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LEED COUNCIL Earth Day Happy Hour

We will have vendors and information about how to make your business and organization more sustainable, including information on: green printing services, local business information, car-sharing, energy efficiency and many other important topics for making your business green.

WHEN:           Wednesday, April 23, 2008

TIME:              5:30 PM-7:30 PM

WHERE:        Goose Island Brewpub, 1800 N. Clybourn

WHAT:           PRIZES and RAFFLE, along with information booths, networking, free appetizers

COST:            Admission is free, cash bar for beverages and appetizers will be served.

RSVP:            Not required, but it would be nice to know if you are coming!

INFO:              Call Kindy at 773.929.5552 ext 226 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

EXHIBITORS:

Consolidated Printing - Green Printing

                        I-Go Car Sharing - Car sharing as alternative transit

                        SoySafe Cleaners - Green cleaners

                        Local First Chicago- The power of local businesses

                        Goose Island Brewery - Great Local Beer

                        Half the Energy- Lighting Audit firm

                        and several others!

Come for the great beer,

stay for the great information!

The Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Council is an independent not-for-profit community development corporation with a mission to promote a healthy environment that encourages business growth and economic opportunities in the greater North River Industrial Corridor. Since 1982, the LEED Council has been working with the community on issues related to balanced land use planning, development, sustainability, work force development and better access to city services and programs. Please visit our website at www.leedcouncil.org for more information.

SNN Jan/Feb 2008

Sheffield Neighborhood* Real Estate Transactions

BY PAULA ARNETT

The Sheffield neighborhood* saw the fewest number of transactions in 2007 for the past ten years. The total number of transactions is down from last year by about 8% due to the drop in condo sales. Single family, multi units and vacant land transactions have increased, however, as shown on the accompanying chart. Prices of single family homes, condos and vacant land remain essentially flat, but there is a 21% increase in the price of multi units along with an 83% increase in the number of sales. Market times have increased significantly except for the hot multi units whose market time has decreased by 8%.

The spring real estate market has begun. Now is not too early to put your property on the market if you are planning to sell this year…it just may take a little longer than you would like.

If you have not received my 9th Annual 2005-2006 Sheffield Neighborhood Real Estate Market Report containing charts, dollar volumes and statistics of real estate sales in the neighborhood, as well as the Street-by-Street analysis showing what sold on your block, when and at what price, please contact me at 773.294.1822 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Paula Arnett, GRI, CRS, ABR, who has provided quality single-agency real estate representation for more than 20 years, is a Broker Associate with Rubloff Residential Properties, 2663 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614, and is a member of the SNA Board of Directors.

*Sheffield’s boundaries are Armitage on the South, Fullerton on the North, Halsted on the East and the Chicago River on the West.

Sheffield Neighborhood* Real Estate Transactions

As the number of real estate transactions declines, market times increase. The accompanying chart shows the number of properties under contract, closed and average market times for 2006 and 2007. For the nine-month period, average market times have increased significantly for single family, condo and vacant land properties. However, for multi-unit properties, average market is consistent with last year and the number of closed and under-contract has increased dramatically.

FYI

A property that sold for $950,000 in April 2007 in the 2000 block of Seminary has new construction.

My 9^th Annual 2005-2006 Sheffield Neighborhood Real Estate Market Report is compiled and about to be published. It contains charts, dollar volumes and statistics of real estate sales in the neighborhood, as well as the Street-by-Street analysis showing what sold on your block, when and at what price. If you have not received last year’s report and would like a copy, please contact me at 773-294-1822 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Paula Arnett, GRI, CRS, ABR, who has provided quality single-agency real estate representation for more than 20 years, is a Broker Associate with Rubloff Residential Properties, 2663 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614, and is a member of the SNA Board of Directors.

*Sheffield’s boundaries are Armitage on the South, Fullerton on the North, Halsted on the East and the Chicago River on the West.

**Data compiled from MLSNI (Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois).