate In Home Security - From South Africa

There’s this email that has been circulating for a while allegedly showing a home in South Africa that has the ultimate in home security. There are also a few Web sites going back to April that show these same photos – usually with the title Home Security South African Style. The house is amazingly cool... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
October 7, 2011 at 9:50 am

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Most Expensive Chicago Area Mansion Heads to Auction Block October 29

Serving suburbs like Hinsdale and Oakbrook, I’m no stranger to jaw dropping and inspiring luxury properties but every once in a while a house really gets my attention. That property is “Le Grand Reve” (The Big Dream), located in Chicago’s affluent north shore suburb of Winnetka, Illinois. It is truly an architectural wow. Built by Richard Landry Design Group... Read more »

By Sari,
September 19, 2011 at 7:07 am

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Near West Side's Coolest Condo: 4700 Square Feet For $899,000

I see a lot of condos and lofts and usually they all fall into one of 3 or 4 cookie cutter molds. However, occasionally I come across one that actually excites me. Such was the case on Thursday when I went with some clients to this very cool and very unique 4700 square foot condo... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
August 15, 2011 at 7:07 am

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Gorgeous Renovated Historic Kenwood Mansion Sells For $715,000

I’ve had my eye on this Kenwood house for a while. My wife and I looked at it for ourselves and a client of mine also considered it. In both cases we thought the home was drop dead gorgeous and we were indeed tempted. But we both decided to take a pass. The home is... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
August 3, 2011 at 10:26 pm

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Historic S. Prairie Victorian Mansion Sells For $450,000

I first wrote about this mansion at 2801 S Prairie in the Douglas neighborhood back in October. The price had just been lowered by a quarter of a million dollars to $599K. I had the unique opportunity of touring it one Saturday and found it to be an amazing home, though it needed a complete... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
June 15, 2011 at 7:01 pm

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Price Cut On Home Alone House - Now Only $2.175 MM

The Winnetka home that became famous from the classic movie Home Alone made a big splash when it hit the market a little more than a month ago. The home is located at 671 Lincoln in Winnetka and was originally listed at $2.4 MM by Marissa Hopkins of Coldwell Banker. The house practically had it’s... Read more »

By Gary Lucido,
June 14, 2011 at 7:37 am

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