ML - Michigan Avenue

2013 - Issue 6 - October

Michigan Avenue - Niche Media - Michigan Avenue magazine is a luxury lifestyle magazine centered around Chicago’s finest people, events, fashion, health & beauty, fine dining & more!

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Haute Property NEWS, STARS, AND TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE This eclectic Colonial at 5440 North Magnolia Avenue in Lakewood Balmoral can be had for just under the $1 million mark. Living on the Edge EDGEWATER'S HISTORIC LAKEWOOD BALMORAL DISTRICT BOASTS GOLD COAST LUXURY ON THE FAR NORTH SIDE. BY LISA SKOLNIK W hen Chicago real estate broker Pam Ball of Baird & Warner (737 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1800, 312-909-1319; bairdwarner.com) listed a grand old 1905 Tudor on a 50-foot-wide corner lot at 1336 West Catalpa Avenue for $1.695 million in early August, she already had a list of five potential buyers to call. And for good reason—the place sports a stately front porch; a 23-foot by 19-foot living room anchored by a majestic brick hearth; five large bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms; a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen with big-ticket trappings that still manages to retain its period charm; a third-floor "nanny" suite with a kitchenette; gorgeous grounds; a two-and-a-half-car attached garage; and a driveway with space for another two cars. Even more impressive is its condition: All 5,200 square feet of the home have been restored with fine-tooth-comb attention by the current owners, continued on page 138 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 137-138_MA_HP_Opener_October13.indd 137 137 9/17/13 11:37 AM

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