New Home Notebook

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 [...]