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Posts tagged "single-family"

New construction steps from McKenzie School in Wilmette

It’s my impression, without benefit of hard numbers to back it up, that there’s been an increase recently in speculative teardown and new construction activity in Wilmette. As I travel around the Village, I seem to encounter construction sites more frequently than in recent years. Lynch Partners, a veteran of the Wilmette market, is building... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
Monday at 6:02 pm
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A walk-to-school location in Wilmette

Romona Road and the cul-de-sacs that branch off of it in Wilmette have long been popular with young families. The location is within easy walking distance of Romona Elementary School, Highcrest Middle School and Wilmette Junior High. If you live on Romona Road you can sip your morning coffee and watch less fortunate parents drop... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 22, 2012 at 11:56 pm
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Michael Jordan's home sale not boosting property values

All the media hubbub attending Michael Jordan’s offering his Highland Park home for sale for $29 million doesn’t seem to have boosted property values or sales velocity in the Architecture Point subdivision in which is home is located. Five of the 8 parcels in the subdivision are currently on the market. A 6-bedroom, 7 ½... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 20, 2012 at 9:09 pm
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A custom brick contemporary in Northfield

When I was first alerted to the newly-listed home at 2390 Dorina Dr in Northfield my first glance told me that I’d been at the home before. I hadn’t, but it was similar in a number of ways to 2456 Hedge Row, where I shot the following video 18 months ago. The homes, which are... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm
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A Lake Forest estate with a clay tennis court

Le Corbusier allegedly described a home as “a machine for living in.” For many people it’s a place where memories are made. Forest & Bluff magazine offers a look at the memory-making potential of 1200 N Green Bay Rd in Lake Forest, a home that recently came on the market for $6,250,000. The gracious 11,000... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 13, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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Rent a lakefront single-family in Wilmette

There are only a few dozen single-family homes in Wilmette that have private beaches, and it’s extremely rare to see one of them become available for rent. The 6-bedroom home on a 50 x 509 foot lot at 1204 Michigan Ave was just listed as a short-term rental (August 25 to June 14) – just... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 10, 2012 at 11:26 pm
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Are Highland Park home buyers Dart-bored?

A 1975 article published shortly after architect Edward Dart’s death called him Chicago’s “leading church designer,” according to a recent overview of Dart’s work. If the reception accorded the two Dart homes we wrote about last June is any indication, he’s not being worshipped by Highland Park home buyers: neither home apparently sold, despite one... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 8, 2012 at 10:29 pm
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The Planes, Trains & Automobiles house for sale in Kenilworth

You’ll hopefully be able to reach 230 Oxford Rd in Kenilworth with fewer mishaps than Steve Martin and John Candy endured on their way there in Trains, Planes & Automobiles. The 6-bedroom home has three full and two half baths, a 3-car garage on a 90 x 160 lot within two blocks of Lake Michigan... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 1, 2012 at 10:22 pm
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Kenilworth's Root-Badger House on the market for $8.95M

The Root-Badger House, 326 Essex Rd in Kenilworth, earned a place on Landmarks Illinois’ list of endangered properties in 2004, when there were hints it might be demolished. The neo-classical residence was designed by Daniel Burnham in 1896, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is situated on a 200... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 26, 2012 at 10:17 pm
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Woodley Road estate back on market at $6.5M

The 2.4-acre estate at 36 Woodley Rd in an unincorporated part of Winnetka just came back on the market at a list price of $6,499,000. Coldwell Banker’s Eve Bremen, a veteran of Winnetka real estate, describes the home as “one of Winnetka’s finest.” The 10,000 square foot 5-bedroom home has 5 full and 2 half... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 17, 2012 at 7:59 pm
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