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Posts tagged "apartments"

Lake Bluff apartment complex for sale

According to Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily, the 224-unit Deer Valley apartment complex in Lake Bluff is for sale a year after it was purchased for $22 million. Prime Property Investors, the owner, reports that Deer Valley’s mix of 1- and 2-bedroom apartments is fully-occupied and that the project’s rent roll has increased from $215K... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 18, 2012 at 11:42 pm
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Renovated rental townhomes in the heart of Winnetka

Library Place townhomes are in a convenient location steps from the very urban heart of downtown Winnetka. Shops, restaurants, schools, parks, a Metra station are all within easy walking distance – and some of the best North Shore beaches are nearby. The floor plans, from 1,800 to 2,200 square feet, feature 3 bedrooms, 2 or... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 19, 2012 at 11:05 am
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Few attractively-priced rentals on the North Shore

We’ve tracked the market for rental homes and condos on the North Shore for several years and the market appears to be as tight as I’ve seen it. There are more properties available than there were in the late spring and early summer of last year but, and this is purely an impressionistic take, the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 22, 2012 at 11:42 pm
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Is this Evanston condo rental a bargain or a booby trap?

The rent is just $1,000 a month for the just-listed 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath condo in a 6-flat at 820 Dobson in southeast Evanston. According to the listing copy, Unit 3E has all the bells and whistles: central air, hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washer / dryer and fireplace. Parking is included... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
December 11, 2011 at 12:37 pm
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New apartment complexes moving forward in Evanston

According to a report at Evanston Now, AMLI Residential has received final approval from a city review panel to build a 214-unit apartment complex on Chicago Ave at Kedzie St. The 6-story project will include 14 2-story live-work units at street level. The plans include wide sidewalks and a 40 x 40 foot plaza at... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
August 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm
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It's a landlord's market on the North Shore as rental inventory shrinks further

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 available, down from 254 one week ago. Forty-three new rentals were listed last week and remain on the market. This, together with the inventory reduction, reflects a very rapid rate... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 27, 2011 at 12:50 pm
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The rental market gets tighter

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 weeks. This week the inventory reached a new low of 234, despite the addition of 30 new listings. The number of rentals peaked at 377 in August of last year and... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 29, 2011 at 3:44 pm
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A slim selection of new North Shore rentals

There were only 27 homes, apartments and condos newly-listed for rent on the North Shore this past week in the Multiple Listing Service. More than half of those listings – 5 single-family homes and 10 apartments and condos – were in Evanston. There were no new rental listings in Kenilworth, Winnetka, Highwood or Highland Park... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 20, 2011 at 10:36 am
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Are you renting an illegal Evanston apartment?

Evanston landlords have long been known to try to squeeze some extra bucks from Northwestern students by violating Evanston’s restriction against more than 3 unrelated individuals occupying an apartment. Evanston has not enforced that limit very aggressively, but tenants might be in for a nasty surprise if they assume that all of the city’s occupancy... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 7, 2011 at 3:06 pm
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Is every Wilmette rental on Craigslist unreal?

The Craigslist apartment rental section is a rats’ nest of fraudulent, bait-and-switch ads. I examined all 13 apartments and homes listed for rent on Craigslist between February 24 and March 3rd. Only two of the thirteen clearly trace to actual homes or apartments available to rent, and a third may be genuine. Three out of... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 3, 2011 at 9:47 pm
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