Genevieve Buck

House Hunter gets letters and e-mails--some are zingers, some are not, most are queries. Messages are edited for brevity only.You once remarked that you would never buy a house/condo/loft just...

When it comes to luxurious new construction, says Genevieve Buck, the suburbs have an answer to city flair Tall Oaks of Kildeer is the country cousin of Park Tower, the...

This House Hunter is unlike any other that has run in this space since the first column appeared in January, 1999. Most often, I describe and critique, from a consumer...

Gallery of Homes' St. Croix says Genevieve Buck, doesn't let frills cover up its basic airy, practical spacesAfter touring the nine custom Gallery of Homes models at Mill Creek in...

Ravinia Lofts is not in Highland Park. In fact, the seven-story, turn-of-the-century Ravinia Lofts building that's being restored and converted to a 42-unit loft condominium is about 35 miles south...

Newly built condo buildings are such a rarity in Berwyn that even the town's director of building couldn't come up with the date that the last multi-unit residential building was...

I can understand the appeal of the Residences of Arlington Town Square in northwest suburban Arlington Heights and particularly the speedy purchases of many of its one- and three-bedroom condo...

While we're on the topic of potential disappearing acts, as per the living room story above, let's look into disappearing amenities, like a doorman, for example, or even tennis courts....

One of the joys of writing this column is finding new neighborhoods, discovering little clusters of homes and businesses on streets I've never even heard of--all in the city I've...

It is easy to be swept away by the sleekness of the two-story terrazzo and marble lobby as well as the sophisticated decor and the loft-like openness of the model...