Features Cooler by the Lakeby Dennis RodkinHouse prices from more than 270 neighborhoods and towns demonstrate that, despite a chilled economy, the local real estate market continues to grow. Artists in Residenceby Philip BergerBuilding on a rich tradition that extends back to Frank Lloyd Wright, eight Chicago architects design houses with staying power. The Longest … Read more
Chicago’s residential real estate may not be selling as briskly as it did a few years ago—particularly on the high end. That hasn’t stopped people in the city and suburbs from putting their pricey pads up for sale. Case in point: a trio of distinctive 19th-century mansions that have recently hit the market.
The plan for the renovation of this Gold Coast row house was contemporary, with a European sense of style
Illustration: Iris Gan LoopFrom $300,000 to $1.5 million Reshaping the SummitDeveloper makes over the top eight stories of 34-year-old “pinstriped” tower A 49-story Loop office tower is getting a face-lift. Actually, it might be better characterized as a forehead lift, since the changes will affect only the top eight stories of 55 E. Monroe, where … Read more
Charles Walgreen’s estate features a “fairy tale” house designed by Stanley Anderson and a five-acre lot with a prairie, a pond, and a tiny Wrigley Field.
With Illinois’ General Assembly at an impasse over a new budget, it’s desperation time for funding mass transit. Now a key state legislator has proposed a transit finance plan that includes a steep increase in the tax paid by Chicagoans selling real estate. The increase would tack on an additional $3 tax (per $1,000 in … Read more
One hundred thirty thousand visitors are expected to pass through the Adler Planetarium this summer, many lured by Shoot for the Moon, the permanent exhibit opening July 8th showcasing the capsule from the Gemini 12 mission crewed by the now Lake Forest restaurateur James Lovell (a.k.a. Tom Hanks in Apollo 13) and Buzz Aldrin. Here’s the scoop on an iconic Chicago building, which was named for Max Adler, a Sears, Roebuck executive who donated the money to build the museum.
New development could help lure high-end restaurants to center of western suburb
After a big price cut, a Georgian mansion—designed by David Adler for a daughter of John G. Shedd—gets the third owner in its 75-year history
As one of the city’s most successful agents of high-end house and condo sales, Janet Owen knows the art of the real-estate deal.
