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Chicago Tribune
15-07-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Wheaton 7-bedroom mansion with Tudor facade and 7 gables: $2M
Address: 141 Loretto Court, Wheaton Listed: June 17, 2025 Price: $1,995,000 Listing agent: Jennifer Ames and Lisa Grimes, Engel & Völkers, 312-440-7565 This 1897 Wheaton property built by architect Jarvis Hunt is called the House of Seven Gables and was commissioned as a wedding gift by Chicago steel magnate Jay Morse. Later known as the Loretto Convent, the mansion has a Tudor facade, hand-carved woodwork and seven distinctive gables. In 2017, the entire 10,000-square-foot, 730-ton structure was relocated 500 feet and placed on a new foundation. The house now has modern infrastructure, all-new mechanicals, including zoned central heating and air conditioning, and public utilities. In the Loretto subdivision, the home has seven bedrooms, six full bathrooms, one half-bath and a newly built, attached three-car garage. There is also an unfinished lower level with 10-foot ceilings. Some listing photos are 'virtually staged,' meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $1,000,000 or more in Chicago Tribune's Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@
Chicago Tribune
10-07-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Lakeview 5-bedroom home with limestone facade: $2M
Address: 822 W. Oakdale Ave., Chicago Listed: June 23, 2025 Price: $1,995,000 Listing agent: Jennifer Ames, Engel & Völkers, 312-440-7565 This five-bedroom Lakeview greystone with 3½ bathrooms has a limestone facade, a black slate turret and a landscaped front garden. The kitchen has stainless steel and marble countertops, dual sinks, high-gloss lacquered cabinetry and a custom oversized island. The kitchen opens to a rear terrace with a louvered retractable roof, infrared heaters, irrigated planters, stacked stone privacy walls, a built-in grill, a wall-mounted television and a natural gas fire pit. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a primary suite, two full baths, an office and a laundry center. The lower level includes a large recreation room, a guest suite with a full bath, a laundry room and a bonus space currently used as a workshop. The house also has two fireplaces, solid-core doors, architectural lighting, Lutron Pico motorized blinds, landscape lighting and a two-car garage. Some listing photos are 'virtually staged,' meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $1,000,000 or more in Chicago Tribune's Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@
Chicago Tribune
05-06-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Streeterville 3-bedroom home with custom stone bathrooms: $2.7M
Address: 100 E. Huron St., No. 4803, Chicago Price: $2,700,000 Listed: April 29, 2025 This three-bedroom home is a penthouse duplex with four full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, marble and wide-plank white oak floors and custom stone bathrooms. The main level has a paneled library and a living room with herringbone floors and a wood-burning fireplace. The eat-in kitchen is equipped with an island with a breakfast bar, a built-in desk, a walk-in pantry and a full laundry room. The primary suite features a second wood-burning fireplace, dual baths with Italian marble, two walk-in closets, and an en suite office. A media room with a home theater and wet bar completes this home, which is located in a building with 24-hour door and maintenance staff, a fitness center and an indoor lap pool. Listing agent: Jennifer Ames, Engel & Volkers, 312-440-7525 Some listing photos are 'virtually staged,' meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $1,000,000 or more in Chicago Tribune's Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@
