On The Market—Hinsdale’s New-Old Stone Mansion
List Price: $4.9 million
The Property: You will be forgiven if, when approaching this new house in Hinsdale, you wonder whether they hauled it over from England in pieces or already assembled. The rough-hewn stone façade, the sheltered entry vestibule with timber beams and...
Housing Bulletin—A Green Demolition, in Northfield
The developer who paid $1.2 million for a Northfield lot where he plans to build six condos could have had the old house there demolished in two days, at a cost of about $15,000. Instead, he’s paying twice that—and the...
Sale of the Week—An Evanston House Swap
List Price (Tudor): $2.975 million
Sale Price: $2.975 million
List Price (Brick): $1.295 million
Sale Price: $1.225 million
The Properties: The owners of these two homes swapped houses—even though it wasn’t an even trade. In fact, as you can see, one residence is worth more than twice the other...
Freeze Frame
by Dennis Rodkin
As Chicago's real-estate market began to experience the big chill, homeowners worried that this was the beginning of the next ice age. But as our annual house survey demonstrates, there were a few bright spots in a year that was more frustrating than desperate.
Beam Me Up, ScottyRustic touches define Pickell's Bannockburn offering |
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Abel BodiedHome of decorated vet may have welcomed FDR and Ike |
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A Buyer's MarketWould-be homeowners are discovering the silver lining behind the falling prices in the local real-estate market. Here are six housing bargains snapped up by lucky or savvy buyers so far this year |
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Getting PilasteredOrnamental columns, other details remain after rehab |
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Parceled PostDeveloper carves ten condos from former mail center |
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Cooking in the Jazz AgeRoomy, updated kitchens enhance already elegant fixtures at Grand Briar |
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