Eric Prokesh
Heaven knows you need to be nimble not to miss a choice listing, and this sleek, light-filled, just-listed, contemporary townhouse is almost too good to be true. Harley Avenue is not a through street — think quiet, off-Montgomery Street in the heart of Arlington Heights near the cultural district. The townhouse is on three levels,…
A friend of mine who lived one street over from Collinwood Avenue dubbed his neighborhood “Westover Leftover.” The description, if ironic, like many jokes contains an element of truth. Because although the neighborhood has a prestigious ’07 zip code and abuts Westover Hills, the street is something of a mixed bag with original 1940s vintage…
Move-in ready in Hemphill Heights — that isn’t a typical phrase descriptive of houses in the last affordable Near Southside neighborhood. Willing and brave urban pioneer types tolerate rough conditions and a long repair and infrastructure list for a shot at a vintage charmer near to town with lots of charm and potential at an…
I have been beating the drum for Oakhurst for years now. It’s five minutes from downtown, near to. If it’s ever completed, the Trinity Vision Project will pull heaps of investor money and development in its wake — a boon for the neighborhood — and, it’s still, in my view unbelievably underpriced. The trade-off for…
Confession: I’ve had my eye on this one for a few months. It occupies a commanding hilltop lot in River Hills, easily my favorite new neighborhood just west of Overton Woods. River Hills is the locus of many high-end, well-executed, traditional-style houses, but there are some first-rate residences of modern design. However, by any measure,…
