In March, a firm that has built some of Lincoln Park’s biggest homes posted a new high-water mark: a contract to build a $16-million house of up to 25,000 square feet on three lots on the 1800 block of Howe Street. BGD&C corporation, the custom designer/builder, did not return calls asking for details, but on … Read more
Revival of South Side neighborhood eclipses memories of El Rukns’ heyday
Renovated 1884 house would likely have delighted town’s famed designer
As Lincoln Square booms, developers try to meet demand
Though it looks like a single-family house, the roomy Winngate comprises 13 condos.
Improvements along Hyde Park avenue spur change in developer’s plans.
List Price: $2.44 million Sale Price: $2.1 million The Property: Far larger than the neighboring ranch houses, this ten-room, 5,000-square-foot home topped the previous sales record for Lincolnwood by $750,000 when it was sold June 5th. Custom built for the current owners, the house (in the Lincolnwood Towers subdivision) has a number of elegant touches, … Read more
Send tips about high-end home sales to dennis@rodkin.com. Three real-estate agents provide Deal Estate with their assessments of a stylish city condo The Location: Lincoln Park The Listing: The architects Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton designed the interior of this 22nd-floor condo, which overlooks the park and Lake Michigan. The owner, Celia Marriott-who commissioned Krueck … Read more
Send tips about high-end home sales to dennis@rodkin.com. Buy Condo, Get Walking PapersPort Clinton Place homeowners will enjoy ready access to restaurants and schools Illustration: David Walker Vernon HillsFrom $243,900to $564,900 Not far from the intersection of Half Day Road and Milwaukee Avenue, a mix of row houses and mid-rise condo buildings are slated to … Read more
List Price: $750,000 The Property: This eccentric two-bedroom condo is one of 16 units in the landmark Carl Street Studios (at 155 West Burton Place). The offbeat building began taking shape in 1927, when Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller, who had met at the School of the Art Institute, took an enormous brick Victorian mansion … Read more
