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East Ravenswood Real Estate Update

December 4, 2009

Many homes are for sale right now in East Ravenswood. Someone got a great deal on 4120 N Hermitage — listed at $ 545,000, this historic home sits on a 26 x 165′ lot.  It needs work, but lot sizes like this are rare in Chicago, and the neighborhood certainly can support a renovation on [...]

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East Ravenswood Real Estate Update

October 23, 2009

Currently for sale in East Ravenswood: Homes are available from $ 599,900 to $ $ 3,188,000. Address List Price MT Beds Baths Lot Dim 1757 W Sunnyside $599,900 145 2 2.1 25X125 4436 N Paulina $1,350,000 150 5 2.1 38X165 4632 N Paulina $1,375,000 103 4 3.2 25 X 165 4420 N Paulina $3,188,000 184 [...]

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The Day Center – Buena Park Facility Serves Uptown Neighbors

September 15, 2009

In addition to the lovely George Maher homes that one sees on Hutchinson Street, the Uptown Buena Park neighborhood has some exciting news to report about an historic 1900′s Doerr & Doerr mansion at 800 W Buena… The Day School is now a part of Menomonee Club for boys and girls.  Due to reduced enrollment [...]

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Montrose Dog Beach

July 20, 2009

I can’t thank the volunteers at Mondog enough. My Dewey salivates, pants, and squirms as we approach the dog beach at Montrose.  He lives to play frisbee and run in the waves.  It’s a fabulous place for Chicago dogs. Don’t forget to get your Chicago Dog Beach/Park license, though.  Fines can be stiff. Chicago Canine [...]

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Uptown Real Estate Update – 7/2009

July 15, 2009

In the active Uptown Community, there are currently 23 homes for sale.  The price range is wide – from $ 449,000 for a home at 1530 W Ainslie to 4420 N Paulina, a newly renovated historic home in East Ravenswood, for $3,350,000. Homes worth considering… . 1530 Ainslie $449,000 Not only is this 1893 3 [...]

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Lakewood Balmoral Homes for Sale

July 14, 2009

July 14, 2009 —- Today, there are 42 homes for sale in the Edgewater Community.  Of those, the following homes are for sale in the Lakewood Balmoral Community… 5537 N Magnolia     $ 579,000 5239 N Wayne          $ 775,000 5253 N Lakewood   $ 899,000 5306 N Magnolia     $ 1,025,000 5518 N Wayne           $ 1,459,000 After [...]

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Uptown Theater Rehab Progress

June 8, 2009

What I thought would be a mild Edgewater residents’ meeting got a little brittle last Wednesday. Edgewater Development Council and Edgewater residents met to vote on the historic rehab of the Uptown Theater and its use as an entertainment facility. A representative of the developer was in attendance, and Jim Wiggins (spelling?) expressed outrage that [...]

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Edgewater Bricolage III Update

May 29, 2009

This week, action heats up with the next Bricolage planned for the Edgewater neighborhood.  On Saturday evening, Tracey Van Duinen  and Todd Osborne will be projecting the image onto the Foster Ave underpass, and neighbors will have the chance to help trace the design on the wall. Then, during the summer, the mosaic pieces will [...]

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4542 N Hermitage – East Ravenswood Home for Sale

May 14, 2009

This vintage rehab opportunity in East Ravenswood could be as gem for someone interested in old houses. Built in 1876, it’s a Victorian single family that sits on a 35 ‘  x 165 ‘ oversized lot in the magnificent East Ravenswood Historic District. Property taxes for ’07 were $9,228.56, and based on the assessor’s equalized [...]

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Happy Birthday Buddha

May 9, 2009

I just love driving on Ashland Avenue during the first week of May — Happy  Birthday Buddha!  Truc Lam Temple, which replaced the old Masonic Lodge, is bright and cheerful this week. I know nothing about this festival, but I did pick up a book by the Dalia Lama this week. What can I say?  [...]

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