Highland Park sits right on the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the homes in ZIP 60035 reflect that setting. You'll find a mix of mid-century ranches, large traditional two-stories, and some seriously beautiful older craftsman homes, many of them built in the 1950s through 1970s and due for updates. The tree-lined streets around Central Avenue, the Ravinia neighborhood near the famous Ravinia Festival grounds, and the lakefront estates closer to the bluff all have their own character. Older homes mean older bones, and that's exactly where we do our best work.
The climate here is no joke. ZIP 60035 gets the full Chicago-area winter, and the lake effect off Lake Michigan pushes extra snow and freeze-thaw cycles onto these properties. Basements take on moisture. Bathroom tile cracks from shifting foundations. Older homes that weren't built with accessibility in mind become harder to navigate as families change. Summers are humid enough to make cheap finishes buckle. The materials and methods that work in a mild climate don't cut it here, and we build accordingly.