Sale of the Week

8/22/11

What $1 Million Buys This Month

So far in August, three homes have sold for precisely $1 million, and they all went on the market—for the first time, at least—in the spring of 2009. Here’s a closer look...

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8/15/11

Sellers Shrug Off Lower Sale Price on Oak Brook House

List Price: $2.999 million
Sale Price: $3.1 million
The Property: This 11,000-square-foot house in Oak Brook’s Midwest Club nearly sold for about $4.2 million in 2008, but the deal fell apart, says the sellers’ agent, Jaime Adams...

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8/8/11

Sun-Times Investor Moves from Park Newberry Condo to Elysian Penthouse

List Price: $2.25 million
Sale Price: $1.95 million
The Property: Robert Parrillo, a Chicago lawyer who was part of the investor team that in 2009 rescued the Chicago Sun-Times from bankruptcy, has sold a four-bedroom condo at the Park Newberry and is moving to the highest residential floor of the luxe Elysian...

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8/1/11

Early Oak Park Developer’s Home Sells Quickly

List Price: $890,000
Sale Price: $840,000
The Property: This substantial Victorian, built in 1906 for a man whose family construction business developed large swaths of homes in Oak Park and the Far West Side of Chicago, sold in just 15 days this May...

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7/28/11

Sale of the Week: The 11,000-Square-Foot Chimneys Cottage

A Lake Forest mansion recently owned by a retired VP from Baxter International, which features a stunning library addition by Howard van Doren Shaw and a hidden "speakeasy" bar, sells for less than half its 2008 asking price.

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7/25/11

It Took 2 Face-Lifts to Get This Lincoln Park Foreclosure Sold

List Price: $950,000
Sale Price: $949,900
The Property: When I wrote about this Lincoln Park house in October 2009, Brickyard Bank, which had foreclosed on it, had just put the home through a facelift to make it more marketable...

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7/18/11

Sears Exec Pays Most in 5 Years in St. Charles

List Price: $3.2 million
Sale Price: $3.1 million
The Property: A custom-built, 11,000-square-foot house on a little more than two acres in the far western suburb of St. Charles commanded the town’s highest home price in five years when it sold July 1...

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7/11/11

Two Thumbs Up for Thea Flaum’s Presale Renovation

List Price: $1.199 million
Sale Price: $1.149 million
The Property: Thea Flaum, the original producer of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s TV movie-review show, was having trouble selling her Old Town condo...

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7/4/11

Chicago’s Loftiest Foreclosure—and Possibly the World’s

List Price: $1,750,000
Sale Price: $950,000
The Property: When a 2,900-square-foot condo on the 83rd floor at the John Hancock Center sold June 22, it became Chicago’s loftiest foreclosure—and very likely, the world’s...

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6/27/11

A Record Sale in Lake Bluff

List Price: $6.39 million
Sale Price: $5.5 million
The Property: The buyer of a secluded lakefront mansion on part of an old Armour family estate in Lake Bluff appears to have paid more for it than anyone has ever spent for a private home in that North Shore town...

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	8/22/11 What $1 Million Buys This Month So far in August, three homes have sold for precisely $1 million, and they all went on the market—for the first time, at least—in the spring of 2009. Here’s a closer look... Posted at 8:39 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	8/15/11 Sellers Shrug Off Lower Sale Price on Oak Brook House List Price: $2.999 million Sale Price: $3.1 million The Property: This 11,000-square-foot house in Oak Brook’s Midwest Club nearly sold for about $4.2 million in 2008, but the deal fell apart, says the sellers’ agent, Jaime Adams... Posted at 9:35 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	8/8/11 Sun-Times Investor Moves from Park Newberry Condo to Elysian Penthouse List Price: $2.25 million Sale Price: $1.95 million The Property: Robert Parrillo, a Chicago lawyer who was part of the investor team that in 2009 rescued the Chicago Sun-Times from bankruptcy, has sold a four-bedroom condo at the Park Newberry and is moving to the highest residential floor of the luxe Elysian... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	8/1/11 Early Oak Park Developer’s Home Sells Quickly List Price: $890,000 Sale Price: $840,000 The Property: This substantial Victorian, built in 1906 for a man whose family construction business developed large swaths of homes in Oak Park and the Far West Side of Chicago, sold in just 15 days this May... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	7/28/11 Sale of the Week: The 11,000-Square-Foot Chimneys Cottage A Lake Forest mansion recently owned by a retired VP from Baxter International, which features a stunning library addition by Howard van Doren Shaw and a hidden "speakeasy" bar, sells for less than half its 2008 asking price. Posted at 2:47 p.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	7/25/11 It Took 2 Face-Lifts to Get This Lincoln Park Foreclosure Sold List Price: $950,000 Sale Price: $949,900 The Property: When I wrote about this Lincoln Park house in October 2009, Brickyard Bank, which had foreclosed on it, had just put the home through a facelift to make it more marketable... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	7/18/11 Sears Exec Pays Most in 5 Years in St. Charles List Price: $3.2 million Sale Price: $3.1 million The Property: A custom-built, 11,000-square-foot house on a little more than two acres in the far western suburb of St. Charles commanded the town’s highest home price in five years when it sold July 1... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	7/11/11 Two Thumbs Up for Thea Flaum’s Presale Renovation List Price: $1.199 million Sale Price: $1.149 million The Property: Thea Flaum, the original producer of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s TV movie-review show, was having trouble selling her Old Town condo... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	7/4/11 Chicago’s Loftiest Foreclosure—and Possibly the World’s List Price: $1,750,000 Sale Price: $950,000 The Property: When a 2,900-square-foot condo on the 83rd floor at the John Hancock Center sold June 22, it became Chicago’s loftiest foreclosure—and very likely, the world’s... Posted at 6:00 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	6/27/11 A Record Sale in Lake Bluff List Price: $6.39 million Sale Price: $5.5 million The Property: The buyer of a secluded lakefront mansion on part of an old Armour family estate in Lake Bluff appears to have paid more for it than anyone has ever spent for a private home in that North Shore town... Posted at 9:15 a.m. in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

8/22/11

What $1 Million Buys This Month

8/15/11

Sellers Shrug Off Lower Sale Price on Oak Brook House

8/8/11

Sun-Times Investor Moves from Park Newberry Condo to Elysian Penthouse

8/1/11

Early Oak Park Developer’s Home Sells Quickly

7/28/11

Sale of the Week: The 11,000-Square-Foot Chimneys Cottage

7/25/11

It Took 2 Face-Lifts to Get This Lincoln Park Foreclosure Sold

7/18/11

Sears Exec Pays Most in 5 Years in St. Charles

7/11/11

Two Thumbs Up for Thea Flaum’s Presale Renovation

7/4/11

Chicago’s Loftiest Foreclosure—and Possibly the World’s

6/27/11

A Record Sale in Lake Bluff

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