New Home Notebook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CeGSCwO6w A most modern home in a great Bucktown location, the 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath at 1625 N Wolcott Ave is also a winner of the Best in American Living award. Take a top to bottom video tour of the home with Koenig & Strey’s Karen Ranquist . Some amenities featured in the 5-level home include an elevator, a [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2ahuUUVfQ The plush amenities are many at 303 Sheridan Road in Winnetka, Illinois. But the striking Lake Michigan views may be the best, with 3 outdoor balconies, including one from the master bedroom with views of the lake. This restored 5 bedroom classic stone and cedar home was designed by renowned architect, S.S. Beman. Steps from [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–o8oFqnfiQ Missy Jerfita of the Koenig & Strey’s Glenview office takes us on a tour of this palatial home at 3737 Lawson Road in Glenview. This all-stone 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath 5000+ square foot home offers extensive craftsmanship and extraordinary finishes that are evidence in the grand family room, the high-end kitchen, the fully finished lower [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwPRJSYI8Q Flex House , an 8-unit block of 3-bedroom, 2-bath rowhomes priced in the low $400s, is nearly sold out. Still under construction, 5 units have already been purchased. Take a video tour of Flex House and its surroundings with  Karen Ranquist , a broker with  Koenig & Strey’s   Lincoln Park  office. With unusually open, flexible floor plans, the homes offer even [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Ki_7oQXBE Take a video tour with Koenig & Strey’s  Missy Jerfita as she outlines the advantages of living in the Glen. Notable for a wide variety of housing, shops, theaters, restaurants and its Town Center , the Glen in the north Chicago suburb of Glenview is a hugely successful planned community. It was developed over more than a decade [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3dCiGySdA Homebuyers looking in the Graceland West area of Chicago’s Lake View have creative new construction waiting at 1440 West Pensacola . This 3-level, 4,000+ square foot single family home features 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Custom millwork, attention to detail and high-end finishes abound. Take the above video tour with Koenig & Strey  agent Deborah Owen of the Gold Coast office [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AszxR4uJmN4 Located at 1957 Henley Street  in the desirable Henley-Dewes-Linneman area near downtown  Glenview, this spacious and sunny four-bedroom, 2.5-bath Colonial has hardwood flooring throughout, an updated kitchen that opens to a large family room with sliders leading to a beautifully landscaped back yard, and a second floor boasting three large bedrooms with ample closet space plus a master [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaiHQcgSnPA Located in Winnetka at 14 Woodley Road , this superb 5 bedroom, 5+ bath single-family home features an outstanding floor plan and high ceilings, as well as a lower-level with large rec room, first-floor master with two walk-in closets, and a three-car garage. Built in 1959, and designed by renowned architect Norman Yeretsky, quality is present everywhere in [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAv9lbg_s2w Take a tour of some Gold Coast history in the above video with Marla Nyberg of Koenig & Strey’s  Gold Coast office . Once part of the Patterson McCormick Mansion, this full-floor 3,700 square foot residence at 1500 N Astor Place offers 12-foot ceilings, 4 fireplaces, a gorgeous library, designer kitchen and more. Marla represents the  listing, which is the only unit with access [...]

Take a tour of 1819 Admiral Court , a 4000+ sq ft townhome at The Glen in Glenview, Illinois. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St_c_fhOgt4 Missy Jerfita of Koenig & Strey shows us this luxurious 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhome with spectacular views and a great location. The one-of-a-kind townhome unit offers oversized rooms, high ceilings, extra storage, designer finishes throughout and a 2.5 [...]

According to the Senior VP and Branch Manager at Koenig & Strey’s Glenview and Northbrook offices , Michael Mazzei , demand for housing in these two north suburban suburbs is hot. The inventory of available homes is down 35% from a year ago at this time, which translates to a tighter supply, increased demand, and homes moving at closer to list [...]

Take a tour of 12 Blanchard Circle , a beautiful 7000 square foot home on 1.36 acres located in The Glen, a prestigious gated community in South Barrington , Illinois. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJsl0YHlQ7Y Koenig & Strey associate, Muffy Hostetler from the Schaumburg office walks through this 5 bedroom and 4.2 baths, home that offers 2 separate staircases to the 2nd story and includes a private [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqTZO_H40Co Driving Chicagoland’s interstate crossroads of I-90 and 290 and you see Schaumburg. Or so you may think. Of course there are shopping centers, hotels and restaurants. But, as Joe Stacy , a 20-year resident of Schaumburg and the broker manager of Koenig & Strey’s Schaumburg office lays out in the above video, there is more than tall glass and Woodfield Mall . [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx9w2ZS9_MM Take a tour of 44 East Elm Street, a historic Gold Coast row house, with Koenig & Strey ‘s Jeani Jerntedt . Originally built in 1888, this home has been completely renewed with a rich, modern interior and tastefully distinct floor plan as well as built-in automation and smart-home technology. The home is located on a beautiful tree-lined street just [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQQNhZN7jZk Spotting this home on 26w625 Waldorth Court in Wheaton there’s no mistaking the lines of a classic Colonial. The stone walkways and lush landscapes lead you right up to the wide-open veranda.  But it’s not a well-kept beauty. This Koenig & Strey-listed home is practically new, built in 2007 in full-on American Renaissance style. Take the video tour above with [...]

The classic limestone and granite exterior doesn’t tell whole story to the visitor to this fabulous home, designed by architect Larry Booth in 1983, at 1828 N Orleans in Lincoln Park .  Some might not expect the light-flooded, clean and modern interior of this unique space. The home is dominated by a skylight in the 3-story open atrium that floods the [...]

This landmark Chicago prairie-style home, built for advertising executive Allan Miller in 1913, is the only example of  Frank Lloyd Wright  colleague John Van Bergen ’s work in Chicago. Mr. Van Bergen worked in the  Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio  in Oak Park and contributed to the drawings and supervised the building of the famous Robie House , designed by Wright. The [...]