House in a Bag?
A giant Ziploc is but one proposed protection against the flooding that plagues Farnsworth House, the glorious landmark by Mies. But are floods yet another natural disaster we just can’t outwit?
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Sale of the Week: Toning Up a Glencoe Teardown
List Price: $1,299,000
Sale Price: $820,000
The Property: The builder who replaced an older home with this house did not complete it before his lender ended up selling it in November—for less than the builder had paid to buy the lot in 2005. The new owners are not only completing construction, but they are re-doing some of what…
Taking Stock
Inventory of the region’s high-end homes eclipses their rate of sale
A Really Big Show
Homebuilders’ display house included $300,000 in add-ons
On the Market: High Above Morgan Park
List Price: $675,000
The Property: Perched beneath towering oak trees atop a steep ridge, this Italianate house on an enormous parcel of land is within the city limits but feels more like something you would find in a small country town—maybe Galena, where…
Housing Bulletin: First Sale in Obama-Wood
While there is pressure on President-elect Barack Obama to help resuscitate the nation’s moribund real-estate scene, he has already helped at least one very localized segment of the Chicago market: Kenwood. Obama’s historic election has drawn worldwide attention to his….
Sale of the Week: In Good Hands, in Lake Forest
List Price: $6.255 million
Sale Price: $5.55 million
The Property: Set apart from its Lake Forest neighbors by a private wooden bridge, this 19-room mansion sits on two and a half acres alongside a sylvan ravine. The house sold in November after its owners, Joseph and Sarah Tripodi, dropped their asking price by ten percent as part of Coldwell Banker’s nationwide sales-stimulus…
Three’s Company
Jaunty tower is final piece of RDM’s Trio development
Reign Check
Royal Corner condos replace old motel at site fit for a king
Senior Circuit
Embattled Lake Shore Athletic Club reborn as retirement home