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Chicago Condo For Sale:

2821 N Cambridge Ave #1, Chicago IL 60657
MLS# 08367267

East Lakeview Charmer

East Lakeview Charmer in choice location with private, brick garage. Spacious and bright, two bedroom plus den,vintage beauty, two blocks from the park and lake.  Bay front living room with fireplace and window seat teems with sunlight.  Pocket doors lead to the large master bedroom, and there is an office/den as well as a second bedroom with large closet. The kitchen features granite counter tops, all stainless steel appliances and opens to the extra-large dining room.  There are hardwood floors throughout, coved ceilings and picture rail moldings which add to the vintage charm.  This condo includes a private, deeded, brick, on site garage.  This courtyard building has a wonderful common garage roof deck and large, individual storage lockers.  Walk to the brown line el stop, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, health club.  Don't miss this lovely condo on a serene landscaped block.
 

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Chicago Condo for Sale:

212 W Washington St #2011, Chicago IL 60606
MLS# 08349156

Perfect Downtown Location!

Lose your heart to the heart of Chicago!  Bright and sunny one bedroom, one bath condo on high floor with city views includes deeded garage parking.  Nicely finished unit with granite counter tops, glass tile backsplash, under mount sink, granite kitchen island/breakfast bar, and all stainless steel appliances.  Hardwood floors throughout, tray ceilings, crown moldings, gas fireplace and floor to ceiling windows lead to large, western exposure balcony.  Master bath has upgraded tile and steeping tub.  Den (second bedroom) is open.  Great closet space.   Full amenity building with 24 hour doorman, on site manager and engineer, exercise room, sundeck, and storage.  Perfect downtown location – walk to work, Millennium Park, Grant Park, Michigan Ave., shopping, restaurants and entertainment. 

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Chicago Condo For Sale:

610 W Surf St #2A Chicago IL 60657
MLS# 08366224

Elegance In Awesome Lakeview!

Stately Greystone elegance in awesome Lakeview location.  Almost 1800 square feet.  3 bedrooms, 2 baths with fab kitchen, super storage and assigned parking.  10 foot ceilings with southern exposure. This bay windowed wonder has marble gas fireplace, open great room floor plan, plus huge in-unit laundry and storage room.  Three generous sized bedrooms with Closet Works organizers and two granite baths.  Designer kitchen with cider maple 42” cabinets, granite and butcher block counter tops, all stainless steel appliances, beverage cooler and marble tile floor.  Large private deck, and assigned parking with optional rental of second parking space.  This condo is steps to brown line el, Starbucks, movies, yoga, shopping, library, Lincoln Park and lakefront.  Don’t miss this opportunity for space and value.

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo for Sale:

3150 N Sheridan Rd #8B, Chicago IL 60657
MLS# 08332294

Prime Lake View Location In Lakeview!

A lake view in Lakeview from floor to ceiling windows in this large, east facing, split bedroom floor plan with 30’ balcony. Extra spacious with open living/dining combo plus separate breakfast nook overlooking Lake Michigan. Master bedroom suite has walk in shower. 1,350 square feet, with great in unit storage. Building features outdoor pool, sundeck, sauna, doorman, on site engineer, party room, laundry and storage. Garage parking is $70-$80 monthly. Prime Lakeview location- walk to lake, park, express bus, shopping, entertainment, restaurants.

MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo For Rent:

4428 Racine Ave #GN, Chicago IL 60640
MLS# 08331170

Say YES To This Beautiful Condo Rental!

For Rent. Say YES to this beautiful condo in an intimate 8 unit building in Sheridan Park. Gut rehabbed in 2006, this two bedroom, two bath unit features a functional floor plan and top finishes and designer decor. Garden unit has plenty of windows, and good natural light. Walnut stained hardwood floors and solid core doors throughout. Large living room with gas fireplace has four windows. The espresso cabinet kitchen with GE Gallery appliances, granite counter-tops and granite island opens to the dining/family room for an expansive layout. Generous sized master bedroom has full wall of organized closets and leads to marble master bath. Second bath with granite floor and second bedroom has large closet. Additional storage in the unit as well as gas forced air and central air conditioning. A large private covered terrace and assigned, secure parking space complete this package. Walk to el. This is a must see! No pets, no smoking.

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo For Sale:

7442 N Hoyne Ave #2N, Chicago, IL 60645
MLS# 08255026

Stunning Renovation!

Stunning and immaculate renovation in East Ridge at the Chateau La Mans! Breathtaking three bedroom, two bath fully updated condo done with quality materials and discriminating taste. Enter the large entry foyer which opens to a light flooded, round bay windowed living room with striking decorative stone fireplace. A stunning barrel vaulted gallery leads to the master suite with fabulous master bath complete with imported fixtures, huge rain shower and custom cabinetry. The second bedroom has beautiful and functional walnut and maple built ins, and the third sunny bedroom overlooks the landscaped patio. The second bath is beautifully finished. A huge formal dining room accommodates serves as both dining and family room needs. A large open kitchen features maple cabinetry, granite countertops and upgraded stainless steel appliances. A separate laundry area, and heated enclosed porch complete this luxurious home. There is private and open storage, a landscaped common patio and assigned parking space. Recent improvements include new windows, newer roof, tuck pointing, newer boiler, newer fence, and hallway carpeting. Architecturally significant street. Don’t miss this very special home.

MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo For Sale:

3606 N Pine Grove #1J, Chicago IL 60613
MLS#  08152684

Lucky You In Lakeview!

Adorable vintage 2005 rehab on leafy, quiet street one block from the park and lake. Two generous bedrooms, one marble bath. Hardwood floors. Stainless steel appliances in galley kitchen adjoins dining area with charming kitchen hutch. Extra large living room overlooks lovely courtyard. Foyer with guest closet. Short sale.

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo For Sale:

2101 Merrimac Ave, Chicago IL 60639

Super 2 Unit Rehab!

Corner 2-unit recent rehab with new plumbing, electric, and furnace. Separate heat, hot water and electric for each unit. Keep for investment, live in one and collect rent from the other, or de-convert to single family. Bargain price. Metra Station just 3 blocks. School and playground steps away.

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Chicago Condo for Sale:

1801 W Larchmont Ave #303, Chicago IL 60613
MLS# 08242707

Loft Living At Its Lovely Best!

Loft living at its lovely best in North Center! Soaring 14’ to 22’ timber ceilings in this top floor unit infuse this awesome loft with space and light. Diagonal hardwood floors throughout open the space even more. All rooms are generous sized. Great room features gas fireplace and opens to spacious Trex balcony. Newly updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, beverage cooler, and a thick granite countertop peninsula for wonderful entertaining and relaxed dining. Split bedroom floor plan features two large bedrooms. Master has his n her closets, and master bath with granite double sink vanity, new toilet, and marble floor and tub surround. Second bath newly renovated with granite countertop and new shower tile. Closet space is abundant throughout, and the in unit laundry is a new stackable front load washer and dryer. This loft includes one of only five private, attached garages in the complex. The Bell and Howell Lofts are professionally managed, and there is an awesome new skyline view roof deck featuring grills, outdoor furniture and full bath. There’s a bike room, recycling, and storage is available.

The newly constructed Filbert Playlot is steps away, as is the el brown line, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, yoga, pilates, day care and restaurants. Coonley School district!

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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Our listing at 7442 N Hoyne Ave in East Ridge at the Chateau La Mans is a stunning renovation making it as distinctive as the street it sits on. Check out this fun info about Hoyne Ave and its developer Emma Kennet posted on UltraLocalGeography:

7440-7455 N. Hoyne, 1929 - Emma Kennett Strikes Again

On the short block of Hoyne between Fargo and Birchwood our intrepid developer, Emma Kennett, probably created her most notable project.  These six buildings are roughly the same size and shape, but their facades were given the high-style eclectic treatment popular in the 1920s.  And of course nothing said taste and luxury quite like French and Spanish Revival. 

According to an article published in the Chicago Tribune on March 31, 1929, these buildings represented a $480,000 investment on behalf of the developer. That's nearly $6.5 million adjusted to 2012.  An ambitious undertaking.  And as a side note, just a few months away from the onset of the Great Depression.

 

On the east side of the block are the Spanish Revival styles.  They all have various types of wrought iron balconies and a pale cream brick, which was seen as appropriate to the style.  There are casement windows and French doors on the upper floors, and double-hung windows with similar pane divisions at the ground level.  The casement windows alone are worth a visit.  So few original casements survive from the 20s, and this block has an impressive number of them.  Imagine how much these buildings would lose with simple double-hung replacements.

I'm particularly impressed by the door on the left.  Not only is it an arched door in a rounded tower, but the door itself is curved to match the tower radius.  The middle door is set within an ornamental stone surround that I can only describe as Art Deco.  The simplicity of the door to the right is off-set by a complex portal window, which reflects some of the arched windows treatments on the block.  Two have elaborate copper kick-plates and decorative hinges attached with rivets.

The west side of the block is even more elaborate.  Curved towers and complex roof forms anchor these buildings, which have random-cut limestone veneers at the lower floors and brick above.  The half-timbering designs are works of art in themselves. The false mansard roofs on this side of the street are large, making them easier to read than the Spanish-style roof forms across the street. 

The doors are great, each with a unique design and window pattern.  They all have the same copper kick-plates and hinges seen on the east side of the block.  And I've never seen a window pattern quite like the one found on the center door.

The Tribune article indicates that Emma Kennett designed these buildings with the help of Herbert J. Richter.  A casual internet seach couldn't turn up the identity of Mr. Richter.  I assumed he was the architect, but according to the Chicago Historic Resources Survey the architect of record is Arthur Bucket.  This would make sense, since I already found Arthur Bucket's name associated with the corner apartment building at Farwell and Oakley, which I wrote about previously.  So who's Herbert Richter?  No idea.

It was great to find these buildings included in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey, and it gives me an opportunity to illustrate the value of a good survey sheet.  In addition to a site map and small photograph the surveyor also creates a narrative of the architectural significance of the building.  The account below explains why architectural historians are in constant danger of walking in front of cars while wandering through the city:

7451-7455 N. Hoyne

Symmetrical facade centers on semi-circular plan bay/stair tower with portal at base and topped with a hexagonal roof and finial.  Romanseque casement windows on either side of door topped with six-paned fan light.  All windows in sets of threes except baseement of simple Roman arch.  First floor fenestration repeats casement-fanlight treament with a colonade of counter-spiralled pilasters.

Third floor bays have pairs of French doors opening onto balconies flanked by smaller windows. 

Stylized Italianate eave brackets lead the eye to small windows on 2nd/3rd floors, one with ornated carved limestone surrounds and pilasters. 

Door is carved, paneled oak with semicircular leaded overglass with peep windows at eye level.  Keystones, sills, brackets and spiral columns rendered in stone.  Limestone coping on south corner gate repeats brackets at roofline. The lion finial weathervane atop tower [Did I miss this, or is it gone?], false hinges on doors and kickplate are hammered copper.

It's exhausting to read too many of these, so I'm just including this one as a representative sample.  Some descriptions are much longer.

And of course I need to include L.B. Sugerman's rendering of the west side of the street. He provided a number of perspective drawings for Kennett Construction, and once I find a better quality example of his work I'll revisit him in greater detail.

 

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Karen Breen Elia & Louis M. Elia, REALTORS®, are brokers for homes, condos, and multi-unit properties on Chicago's North Side.

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