Smart Tech’s Bungalows for the 21st Century
In Logan Square, East Pilsen, and other Chicago neighborhoods, new residences are going up—and being swiftly bought—that go by the brand name Smart Tech Homes. But they could also be...
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Modernist Home of Architect Who Designed ‘Ferris Bueller’ “Garage”
List Price: $1.1 million Sale Price: $1.1 million The Property: Sitting low and austere on a block of frilly Victorians in Evanston, the former home of the modernist architect David...
A Streeterville Condo Inside the Former American Furniture Mart
List Price: $1.4 million The Property: Lakeshore Place, once known as the American Furniture Mart, is a 1920s behemoth on the lakefront that’s heavy and dark. On its 11th floor...
Michael Jordan Lists Highland Park Mansion for $29 Million
Michael Jordan, that most iconic of Chicago sports figures, put his gated Highland Park estate on the market this morning, asking $29 million. It is by far the highest-priced home...
Hinsdale is on a Tear Again
Before the housing bust, Hinsdale was the Chicago area’s capital of teardowns, with more than 100 older homes replaced by new construction each year from 2004 to 2007. That pace...
In Winnetka, Everything a House Ott to Be
List Price: $4.995 million Sale Price: $4.4 million The Property: A grand manor home on two acres in Winnetka’s Indian Hill Club was sold February 17 for $4.4 million—just 46...
In Hyde Park, a Cinematic Home Worthy of an Oscar
List Price: $1.149 million The Property: Facing Promontory Point across Lake Shore Drive stands an 11-story co-op building with a façade so lovely it can only be called “cinematic.” That’s...
Real-Estate Listings Are Getting Greener
With an increasing share of homebuyers putting energy efficiency and other green features at or near the top of their wish list, the Chicago-area multiple listing service is giving environmentally...
Wicker Park’s Troubled Twins
List Price (house on the right in photo): $990,000 Sale Price: $959,000 The Property: These mirror-image twins in Wicker Park share more than their contemporary brick-and-glass style...
In Lake Forest, an Old Estate Garage Gets a Lift
List Price: $2.8 million The Property: In the late 1930s, the architect David Adler designed a pair of servants’ cottages that flanked the back entrance to the Lake Forest estate...