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
