Summer Saturday mornings in Evanston offer the freshest goods of the season to be enjoyed by all. North Shore residents love fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, cheeses, baked goods and plants so much that the local farmer’s market is one of the largest in the Chicago area. Here you get to try dozens of different [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Evanston Farmer’s Market
Posted in Living in Evanston, North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged evanston, evanston real estate, Farmers Market, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, Rubloff on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Evanston vintage 1 bedroom condo unit
Posted in evanston real estate, tagged evanston condo, for sale, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, Rubloff, vintage on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Very well priced vintage condo in landmark building. 1011 Hull Terrace unit #1-2, Evanston, Illinois. Elegant period detail, refurbished kitchen and bath. Well kept oak floors, crown molding, 9′ ceilings and formal dining room. South and west exposures on elegant tree-lined street. Well kept and ready for a new resident. Offered at $159,900. Call Rubloff North [...]
Fuel prices pushing population closer to urban areas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged evanston, evanston real estate, Fuel Prices, jason hartong, North Shore Real Estate, Rubloff, Urban Areas on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The price of fuel has taken the appeal out of living in far flung sprawling suburbs. Driving 60 miles to work is becoming less desirable. There is a new trend underway of people moving back within closer reach of major cities. This is a promising sign for the Chicago North Shore real estate market. The [...]
Y the future of Real Estate?
Posted in evanston realtor, real estate, tagged Blog, chicago, Condo, for sale, Generation X, Generation Y, house, jason hartong, Loft, northwestern university, real estate, Real Estate Local, Rubloff, USA TODAY on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Real estate marketing has come of age. Blogs, YouTube and social networking sites have become ye towne crier of the day. Gen Y-ers have been raised on technology, so reaching them takes a more tech savvy approach. The real estate market of today requires more than a glossy brochure or a stagnant website. Real estate [...]
Wilmette Landmark
Posted in North Shore & Chicago Property, North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged jason hartong, Living in Wilmette, North Shore Dining, North Shore Real Estate, North Shore Realtor, real estate, Rubloff North Shore, wilmette on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a weekend tradition to grab the New York Times and head over to Walker Brothers Pancake House for a satisfying dining experience. Sometimes the queue is around the building with people looking to experience the same. Whether you have a sweet tooth or enjoy an eggs and bacon breakfast, Walker Bros. is an excellent [...]
Open House: Evanston Vintage Condo Nr. Lake
Posted in evanston real estate, tagged evanston, evanston condo, evanston real estate, evanston realtor, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, Main Street, open house, Rubloff North Shore, vintage on 2008 | 1 Comment »
227 Main Street #2, Evanston, Illinois 60202. Open Sunday 15th of June 2008 from 1-3pm. Vintage 1920s brick building with lovely period features. The unit has 1br., 1bth., Wood-burning fireplace, oak floors, formal dining room, sun porch, updated kitchen and in-unit washer/dryer. Offered at $239,000.
Evanston’s Central Street
Posted in North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged central street, evanston festival, evanston real estate, evanston realtor, Evanston Shopping, jason hartong, Living in Evanston, North Shore Real Estate, North Shore Realtor, Rubloff on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Below are several photos of the Central Street shopping area. There is an excellent range of culinary choices with places like Bluestone which is known for it’s bar and thin crust pizza. Just around the corner is Jackie’s Bistro, serving a modern French menu. Jackie’s is great on a Summer evening with it’s large sidewalk [...]
Green Paint
Posted in North Shore & Chicago Property, North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged evanston real estate, evanston realtor, Green Products, Home Renovation, jason hartong, North Shore Real Estate, North Shore Realtor, Rubloff North Shore on 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The words, volatile organic compound have become much talked about in the media and awareness has matched that of other coined terms like, carbon footprint. It’s become trendy to offer so called green products. Cleaner less harmful products shouldn’t be just a trendy marketing ploy but a standard to all consumer goods. I always found it [...]
Designer furniture made of rubbish
Posted in Architecture, Furniture Design, Green Design, North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged chicago, design, evanston realtor, Furniture Design, Garden, jason hartong, landscape, london, New York, upcycling on 2008 | 3 Comments »
Recycling has spawned a whole new way to think about furniture. Secondhand elements are an increasingly smart and trendy way to tackle the problems of a throwaway society. The things we tend to think of as garbage, are in fact able to be reshaped and turned into newly designed chairs, tables and etc.. It’s not [...]
New Bulthaup b1 Kitchen
Posted in North Shore Real Estate, Home & Garden, tagged b1, Baulthaup, chicago, European Kitchen Design, evanston realtor, jason hartong, london, New York, North Shore Realtor on 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you are looking for a contemporary kitchen design built with exceptional quality on a budget, the simplistic Bulthaup b1 line is for you. Having refined taste doesn’t mean you need to have a limitless bank account. For those familiar with the design firm, Bulthaup was once reserved for households with high disposable incomes. b1 is a [...]
