List Price: $3.499 million
Sale Price: $2.850 million
The Property: A 5,200-square-foot riverside penthouse that a court ordered sold by its developer and owner, Dan McLean, to help settle debts from an Atlanta real-estate investment was bought in late January by David Vaskevitch…
List Price: $2.45 million
The Property: When Dr. Srinivas Reddy bought this 1893 greystone on Drexel Boulevard in 2002, it was empty and recently foreclosed. Its exterior urgently needed maintenance, and its three-story interior had been chopped up into six apartments that might charitably be described as shabby…
In the last few hours before the blizzard hit last Tuesday, Che “Rhymefest” Smith, the Grammy-winning rapper who is now running for alderman in Chicago’s 20th Ward, drove me around his neighborhood. The ward has over 30,000 vacant lots (most of them city-owned) and hundreds or perhaps thousands of foreclosed homes (there is no accurate count available), many of them boarded up…
A LOT TO LIKE: Building’s spacious surroundings provide plenty of light and views
LIKE PEAS IN A PAD: Penthouses and one-bedroom units share price cuts and more
THE HOME STRETCH: Developers go to great lengths to make room for Heritage’s residents
List Price: $899,000
Sale Price: $825,000
The Property: From its rooftop widow’s walk to its lacy front-porch railings, this Italianate Victorian home in Naperville may look like a holdover from the 19th century—but its story is very much of the 21st century…
A major change in Cook County’s taxable property classifications and assessments, along with the decline in home values in recent years, has many people wondering whether they should appeal their tax bills. The Civic Federation has a set of four documents that explain why and how to appeal in Cook County, all posted at http://civicfed.org/civic-federation/propertytax. … Read more
A CHANGE OF HEART: Doctor and his wife opt for short sale after market failure
IN HISTORY’S HOUSE: From first settlers to the Lady Elgin, residence has connections to Winnetka’s past
