List Price: $1,795,000
Sale Price: $1,550,000
The Property: In a town where the elite have long lived in mansions with lyrical names such as Elawa, Bagatelle, and Clinola, this handsome house got saddled with an unfortunate moniker: Dinky Dump…
List Price: $5.3 million
The Property: Although brand new, this 18-room house on a wooded half-acre in Glencoe could easily be mistaken for a holdover from a bygone era of handsome country homes. George Adamczyk, a veteran builder of (by his count) 115…
If you are one of the fortunate few looking for a second home, you may want to check out the Niche Properties Network, which showcases second-home properties on eight different websites. Those sites are only a few weeks old now and have very few listings, but this week the company is starting a concerted push to get real-estate agents to sign on with…
With an architect’s help, a North Side couple turns a ComEd substation into a single-family home with solar panels and other “green” features
Trio of condos share building and triplex layout but little else
Big loss on James Gamble Rogers–designed house
Tower’s location could help preserve good views
Developer encourages condo sales with novel payment plan
List Price: $3,749,000
Sale Price: $3,125,000
The Property: The 19-room house in Oak Brook that belonged to James and Joann Cantalupo was sold on August 11th…
List Price: $424,900
The Property: Originally the main living rooms of a mansion built in 1903, this second-floor condo has some original design elements that have been carefully preserved and restored. The most noteworthy of these features is an Art Nouveau fireplace, where flared columns flank a tile mosaic depicting yellow roses. The mantelpiece is a mirrored glass cabinet that bows outward. Nearby are…
