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Posts tagged "Winnetka"

Teardowns once again disturbing North Shore preservationists

Trib Local recently featured a “special report” titled Tearing down the Tearing down the North Shore. According to Trib Local, teardowns are once again on the rise on the North Shore and historical preservationists are once again perturbed. A cynic might call it a tempest in a crackpot, given how easily some preservationists are roiled... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 22, 2012 at 6:59 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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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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The housing cost burden in Wilmette and Winnetka

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development explains the concept of a “housing cost burden” as follows: Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. Most of us simply take it for... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 15, 2012 at 5:16 pm
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Are Winnetka condos a good buy?

A 1,730 square foot 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo at 660 Winnetka Mews just came on the market for $329,000. It had previously sold for $485,500 in October of 2001. The unit has an updated kitchen with white cabinets and granite countertops. All three bedrooms are generously sized. There’s a fireplace in the large living room, and... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 5, 2012 at 8:39 pm
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Is 191 Sheridan one of the North Shore's most prized homes?

When Geno Benvenuti started in the architectural design business, he relates, he was designing kitchens for clients for $30,000. “Today,” he says, “they spend $30,000 just on the appliances – and they don’t even cook.” A lakefront home with a Benvenuti and Stein kitchen just came on the market at 191 Sheridan Rd in Winnetka... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 3, 2012 at 10:42 pm
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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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Winnetka's Crow Island School and neighborhood

If you ask Winnetkans what neighborhood they live in, the answer is likely to be the name of a public elementary school: Greeley, Hubbard Woods or Crow Island. Crow Island is, as a broad-brush proposition, the most affordable of Winnetka’s neighborhoods. Pine St and Green Bay Rd are the northern and eastern boundaries of the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 18, 2012 at 9:21 pm
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Will someone pay $16.7M for a second-rate Winnetka neighborhood?

“That’s not a great neighborhood. It’s just north of Elder Lane [park]. I think he’s smoking something,” was the off-the-cuff reaction from a knowledgeable Winnetka agent I called for a quick take on a newly-listed lakefront home on just over an acre at 319 Sheridan Rd in Winnetka. The asking price: $16,749,000. Other considerations, according... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 11, 2012 at 2:58 pm
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A walk-to-train 4-bedroom rental in Winnetka

It isn’t often that you’ll find a 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home in a walk-to-train, walk-to-town Winnetka location renting for $3,500 a month. The gambrel-roofed charmer at 1283 Asbury Ave in the Hubbard Woods neighborhood might come up short on a few items on your wish list, but you might find the home’s space and... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 29, 2012 at 1:00 am
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