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Grand Bend at Green Bay condominiums at Green Bay and Sherman in Evanston is offering a contract for deed program, while continuing to offer units for sale.  The program assists buyers who may need to accumulate a down payment and secure financing.  Participants will have the option to buy the condo at the end of a lease term, with [...]

http://youtu.be/VdqWdkacmt8 A builder typically knows what to look for as far as design and construction quality are concerned. Apparently Doug, a real estate developer featured in this video found what he was looking for at Grand Bend at Green Bay in Evanston after viewing 20 to 30 other condos in the area.  Get the details of [...]

Contractors for the City of Evanston will be making pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection outside Grand Bend at Green Bay, where Green Bay Road intersects with Emerson Street. According to EvanstonNow.com, the work will include tightening the turning radius at the intersection and moving the pedestrian crossing on Green Bay Road closer to the intersection with [...]

Evanston is a lot of different things to different people, which is why the community is so diverse, what with the largest population of any town on the North Shore , a Big Ten university, a short drive to the city’s North side and downtown areas and of course, Lake Michigan. Grand Bend at Green Bay is in the heart [...]

The suburbs that have continued to prosper during the downturn share many attributes with the best urban neighborhoods: walkability, vibrant street life, density and diversity. The clustering of people and firms is a basic engine of modern economic life. When interesting people encounter each other, they spark new ideas and accelerate the formation of new enterprises. [...]

Join Andy Kiener of Grand Bend at Green Bay for a brief look at his neighborhood. Walk half a block west of the condos (located at 1228 Emerson St ) and you’re on Evanston’s Asbury Avenue, a picturesque mix of distinct architectural styles and a great venue for walking or jogging. One block east of Grand Bend puts you [...]

In today’s market, many buyers need more flexibility in the timing of purchasing their next home. They might have their equity tied up in a home that will take a while to sell, or they may be relocating from one town to another. With that in mind, Grand Bend at Green Bay in Evanston recently announced a rent-to-own [...]

In the last segment from their recent walk through downtown Evanston, Joe Zekas and Grand Bend at Green Bay‘s Andy Kiener pay a visit to Bookman’s Alley, a restaurant row, and back to the roof deck at Grand Bend.

After short looks at Grand Bend at Green Bay, the Evanston Farmers’ Market , and the shops and restaurants near Church Street and Maple Avenue , Joe Zekas and Andy Kiener walked east to Sherman Avenue for a look at more dining, nightlife and shopping options, and then on to Fountain Square. Andy is marketing several new-construction condos at Grand Bend , located [...]

The price cuts that accompanied the relaunch of Grand Bend at Green Bay in Evanston earlier this year opened the development’s new-construction condos to a new market of buyers. With FHA-backed financing now in place, even more buyers will be able to buy a new home at Grand Bend by taking advantage of low interest rates [...]

In the first segment from their Evanston walking tour, Joe Zekas and Grand Bend sales manager Andy Kiener started with a look at Grand Bend, a new condo development at 1224 Emerson St , and then walked a block and a half to the Evanston Farmers’ Market. In the second segment, seen here, Joe and Andy pause at the corner [...]

Evanston is the nearest North Shore suburb from Chicago, and its downtown rivals almost any Chicago neighborhood as a classically urban environment. Last weekend Joe Zekas met Andy Kiener at Grand Bend at Green Bay , at the edge of downtown Evanston, for a walking tour of the area. The two started with a look at Grand Bend, where [...]

Last month I asked Grand Bend at Green Bay sales manager Andy Kiener about the kinds of community activities a buyer could find near his Evanston condos. He didn’t even need to stop and think about it. It’s hard to get much closer to the intersection of University Place and Oak Avenue, site of Evanston’s Farmers’ Market . According to [...]

There’s often a disconnect between what real estate developers perceive as the most attractive features of their projects and how their buyers perceive them. Jillian, a mergers and acquisitions specialist with a large accounting firm, and her husband bought their unit pre-construction two years ago. She set aside a few minutes to talk about what she likes [...]

A new era has begun at Grand Bend at Green Bay in Evanston, with the arrival of the building’s first closing since Insight Real Estate Services took over its sales and marketing. According to sales manager Andy Kiener, at least two more homes — including one of Grand Bend’s spacious penthouses — are slated to close by the [...]

Activity has returned to the Grand Bend at Green Bay condominiums in Evanston, with a new sales team in place and construction crews putting the finishing touches on a spacious penthouse and several recently sold units. Insight Real Estate Partners this spring reintroduced 38 Grand Bend homes to the market, all at substantially lower prices than in years [...]

Now that you’ve seen inside one of the ready-to-deliver condos at Grand Bend at Green Bay , 1228 Emerson St in Evanston, follow Joe Zekas and Insight Real Estate Services’ Andy Kiener up to the top of the development, site of spacious private decks and a handful of unfinished, light-filled penthouses. As the duo look at this 2,000 square-foot “house of [...]

Andy Kiener of Insight Real Estate Services recently reintroduced Joe Zekas to a “tried and true project” in Evanston: Grand Bend at Green Bay at 1228 Emerson St . Insight has taken over marketing of Grand Bend and rolled new prices for many of its condos, including the wide, light-filled, 1,400 square-foot two-bedroom Andy and Joe tour in this [...]

Ask people what characteristic they most value in a city neighborhood and they’ll often answer “walkability” or “pedestrian-friendliness.” If walkability is what you’re seeking in a new neighborhood, you may already use WalkScore.com for an objective index of pedestrian-friendliness: walkable access to shops, restaurants, parks, pubs, and public transportation. City dwellers have been known to indulge a presumption [...]