While you enjoy the last weekend before school starts, take some time to tour some homes for sale in Evanston. Here’s a sampling of a few of the homes available to visit.
Open 2 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. List price: $1,095,000. Taxes: $NEW. 5BD/4.5BA.
This brick and limestone home is newly constructed on a private brick street, within walking distance of the trains and downtown Evanston.
Enter via an 8-foot door into a welcoming foyer, combined living room/dining room with fireplace, built-in bookcase, triple-crown wood moldings, 10-foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout.
A great room and lovely kitchen with almond cabinetry and gorgeous granite open onto a brick terrace screened by lush landscaping.
This home is in the Dewey Elementary School district. For more information, contact Susan McKenna at Third Meridian Realty.
Open 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. List price: $1,079,000. Taxes: $10,900. 4BD/3.5BA.
Masterful planning and attention to detail were put into this beautifully restored and redesigned Evanston home!
Livability and style were stressed in all development decisions to produce an effortless home experience; from interior finishes, to material choice, to maintaining architectural intricacies, to a perfect balance of house size to lot size.
Interior features include: 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, open kitchen with granite/quartzite countertop, Bosch appliances and custom island.
Three outdoor spaces include a fabulous screened porch with French doors into the family room.
This home is in the Willard Elementary School district. For more information, contact Geoff Brown at Weichert, Realtors.
Open 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. List price: $330,000. Taxes: $5,269. 2BD/2BA.
This sunny and elegant condo is just steps from the beach in southeast Evanston.
The unit includes hardwood floors, gas and wood-burning fireplace, central air conditioning and heat. The kitchen features granite counters.
There is one garage space plus one additional parking space tandem.
The homeowner association fee is $403 per month.
This home is in the Lincoln Elementary School district. For more information, contact Todd Fike at @Properties.
Open 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. List price: $360,000. Taxes: $9,235. 5BD/1.5BA
This rehabber’s dream is a solid home on a jumbo lot! The 1914 Bungalow was expanded in the 1970s to add three more bedrooms plus an office. The upstairs bathroom is roughed-in.
Recent updates include garage improvements and 2010 tear-off roof. This home is across the street from Oakton Elementary School, with five large parks nearby.
For more information, contact Julie Fleetwood at Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.