ComEd set aside $350,000 to help businesses “go green, save green.” The program offers incentives for businesses to ”implement cost effective energy efficiency improvements for commercial and industrial customers.” The deadline extends to Feb. 28, 2010.

For more information, contact Carolyn Collopy, Sustainable Programs Coordinator for the City of Evanston, at sustainability@cityofevanston.org or 847-448-8069 or ComEd Smart Ideas.

     Closed Sales 

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       Pending Sales 

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Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period  Jan. 19, 2010 through Jan. 26, 2010. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED. For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

The ordinance amendment requires building owners to either choose a third party certification process required for new construction such as a LEED certification or choose from a list of environmentally friendly options provided by the city.

The city’s list includes “27 options for improving stormwater management, water use, lighting, mechanical systems, building enclosure, material reuse and interior finishes.”

The number of options required depends on how large the building is. For example,  an owner choosing to renovate a building with 5,000 square feet or less must choose three items from the list.  For a building between 5,000-20,000, an owner must pick five options for the renovation project.

For more information, see the following links.

Options 

Green Building Ordinance

Amendment

      Closed

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      Pending Sales 

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Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period  Jan. 13, 2010 through Jan. 19, 2010. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED. For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

$350,000 was set aside for Evanston businesses  willing to make energy efficiency improvements. For more information, contact Carolyn Collopy, sustainable programs coordinator for the city at sustainability@cityofevanston.org and 847-448-8069. Read more at EvanstonNow.

      Closed Properties 

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      Pending

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Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period  Dec. 13, 2009 through Dec.  23, 2009. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED. For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at  TPareti@rubloff.com

The rebates can total 30% for residential and business applicants and 50% for public sector and non-profit entities with a maximum of $50,000.  Applications will be due April 30, 2010.  For more information, go to the IL DCEO website at:

http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling/Energy/Clean+Energy/01-RERP.htm

     Closed Properties 

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Pending

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Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period Nov. 10 through Nov. 16, 2009. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED. For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

The free festival will be held from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. this Saturday at the Evanston Ecology Center - 2024 McCormick Blvd.

The festival will feature exhibits by nearly 75 green businesses and organizations, and a keynote speech by award-winning environmentalist  Howard Lerner who will talk about ”creating Evanston’s green economy while solving global warming problems,” which is scheduled at noon.

For the kids, there will green activities, crafts and story-telling by ”eco-musical” Parker in the Park, scheduled at 10:30 a.m.

Festival patrons can get hands-on experience in demonstrations ”on an array of green activities,” including composting, rain barrel use, car sharing and driving a bio-fueled car.

Food and refreshments will be available as well as free rickshaw rides.

For more information, call 847-448-8256 or www.evanstongreenfest.org

Closed Properties

1517 Simpson – Evanston – $38,900 (short sale)
327 Callan #3E – Evanston- $45,000 (foreclosure)
734 Noyes #P-2 – Evanston – $96,000
604 Sheridan #1E – Evanston – $140,000
1612 South – Evanston – $145,000 (foreclosure)
713 Custer  – Evanston – $145,000
1630 Sheridan #2I – Wilmette – $155,000
723 Simpson #2 – Evanston – $165,000
1440 Sheridan #604 – Wilmette – $166,000
1005 Madison #204 – Evanston – $170,000
817 Brown – Evanston – $170,000
2333 Central #307 – Evanston – $175,000
1802 Greenleaf – Evanston – $179,000 (foreclosure)
1210 Chicago #409A – Evanston – $180,000
1119 Darrow – Evanston – $200,000 (foreclosure)
558 Green Bay – Glencoe – $228,000
921 Grey – Evanston – $233,000
2033 Sherman #407 – Evanston – $243,000
721 Foster #3E – Evanston -  $245,000 (subject to court approval)
1508 Hinman #5A – Evanston – $250,000
1653 Church #1653 – Evanston – $310,000
417 Third – Wilmette – $319,900
1143 Hinman #3 – Evanston – $321,000
2333 Crawford – Evanston – $329,500
1580 Sherman #706 – Evanston – $330,000
3437 Harrison #3437 – Evanston – $335,000
2956 Central – Evanston – $344,000
1115 Hull – Evanston – $350,000 (short sale)
928 Judson #1 – Evanston – $350,000
185 Lakeside – Highland Park – $350,000
1817 Grant – Evanston – $400,000
1675 Church – Evanston – $400,000
3535 Patten #2D – Highland Park – $415,000
2720 Lawndale – Evanston – $419,000
3125 Cottonwood – Highland Park – $420,000
1216 Dewey – Evanston – $442,000
1109 Hohlfelder – Glencoe – $455,000
928 Rollingwood – Highland Park – $470,000
941 Cherokee – Lake Forest – $470,000
2949 Hartzell – Evanston – $482,000
1315 Washington – Evanston – $535,000
2530 Central Park – Evanston – $550,000
800 Chilton – Wilmette – $580,125
226 Sunset – Wilmette – 605,000 (short sale)
1630 Sheridan #8H – Wilmette – $642,500
2136 Kenilworth – Wilmette – $650,000
115 Third – Wilmette – $650,000
1234 Isabella – Wilmette – $659,450
117 Kedzie – Evanston – $660,000
437 Chestnut – Winnetka – $730,000
1088 Mount Pleasant – Winnetka – $758,000
375 Edgefield – Lake Forest – $865,000
504 Brier – Kenilworth – $875,000
446 Jackson – Glencoe – $920,000
1011 Bluff – Glencoe – $1,265,000 (short sale)
532 Oak – Winnetka – $1,300,000
600 Forest – Wilmette – $1,325,000
82 Woodley – Winnetka – $1,425,000
811 Woodstream – Lake Forest – $1,700,000
120 Beach – Glencoe – $1,730,000
337 Raleigh – Kenilworth – $2,100,000
990 Ringwood – Lake Forest – $3,000,000

Contract Pending (List Price=LP)

 1234 Elmwood #3B – Evanston – $169,900 LP
1738 Chicago #305 – Evanston – $325,000 LP
7312 Woodlawn – Lake Forest – $329,900 LP
96 Washington – Lake Forest – $360,000 LP
1433 St. Johns – Highland Park – $399,000 LP
801 15th – Wilmette – $550,000 LP
213 Leonard Wood North – Highland Park – $557,700 LP
 177 Indian Tree – Highland Park – $599,000 LP
2148 Beechwood – Wilmette – $599,500 LP
360 Berkshire #360 – Lake Forest – $649,000 LP
335 Central – Wilmette – $690,000 LP
2015 Thornwood – Wilmette – $895,000 LP
790 McCormick – Lake Forest – $899,000 LP
2626 Iroquois – Wilmette – $925,000 LP
164 Spring – $1,095,000 LP
944 Skokie Ridge – Glencoe – $1,299,000 LP
898 Ash – Winnetka – $1,399,000 LP
1640 Maple – #1640 – Evanston – $1,595,000 LP

Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period Sept. 23, 2009 through Oct. 1, 2009. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED. For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

Easy being green

 
Closed Properties
1750 Dodge – Evanston – $51,000 (foreclosure)
1751 Sherman – Evanston – $60,000 (retail business)
4949 Church #305 – Evanston – $108,900 (foreclosure)
1319 Pitner #1319 – Evanston – $114,000 (foreclosure)
1535 Fowler – Evanston – $120,000 (foreclosure)
547 Sheridan #2W – Evanston – $170,000
413 Dodge #413- Evanston – $186,000
783 Old Trail – Highland Park – $197,000
322 Main #3 – Evanston – $234,000
1830 Ridge #304 – Evanston – $238,000
1830 Knollwood – Lake Forest – $250,000
1705 Brummel – Evanston – $289,900
1033 Darrow – Evanston – $290,000 (short sale)
1620 South – Evanston – $303,000
1803 Grant – Evanston – $325,000
1640 Maple #1205 – $383,130
3333 Grant – Evanston – $385,000
784 Green Bay #784 – Winnetka – $412,500
1825 Wilmette #B – Wilmette – $430,000
299 Park – Highland Park – $439,000
653 Hinman #2N – Evanston – $450,000
2211 Lake – Wilmette – $455,000
2340 Cowper – Evanston – $463,000
3087 Parkside – Highland Park – $480,000
9228 Lawndale – Evanston – $497,000
872 Edgewood – Highland Park – $560,000
1037 Monroe – Evanston – $565,000
1510 Everett – Lake Forest – $595,000
2175 Churchill – Highland Park – $627,500 (foreclosure)
268 Sheridan – Glencoe – $664,000
611 Lincoln – Winnetka – $685,000
1612 Greenleaf – Evanston – $715,000
1175 Hamptondale – Winnetka- $725,000
104 Westminster – Lake Forest – $750,000
301 Rose Terrace – Lake Forest – $795,000
111 Euclid – Glencoe – $800,000
1920 Wedgewood – Lake Forest – $839,000
715 Washington – Wilmette – $853,000
2124 Tennyson – Highland Park – $900,000
241 Cary – Highland Park – $1,025,000
919 Judson – Highland Park – $1,080,000
823 Ashland – Wilmette – $1,095,000
1225 Ridge – Evanston – $1,300,000
95 Indian Hill – Winnetka – $1,400,00
1133 Ashland – Wilmette – $1,437,500
1261 Fiore – Lake Forest – $1,743,500
305 Kenilworth – $1,750,000
110 Evergreen – Winnetka – $1,830,800
587 Longwood – Glencoe – $2,050,00
 

Contract Pending (list price=LP)
1729 Grey #1724 – Evanston – $39,900 LP
1919 Dodge – Evanston – $72,500 LP
2216 Foster – Evanston – $129,900 LP
1136 Greenleaf #104 – Wilmette – $169,000 LP
1240 Park Avenue West #329 – Highland Park – $169,9000 LP
737 Ridge #2D – Evanston – $185,000 LP
2333 Central #307 – Evanston – $217,575 LP
807 Davis #901 – Evanston – $299,000 LP
1416 Hinman #8 – Evanston – $299,9000 LP
408 Barton #408 – Evanston – $325,000 LP
1580 Sherman #706 – Evanston – $347,5000 LP
1180 St. Johns – Highland Park – $359,900 LP
853 Pleasant – Highland Park – $375,000 LP
1440 Sheridan #706 – Wilmette – $375,000 LP
1704 Walnut – Wilmette – $389,900 LP
1935 Sherman #3N – Evanston – $400,000 LP
171 Park – Lake Forest – $490,000 LP
2530 Central Park – Evanston – $599,000 LP
754 Stonegate – Highland Park – $625,000 LP
855 Longwood – Lake Forest – $685,000 LP
910 Spruce – Winnetka – $699,000 LP
911 Sheridan – Wilmette – $799,000 LP
526 Greenwood – Evanston – $849,000 LP
2038 Beechwood – Wilmette – $874,900 LP
715 Forest Hill – Lake Forest- $899,000 LP
1270 Asbury – Winnetka – $1,099,000 LP
555 Arbor Vitae – Winnetka – $1,395,000 LP
1234 Westmoor – Winnetka – $3,189,000 LP

Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period Augu. 7, 2009 through Aug. 17, 2009. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED.

For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

Under the plan, building owners would have been required  to submit a $50,000 deposit to ensure they receive the LEED Silver certification for each renovation project.  If the certification could not be obtained, owners would risk losing the deposit, which would  be directed to a Sustainable Evanston Fund.

The proposed Green Building Ordinance was strongly opposed by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce and the North Shore Board of Realtors.  In a written statement after the Council vote,  Jonathan Perman, executive director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce,  said the proposed ordinance “took a punitive approach” that sent a message: “We don’t trust you.”

“The ordinance, as written, would have placed an enormous burden upon the business and commercial building owners of Evanston and would have taken the city down a dangerous path of enforcement by security deposit,” Perman wrote.

The proposed Green Building Ordinance was passed by the Evanson Environment Board and supported by the Citizens for a Greener Evanston (CGE).

 
Closed Properties
8947 Lacrosse #2S – Skokie – $109,000 (foreclosure)
1027 Windsor – Highland Park – $185,000
7601 Lincoln #207 – Skokie – $189,500
831 Forest #1W – Evanston – $200,000
1250 McDaniels – Highland Park – $235,000 (short sale)
8548 Springfield – Skokie – $245,000
1660 First #104 – Highland Park – $275,000
724 12th #304 – Wilmette – $275,000
3951 Lee – Skokie – $345,000
1406 Ashland – Evanston – $502,000
28525 Oakhaven – Lake Bluff – $545,000
996 Beverly – Lake Forest – $665,000
1086 Spruce – Winnetka – $962,500
81 Locust – Winnetka – $4,950,000

Contract Pending (LP=List Price)
2012 Brown – Evanston – $129,900 LP
360 Ridge #7-2 – Evanston – $146,900 LP
823 Forest #1E – Evanston – $219,000 LP
9655 Woods #610 – Skokie – $375,000 LP
752 Beverly – Lake Forest – $489,900 LP
642 Prairie #642 – Wilmette – $550,000 LP
872 Edgewood – Highland Park – $649,000 LP
1126 Judson – Evanston – $700,000 LP
780 Green Bay – Lake Forest – 729,000 LP
462 Chestnut – Winnetka – $950,000 LP
1050 Forest – Wilmette – $1,829,000 LP
875 Gordon Terrace – Winnetka – $2,095,000 LP
1149 Laurel – Winnetka – $2,495,000 LP

Based on information  from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period June 21, 2009 through June 24, 2009. Listing and solds by various participants of MRED.

For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

KILOWATT OURS: A PLAN TO RE-ENERGIZE AMERICA will air on public TV at 9 p.m. Thursday. The award-winning film provides simple, practical, affordable solutions to America’s energy crisis and shows how we can save electricity, save money and make a difference for ourselves and the planet.   

This documentary chronicles the journey a young couple take to find out –where does our electricity come from?  And it ends up answering the important question, “If we don’t use nuclear or coal, then what do we do?” 

With occasional whimsical zest, the film shares how simple changes such as switching incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents, using energy star appliances, installing adequate insulation and locating and sealing leaks in air duct systems can have significant results. These changes can result in hundreds of dollars saved on home energy annually, millions of dollars in savings for businesses and communities, as well as dramatically reduced carbon footprints.

 “’Kilowatt Ours’ focuses on how ordinary citizens can take an active role in energy conservation and provides simple solutions that result in health, money and environment-saving measures,” said the film’s producer, Jeff Barrie. “Most viewers are shocked at the scope of the issue and even more so at the immediacy and simplicity of the solution – energy savings as an energy source.

Kilowatt Ours’ is a project of Trust for the Future a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  Sponsors include:  Turner Foundation, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, The Sierra Club Foundation, Johnson Controls, Mother Earth News, Utne Reader, Stonyfield Farms, and Renewable Choice Energy. For more information go to www.kilowattours.org

 Today’s Closed Properties
1400 Green Bay – Lake Forest – $2,150,000

Under Contract – (list price=LP)
137 Ridge #1E - Evanston – $149,000 LP
727 Brummel – Evanston – $195,000
857 Highland – Highland Park – $599,000 LP
Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period April 14, 2009 through April 15, 2009. Listing and solds by various Participants of MRED

For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

GM unleashed it’s prototype in Manahattan Monday – the PUMA -  Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility. The two-seater PUMA runs on a lithium-ion battery and can drive 35 miles on a single charge. The PUMA tops out at a speed of 35 mph.

The urban car would be connected to a network through the use of GPS technology that supposedly would allow it to drive by itself. GM designers claim the PUMA would avoid obstacles and pedestrians and would never crash so therefore airbags are not required. 

GM hopes to have the PUMA on the market by 2012. The cost is estimated to be less than 25-30 percent of a traditional car. The company is looking for an ideal college campus to test the product and capture a market.

Northwestern University would be ideal, located next to an urban-like downtown Evanston. And, users wouldn’t have to feed the meter 24 quarters just to park.

Today’s Closed Properties
512 Washington #512- Lake Bluff – $92,000 (foreclosure)
2010 Grey – Evanston – $177,000 (foreclosure)
3914 Kirk – Skokie – $205,5000 (foreclosure)
8036 Tripp – Skokie – $229,000 (foreclosure)
1923 Grant #1923 – Evanston – $265,000
2011 Jackson – Evanston – $395,000 (foreclosure)
14287 Hawthorne – Lake Forest – $475,000
815 Dobson – Evanston – $647,000
1993 Skyelar – Highland Park – $1,400,000

Under Contract – (list price=LP)
8825 Lincolnwood – Skokie – $349,900 LP
2742 Garrison – Evanston – $399,000 LP
191 Leonard Wood #101 – Highland Park – $887,600 LP
704 Park – Winnetka – $1,600,000 LP
Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period April 7, 2009 through April 9, 2009. Listing and solds by various Participants of MRED

For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com

Well, that’s what it took for some Northwestern students living in dorms to win the university’s 4th annual Green Cup - a six week competition between NU residences to conserve the most energy and water.

This year’s winners are students from the Group Residence for Environmental Engagement at Northwestern House (GREEN House), and the Willard Residential College dorm.

Students living in the Green House timed their showers, and one student, Matt Iseri,  refrained from showering an entire week.  Overall, the Green House managed to reduce water consumption by 70 percent during the competition.  

In a less radical approach in the Green competition, Willard students made small adjustments such as turning off lights and taking shorter showers. The Willard dorm reduced electricity by 30 percent and water by 2 percent. 

The Green Cup is organized by the student groups, Students for Ecological and Environmental Outreach, Engineers for a Sustainable World and Environmental Campus Outreach.
 

Today’s Closed Properties
4902 Carol #A - Skokie – $90,000 (short sale)
815 Reba #402 – Evanston – $217,500
3438 Skokie – Greenleaf – $320,000
2425 Noyes – Evanston – $456,500
75 Wooded – Lake Forest – $520,000
9350 Ridgeway a- Evanston – $602,500
249 Woodlawn – Glencoe – $1,225,000
Under Contract – (list price=LP)
1107 Griffith – Lake Forest – $449,900 LP
1114 Grant -  Evanston – $895,000 LP
Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period April 2, 2009 through April 4, 2009. Listing and solds by various Participants of MRED

For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com