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Posts Tagged ‘West Lakeview’

Entertainment, wine, and cooking enthusiasts will covet this modern Lakeview home with superb amenities for luxury living: hardwood floors, granite countertops, spa baths, Viking and Sub-Zero appliances, skylights. Wait, it gets better: five fireplaces, media room in basement, brick wine cellar, custom woodwork and built-ins, and audio everywhere. This exceptional home is within walking distance to Southport Corridor and Roscoe Village – so ditch the car to enjoy the city’s best dining and shopping.

1735 West Newport

List price: $1,050,000

Each month Zillow emails me to tell me how much my house is worth.  I write about it each time so we can all live the dream.  (All the articles here.)

I’m delighted to receive this Holiday Bonus in my email this morning:

Slowly but surely, we’re clawing back to first-half 2009 levels.  Ahh, the good old days!

If all the months that I’ve been receiving updates on the townhouse, I think this month might be the most accurate.  One of my neighbors is on the market for $570,000 but has not sold.  One offer with a contingency, but that offer fell apart.  So it’s still on the market.

I’d love to know if you think there is value in upgrades and electronics.  The one for sale is pretty bare-bones.  Mine has a whole bunch of toys.  If giving advice to customers, my advice is normally that the bonus features don’t add value.  $25,000 in electronics, though?

1739 W. Wellington

New Listing in Wellington Park is open this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00. 1739 W. Wellington is a true three bed plus den/4th bed – rarely on the market in Wellington Park. This home features 2,815 square feet on four floors of living, and a two car garage plus two car driveway.

List Price: $650,000

Open Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00

Check out the full listing at www.townhomeshop.com including a Video Tour.

2669 N. Greenview, unit A

Beautiful end-unit at Tamerlane. New custom chef’s kitchen with high end appliances, over-sized island & built-in desk. First floor family room opens to yard with new fence. Large living room with wood burning fireplace, high ceilings, over-sized bay windows, combined with dining room. Three bedrooms all on the same level upstairs. Master suite has a large walk-in-closet and marble bath with steam shower.

List Price: $660,000

Open Sunday from 11:00 to 1:00

Check out the full listing at www.townhomeshop.com including a Video Tour.

New Listing in Wellington Park is open this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00.  1739 W. Wellington is a true three bed plus den/4th bed – rarely on the market in Wellington Park.  This home features 2,815 square feet on four floors of living, and a two car garage plus two car driveway.

1739 W. Wellington

List Price: $650,000

Open Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00

Check out the full listing at www.townhomeshop.com including a Video Tour.

New Listing in Wellington Park is open this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00.  1739 W. Wellington is a true three bed plus den/4th bed – rarely on the market in Wellington Park.  This home features 2,815 square feet on four floors of living, and a two car garage plus two car driveway.

1739 W. Wellington

List Price: $650,000

Open Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00

Come out to West Lakeview for a giant community-wide garage sale at Wellington Park.

The Wellington Park Townhomes are located in West Lakeview on Wellington at Paulina – just west of the Jewel on Ashland. This GIANT event is community wide throughout our sprawling complex of over 100 homes! Follow the signs from Wellington & Paulina directing you to participating homes.  Early Bird opening at 7:00 am Saturday. General opening at 8:00 am on Saturday and Sunday.

Items include:

• Furniture
• Electronics
• Computers
• Computer parts
• Flat Screen Monitors
• TV’s
• Stereo equipment
• VCR’s
• Automotive parts & supplies
• Sporting goods
• Baby goods
• Children clothing
• Adult clothing
• Video tapes
• Records

From my neighbor, and moderator for the Friends of Chi Che Wang Park advisory committee to the Chicago Park District – Adam:

Phase II improvement work on Chi Che Wang Park commenced yesterday. There was no advance notice from the Park District on this. Their start is well beyond the Spring 2009 commencement date we’d been given prior, but still a welcome site.

A few highlights:

The park will be closed during construction; work is expected to be completed by end of Fall 2009.

A rendering of the improvements that will be included in the project is attached. The playground has been expanded slightly from it’s original design in response to comments made at community meeting #3 and will now include a playscape with walkways and two slides, two concrete climbing animals, one spinning “spica” pole and one 4-bay swing set. There will also be many benches, a small garden area, additional trees and a drinking fountain. Not shown on the plan but included in the work will be a gate at the south end of east perimeter and a small berm along the south boundary to manage drainage and run-off.

The entrance at the SW corner of the park and the planned walkway from that corner to Diversey Pkwy are on indefinite hold and will be coordinated with future repairs to the rail line and overpass, for which there is no current project scope or schedule. Work on the rail line is handled by Union Pacific and Metra and is unrelated to the Park District. However, the Park District won’t go forward without UP/Metra coordination. This process of coordination, including budgets, may take a very long while (i.e. don’t hold your breath).

I hope to originate a blog this month with more details now that the plans are official, final, funded and contracted. In the interim, please feel free to distribute this email and the attached rendering to your circle of park friends and any other persons you may feel would be interested.

Thanks much for your continued support of the park. I look forward to seeing you on the new Chi Che Wang playground before snowfall.

Kind regards,

- Adam Cole