When I take out buyers looking for that perfect home, we often go ga-ga over grand entertaining spaces, luxurious primary suites, and fabulous terraces. We imagine friends and family gathering, decorating in your own special magazine-quality style, and making improvements which might ultimately help the place appreciate in value.
But without minimizing these considerations, I encourage my buyers to dig deep and take what we call “The Brad Puffins Test”: You must figure out where you’re going to have your cereal. Living in a magnificent estate which can accommodate hundreds for charity benefits will have zero practical value if you’re stuck in some dark corner of the kitchen eating your cereal every morning. Similarly, if the place has spectacular views of Lake Michigan, you don’t want to be eating your cereal at a breakfast bar facing the microwave and a utility closet.
This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t live in one of these places; we just need to figure out how you can best enjoy it on a daily basis. So if it'll help, feel free to bring your favorite cereal with you when we go home-shopping, and we can do the Brad Puffins Test together.
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Sleigh Bells: A
Kaleidoscopic Christmas
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Sleigh Bells: A Kaleidoscopic Christmas is an immersive holiday experience at the historic Medinah Temple in Chicago. Add new dimensions to your holidays this year with stunning art installations including
Santa’s workshop, an infinity mirror ice cave, a holiday light tunnel & more themed
interactive elements - and as always, plenty of photo ops!
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Explore the WNDR Museum after hours with holiday treats from Stephanie Izard’s Sugargoat set up at sweets stations throughout the museum. The event also features a live DJ and Nutcracker-inspired décor.
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5 Bed | 3.1 Bath Bucktown
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500 W. Superior St, #2405
3 Bed | 3.1 Bath River North
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4 Bed | 3.1 Bath Lakeview
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900 N. Lake Shore Dr, #2812-1214
3 Bed | 3 Bath Streeterville
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1240 N. Lake Shore Dr, #32A
4 Bed | 3.1 Bath Gold Coast
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3 Bed | 2 Bath Lincoln Park
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3 Bed | 3 Bath East Lakeview
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680 N. Lake Shore Dr, #523
3 Bed | 3 Bath Streeterville
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3 Bed | 3.1 Bath Michigan Avenue
Amazing home in the sky with mesmerizing views.
To be offered at $1,975,000
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3400 N. Lake Shore Dr, #2D
4 Bed | 3.1 Bath East Lakeview
Renovated Beaux Arts masterpiece
To be offered at $1,299,000
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1040 N. Lake Shore Dr, #25D
3 Bed | 3.1 Bath Gold Coast
Exquisite renovation in prime tier
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3 Bed | 4.1 Bath East Lakeview
Dreamy vintage SFH with unexpected delights at every turn.
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900 N. Lake Shore Dr, #1109-1111
3 Bed | 3 Bath Streeterville
Mies reimagined in knock-out
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5 Bed | 5.1 Bath Lincoln Park
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Modern. Vintage. Architectural. Cool.
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And everything in between.
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