Crib Chatter

Crain’s is reporting that William Wrigley Jr. has buyers for both his Lake Forest home and 2 out of the 3 multi-million dollar units he had listed as raw space in 65 E. Goethe in the Gold Coast. He is taking a loss on the Lake Forest home. The 11,000-square-foot Lake Forest home on Lake […]

According to Crain’s, the two most expensive home sales in Lake Forest in 2010 were both short sales. Even though these sales were in Lake Forest, and not Chicago, since we’ve discussed the North Shore several times lately I thought I’d put it out there for discussion especially as some posters on Crib Chatter seem to […]

We’ve chattered many times about how it is (or isn’t) “different” in some neighborhoods or towns because wealth in those areas would insulate them from the housing bust.  We’ve debated whether prices would fall in the Greenzone or in exclusive communities on the North Shore- or if they did- if the declines wouldn’t be as severe […]

We chatter about starter homes in Chicago all the time, but what about one on the North Shore within walking distance of Ravinia? This 2-bedroom vintage home at 426 Pleasant in Highland Park just came on the market for less than what you’d pay in many Chicago north side neighborhoods. Built in 1936, the home is on […]

A mansion with a private beach on Lake Michigan. There are several to choose from- but I kind of like this Kenilworth mansion on the North Shore because it also has the pool- for those months when, frankly, the lake is inhospitable.  And a game of tennis every once in a while would also be […]