The Return of the Richelieu
Tucked between two much taller buildings, the eight-story structure at 318 South Michigan Avenue looks like a small child flanked by its parents. In fact, the building is older than either of its neighbors…
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Rodkin on How to Deal with Squatters in a Neighbor’s Foreclosed Condo
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Phyllis from the Northwest Side asks what she should do about partying teenagers squatting in a recently-foreclosed condo in her building.
The Summer’s Fourth Condo Sale at $6 Million or More
List Price: $6.95 million
Sale Price: $6.4 million
The Property: An 8,100-square-foot condo on the 47th floor of the Fordham, at 25 East Superior Street, is the fourth downtown condo to have sold for $6 million or more since late June…
A Bargain in Beverly
List Price: $479,000
The Property: On a block in Beverly where no two houses look alike, one of the most intriguing is this Tudor, whose brick pattern sometimes goes a little crazy. That gives the façade a hand-built look, which is helped along by the weeping mortar between the bricks and the occasional stone protruding from the chimney…
Hugh Hefner’s Hutch Sells
The largest of the former Playboy Mansion’s condos goes at a discount
August Deal Estate News: Home Sales and Trends
Sold: A Six-Year Setback LAKE FOREST Initially listed in February 2010 at $3.995 million, this 16-room house with a swimming pool sold in late May for $2.6 million. That’s about 5 percent less than the $2.725 million John and Amy DiTomasso paid for the place six years ago, when it was new. The house has … Read more
Upgrades to Chicago Website Help Homeowners Tout Green Savings
Thanks to upgrades scheduled to be introduced today to the Chicago-based website Energy Results, people who have boosted their homes’ green profile will find it easier to tout those improvements when it comes time to sell those residences. Launched in 2010, Energy Results offers recommendations on how to make a home greener…
Rodkin on New Construction Homes in East Village/Ukrainian Village
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Ryan asks for an opinion on how new construction detached homes in East Village/Ukrainian Village will appreciate compared to similar homes in Bucktown, Lincoln Park, or Lake View.
In Evanston, Where Britannica Ruled the Waves
List Price: $4.4 million
Sale Price: $3.8 million
The Property: Two longtime philanthropists linked to the old Chicago-based Encyclopedia Britannica have sold their lakefront home in northeast Evanston…
Humrich Design Belongs to Its Riverwoods Site
List Price: $669,000
The Property: Situated in Lake County, about 30 miles northwest of the Loop, Riverwoods was envisioned as a model town of an unusual sort: all its homes would nestle themselves in their natural surroundings, a deeply wooded plain adjacent to the Des Plaines River…