List price: $1.85 million / $1.65 million The Property: When the Northbrook developer Greg Weissman built on these two neighboring lots in Highland Park, he decided to go as green as he could while still building houses that would appeal to the upper-end North Shore market. Designed by Nate Kipnis (see “A Place in the … Read more
For some time now, homeowners in Chicago have realized that they are more insulated from volatility on the real-estate scene than other U.S. markets. There are two main reasons for that relative stability. Prices here don’t go up as fast as in the big cities on the coast; that means they don’t have as far … Read more
Suburb: Hinsdale List price: $3.1999 million Sale Price: $2.65 million The Property: Designed and built in 1929 by the Buurma Brothers-the two Dutch immigrants who put up several of River Forest’s best-looking mansions-this lavishly restored, 13-room Spanish Revival–style mansion has many of its original details, including wood-inlay interior doors, a backyard allée of trees leading … Read more
A few years ago, the Bridgeport Village subdivision was the lead horse on the team pulling forward the housing stock in Bridgeport, the onetime blue-collar South Side neighborhood that has given Chicago five of its mayors (including, of course, Richard M. Daley). Now a significant piece of the plan is on hold because the development … Read more
List price: $8.2 million The Property: Built in 1966, this 12-room house overlooking Lake Michigan has five bedrooms, approximately 9,500 square feet of living space, and a three-car garage. Bruce and Betsy D’Alba have lived there since 1991 and transformed the place from its simpler early incarnation. Today the stucco exterior has shapes and textures … Read more
Neighborhood: University Village, ChicagoList price: $1.4 millionSale price: $1.35 million The Property: This new 4,299-square-foot, eight-room house has four bedrooms, three-plus baths, and a detached three-car garage. Situated in the fast-growing neighborhood that was once home to the ragtag Maxwell Street market, the house is close to a children’s park, a pretty, public rose garden, … Read more
List Price: $795,900 The Property: This new brick-and-stone house has four bedrooms, three-plus baths, two fireplaces, two laundry rooms, and a rooftop deck that sits atop a two-car garage. Three of the four bedrooms are on the second floor; the fourth is in the basement. The master bath has a steam shower with body sprays … Read more
Suburb: WinnetkaList price: $3.775 millionSale price: $3.55 million The Property: This new 13-room mansion has six full bathrooms (plus two partials), six fireplaces, and six bedrooms; the master bedroom and two others are on the second floor, there are two more on the third floor, and the sixth bedroom is in the 3,300-square-foot basement-which also … Read more
There are many excellent inner-city alternatives to high-priced lakefront living. Here are five Chicago neighborhoods where housing is affordable, available, and attractive. More from 1980 About That Urban Renaissance… A long look at the beginning of Chicago’s regentrification Beverly This far Southwest Side neighborhood attracts city lovers who yearn for suburban spaciousness because of its distinctive … Read more
