Mike and Robin Nasatir spent much of the 1990s restoring a country villa in Highland Park that had been built in 1919 for a wealthy bachelor and his paramour, the opera singer Mary Garden. Now, with their two children almost grown, the Nasatirs are ready to move from the 22-room house.
LAKE VIEW FROM $209,000 TO $359,900 When it opened in 1958, the 23-story apartment building at 2930 North Sheridan Road had a distinctly “now” look, from its façade of strip windows to a swooping driveway canopy punctured by big, bulbous skylights. Its conversion to condos in the past two years came at the right time, … Read more
SOUTH LOOP FROM $279,900 TO $2.299 million Price reductions can cut two ways for a condo developer: While they surely make the leftover inventory more appealing to buyers, they can also anger existing owners who bought at higher prices. At The Columbian, a new condo tower at 1160 South Michigan Avenue, cuts have been deep … Read more
NORTH CENTER FROM $194,990 TO $298,990 Two small parks totaling three-quarters of an acre weave between, surround, and unify the trio of new buildings at an innovative campus of senior-citizen housing in the North Center neighborhood. Two of the buildings in the one-square-block compound (which also includes an Advocate medical office) contain rental apartments. The … Read more
List Price: $850,000 Sale Price: $825,000 The Property: ranch house in Riverwoods that was designed by Photos that accompanied the listing show a mostly white interior with lightly stained wood steps and steel pipe handrails. Roy, a five-time Emmy winner who writes an
Neighborhood-news website creator buys a two-story with a river view
List Price: $1.499 million
The Property: Built in 1919 on a corner lot in Chicago’s Ravenswood Manor neighborhood, this house impresses on the outside with its brick construction and clay tile roof—and the spacious interior, with its many vintage details, is just as striking…
In a recent study, nearly half of 235 Chicagoans going through foreclosure reported physical symptoms of stress-headaches, sleeplessness, backaches, extreme fatigue, or other problems. Those who felt most confident they would soon resolve the foreclosure problem reported the fewest symptoms. Not surprising? J. Michael Collins, the author of the study, says the news is how … Read more
Some radio listeners might have noticed that Steve Fisher, the new morning host on Fresh 105.9 FM, sounds an awful lot like their real-estate agent, Steve McEwen of @Properties. In fact, the two Steves are alter egos of the same guy…
List Price: $799,000
Sale Price: $770,000
The Property: Tom Skilling, the WGN-TV weather guru, has bought a condo on the Far North Side. Skilling had lived on a higher floor in the 45-story building since 1978, but, unlike his old place, the new condo on a lower floor offers a full view of the lake, it’s like a…
