Multiple plans add variety to these duplexes
The "villas" at the Lakes of Boulder Ridge are what used to be called "duplexes" though these are not like many duplexes you have seen before. There are five floor...
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A single price makes homes simple to buy
A columnist at this paper once popularized the phrase "the land beyond O'Hare" to describe the outlying fringe of the metropolitan area. Well, we aren't to Iowa yet, but the...
Baronial style is alive, well along the river
When an editor plunked down a newspaper ad in front of the House Hunter and asked "what is that?" she took note. The ad featured a large rendering of a...
Love fest for the over-55 set shows no end
It's almost enough to make you proud to have gray hair. Developments for the 55-and-up set are so hot with home builders now that according to one count, there are...
`Brazen’ tower creates a buzz in Lakeview
The Brighton at 550 W. Wellington is one of those "love it" or "hate it" buildings. Though a relatively small development of only 16 units, it looms near the intersection...
Stand of trees offers homes in lush setting
How much is a mature grove of trees worth? In a former field turned home site, the answer might be quite a bit. Northbrook-based Ferris Homes is putting the emphasis...
A city legend offers homes at posh address
An old advertising slogan--What becomes a legend most?--popped into my head as I approached the Palmolive Building, the Art Deco tower across Walton Place from the Drake Hotel at the...
All in a row, houses sprout in Bartlett
Have you ever noticed that the growth of a town or city is a lot like the growth of a tree? Both have rings of identifiable development relating to history....
Lofty lumber, housing prices ahead
A runup in the price of lumber is focusing attention on the dark side of the remarkable decade-long housing boom. Pushed by continuing strong sales of housing and the demand...
Selecting home begins with basics
Like many first-time buyers, Raju Patel started his home search on the Internet. Unlike most first-time buyers, Patel, 29, went far beyond checking out subdivision Web sites and directions on...