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Tag: Sale of the Week
A Fixed-Up Foreclosure Sells Fast in Lincoln Park
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.674 million
Sale Price: $1.55 million
The Property: Formerly a three-flat, this 116-year-old building in Lincoln Park was being converted into a single-family home when its owner defaulted on a $2.6-million mortgage. But unlike most sellers of foreclosures, the entity that put this one back on the market (not the original lender) didn’t leave it in its junked condition but put it back into livable shape... Read more
Lake View's House of Two Hawks
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.495 million
Sale Price: $1.4 million
The Property: Since it was built in 2004, this ten-room house in Lake View has been home to two different short-time members of the Chicago Blackhawks... Read more
An Early Wright Revamp in Oak Park
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.195 million
Sale Price: $1.050 million
The Property: Renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright early in his career, this 17-room Oak Park house had been on and off the market for more than two years before finally selling at about 61 percent of its original asking price... Read more
Glenview’s Priciest Sale Since 2008
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $3.15 million
Sale Price: $2.85 million
The Property: Set amid lush landscaping and towering oak trees, this 15-room house with a large wrap-around porch sold for the highest price in Glenview since early 2008. Built in 2000 on an acre and a half of land, the house has five bedrooms and seven-plus bathrooms... Read more
What $1 Million Buys Now—Suburban Edition
By Dennis Rodkin
The Properties: Three suburban houses have each sold for exactly $1 million in the month since I reported what $1 million buys in the city. Let’s take a look at what suburban homebuyers are getting for that benchmark price right now... Read more