Magazine archive: Sale of the Week

Setting it Wright in Glencoe

Setting it Wright in Glencoe

List Price: $550,000
Sale Price: $500,000
The Property: Of the five rental homes in Glencoe that Frank Lloyd Wright built for his attorney, Sherman...

Another North Shore Manse Sells at a Deep Discount

Another North Shore Manse Sells at a Deep Discount

List Price: $3.195 million
Sale Price: $1.75 million
The Property: Secluded at the end of a long wooded lane in Lake Forest, this...

Modernist Home of Architect Who Designed ‘Ferris Bueller’ “Garage”

Modernist Home of Architect Who Designed ‘Ferris Bueller’ “Garage”

List Price: $1.1 million
Sale Price: $1.1 million
The Property: Sitting low and austere on a block of frilly Victorians in Evanston,...

In Winnetka, Everything a House Ott to Be

In Winnetka, Everything a House Ott to Be

List Price: $4.995 million
Sale Price: $4.4 million
The Property: A grand manor home on two acres in Winnetka’s

Wicker Park’s Troubled Twins

Wicker Park’s Troubled Twins

List Price (house on the right in photo): $990,000
Sale Price: $959,000
The Property: These mirror-image twins in Wicker Park share...

After Five Years, Final Condo Sells at River North Building

After Five Years, Final Condo Sells at River North Building

List Price: $1.199 million
Sale Price: $1.115 million
The Property: On February 9, the last of 20 condos at 30 West Erie was sold,...

A Second Chance for an Uptown Home

A Second Chance for an Uptown Home

List Price: $1.175 million
Sale Price: $1.2 million
The Property: In 2010, this quirky house built on three lots in Uptown in 1978 was...

On the Waterfront, Four Big Sales

On the Waterfront, Four Big Sales

In the past month, four multimillion-dollar homes on the North Shore lakefront have been sold—more than were sold in any single month in 2011. The quartet ranged in price from $2.325 million to...

Naperville Remembers the Alamo

Naperville Remembers the Alamo

List Price: $898,000
Sale Price: $800,000
The Property: The theatrical façade of this 12-room house in the East Highlands...

Old Town Triangle House Sold by Driehaus Daughters’ Trusts

Old Town Triangle House Sold by Driehaus Daughters’ Trusts

List Price: $1.299 million
Sale Price: $1.5 million
The Property: Trusts in the names of the two daughters of the financial whiz...