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1616 Sheridan Road
Sheridan Road
Sheridan Road is a major north-south thoroughfare that leads from Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond to Racine. Throughout most of its run, it is the easternmost north-south through street, closest to Lake Michigan...

is a high rise condo in Wilmette IL.

Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located north of Chicago's downtown district and has a population of 27,651. Wilmette is considered a bedroom community in the North Shore district...

. It was the first of the eight Wilmette high-rise condominiums/ apartments presently on Sheridan Road (six of which are lakeside).

History

In 1959 William A. Nott asked the Village of Wilmette for a permit allowing him to construct a 41-room motel along the lake on Sheridan Road. A group of Wilmette resident, including a number of lawyers, got together and formed Ouilmette Civic Improvement Association. The Association got 2,5400 citizens to sign a petition against the development, and also pushed the urge for zoning to ban any future businesses that cater to commuters on Sheridan Road, and that the district the motel was planned for (formerly the unincorporated "No Man's Land") be rezoned for residential use only. The association's representatives of the group insisted they did not oppose the motel on moral grounds.

The Village Board voted three votes opposing,and three votes in favor of the motel. The village president casted a final vote opposing the structure. Nott sued the township, with the Illinois Supreme granted him permission to build the motel. Nott instead decided he would build an apartment house instead.

Nott built his high rise condominium in 1961 at 1616 Sheridan Road, soon to be followed by the many that stand today including Wilmette's tallest building

1500 Sheridan Road (Wilmette)

1500 Sheridan Road is the tallest building in Wilmette, Illinois. The 17-story lake-side high rise was developed for use as a condominium tower. The building is located in the densely populated Plaza del Lago district, once an unincorporated area known as "No Man's Land."-Use:1500 Sheridan Road is...

(a lake side condominium at 1500 Sheridan Road).

Use

1616 is used as a condominium. Its amenities include valet parking, an outdoor pool, a party room, lake views, a private beach, outdoor terraces, a heated parking garage, and an outdoor parking lot.

The building is close to Harris Bank and Plaza del Lago shopping center, blocks from purple line CTA station, on Sheridan Road (a popular commuter roadway), adjacent to doctors offices in 1625 Sheridan Road, short distance from 4th and Linden Shopping, walking distance from Langdon park/ beach, close to Gilson park/ beach, short distance from Wilmette Harbor, Close to Michigan Shores and Sheridan Shores clubs, and a short drive to the landmark Bahai Temple.

Schools

The elementary and middle school district is Wilmette District 39. The public high school is district 203.
The building's local elementary school is Central School, which goes from kindergarten to fourth grade. In middle school kids go to Highcrest Middle School for fifth and sixth, and Wilmette Junior High for seventh and eighth grade.
Freshman year students go to the freshman campus of New Trier, which is located in Northfield, Illinois. From grades ten through twelve students go to the East campus of New Trier located in Winnetka, Illinois

Local Private Schools Include

High School

Roycemore
Alryn Day School(Special Education)
Loyola Academy
Regina Dominican High School
North Shore Country Day

Middle School

Roycemore
Baker
St. Frances
St. Joseph
North Shore Country Day
Alryn Day School (Special Education)

Elementary School

Roycemore
Baker
St. Frances
St. Joseph
North Shore Country Day
Alryn Day School (Special Education)

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