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An Architect’s “Shagadelic” Barrington Home

An Architect’s “Shagadelic” Barrington Home List Price: $1.6 million
The Property: Don Erickson, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright’s, designed this 14-room house in Barrington for himself and his family in 1969. “The house was his laboratory,” says his widow, Pat. “He was always doing something new to it.”

Posted 03/11/10 at 12:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Housing Bulletin

The Takeover Artists

The Takeover Artists By sifting through builders’ projects that went bust in the Chicago suburbs, Ohio-based M/I Homes is hoping to make its name here as a company that successfully picked up where others left off—and handed off the savings to homebuyers.

Posted 03/10/10 at 06:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sale of the Week

Condo Swapping at 900 North Michigan

Condo Swapping at 900 North Michigan List Price: $5.075 million
Sale Price: $4.75 million
The Property: In early 2008, a suburban couple paid $4.417 million for a nine-room condominium in a new block of residences at 900 North Michigan (aka the Bloomingdale’s building) that was created on...

Posted 03/08/10 at 06:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Housing Bulletin

Former Republic Windows CEO Sells His Condo; Rezko House Sale

Former Republic Windows CEO Sells His Condo; Rezko House Sale Richard Gillman, the former CEO of Republic Windows and Doors, has sold his multimillion-dollar condo at 30 West Oak Street. Gillman’s abrupt closing of Republic’s Goose Island factory in December 2008 led to a workers’ protest that drew national attention. Last September the state’s attorney charged Gillman and...

Posted 03/04/10 at 11:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

On the Market

Grace and Space in Lake View

Grace and Space in Lake View List Price: $3.449 million
The Property: This four-year-old brick and limestone house in the prized Blaine School district in Lake View takes maximum advantage of its extrawide lot. With a width of 37.5 feet (instead of the standard 25), the lot was able to accommodate an interior floor plan that pushes the stairs off to one side, resulting not only in a four-level box staircase, but also...

Posted 03/04/10 at 10:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Housing Bulletin

Cubs’ Marlon Byrd Rents in Lake View—and Spring Has Sprung

Cubs’ Marlon Byrd Rents in Lake View—and Spring Has Sprung On Monday, March 1st, the new Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd was break dancing at spring training in Mesa, Arizona. Maybe the former Texas Ranger was celebrating the first day of his lease on a 15-room house in...

Posted 03/03/10 at 07:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Sale of the Week

Old Town Gem Sells at Foreclosure

Old Town Gem Sells at Foreclosure List Price: $1,024,650
Sale Price: $1,195,000
The Property: This 19th-century row house, one block from Lincoln Park, was the subject of a potential seizure order by the U.S. Department of Justice in May 2009, according to documents from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. Mihai Chezan, the developer who had...

Posted 03/01/10 at 08:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

On the Market

A Onetime Wheaton Golf Getaway

A Onetime Wheaton Golf Getaway List Price: $1.23 million
The Property: This 112-year-old home in Wheaton once served as a golf getaway for the Chicago engineer Charles Strobel, a pioneer in the development of the steel-frame skyscraper. Jarvis Hunt, who designed the house for Strobel and his first wife, Henrietta, was also the architect of the clubhouse at the nearby Chicago Golf Club, where Strobel was a founding member.

Posted 02/25/10 at 10:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Housing Bulletin

The Remains of the Heyday

The Remains of the Heyday In the wake of the bust that followed the glory days of the condo boom, a number of projects ground to a halt. One of the most striking is this unfinished structure at 2609 West Belmont Avenue, where gaping windows, rusting steel, and scattered construction materials give the impression of a six-story-tall ghost town.

Posted 02/24/10 at 08:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Sale of the Week

Art of the Deal — Lincoln Park

Art of the Deal — Lincoln Park List Price: $5.7 million
Sale Price: $4 million
The Property: This contemporary home, designed to accommodate an art collection, was on the market for more than three years before finally selling on February 12th. The new owners, it turns out, are also art collectors and had been looking for a showcase for their own growing collection. What’s more, the new...

Posted 02/22/10 at 07:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Deal Estate: The Blog is the online extension of Chicago magazine’s monthly “Deal Estate” column, which is written by Dennis Rodkin. On the blog, Rodkin—who has been covering the local housing scene for Chicago since 1991—provides timely updates on new homes to hit the market, recent high-end sales, and other residential real-estate news from the city and suburbs.

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