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Loyola professor buys on Geneva Terrace

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 CST

2348 N. Geneva Terrace

Donald D. Stemen and his wife, Jennifer Schwartz, bought a three-bedroom, one bath condo at 2348 N. Geneva Terrace in Lincoln Park for $385,000 from Brian Petrina and his wife, Kimberly, on July 11.

The Petrinas paid $385,000 for Unit #3 in Oct. 2005.

Mr. Stemen is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola University in Chicago. His research focuses on sentencing and corrections issues and related policies in the criminal justice system.

He earned his Ph.D. in law and society from New York University (2007).

Mr. Petrina is a vice president at Triton Capital Partners, a Chicago investment and merchant banking firm. He has also worked as an analyst at William Blair & Company.

He earned his bachelor's in finance from the University of Notre Dame (2000).

Address: 2348 N. Geneva Terrace, Unit #3
Buyer: Donald Stemen and Jennifer Schwartz
Seller: Brian and Kimberly Petrina
Sale date: July 11

Software pro buys W. Schubert condo

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:55:00 CST

624 W. Schubert Ave.

Mark Monterastelli and his wife, Ruby, bought a four-bedroom, three bath condo at 624 W. Schubert Ave. in Lincoln Park for $934,000 from Seymour Karlin and James Land on July 10.

Karlin and Land paid $819,500 for Unit #1W in Nov. 2006.

Mr. Monterastelli is the owner of Verge Solutions, a Chicago company specializing in healthcare software for non-medical applications. The company was founded in 2001.

He previously worked as a business technology consultant at Dream Marketing, and has also worked for CollegeBoxes and the Material Sciences Corp.

He earned his bachelor's from Northwestern University.

Address: 624 W. Schubert Ave., Unit #1W
Buyer: Mark and Ruby Monterastelli
Seller: Seymour Karlin and James Land
Sale date: July 10

Northwestern University M.B.A. candidate sells condo

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:44:00 CST

Ms. Prochaska

Tracy Prochaska sold her two-bedroom condo at 435 W. Oakdale Ave. in Lake View to Kim Happ for $289,500 on July 31.

Prochaska bought Unit #2B for $268,000 in May 2005.

She has been an M.B.A. candidate at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Prochaska is also a student leader in the Kellogg School's global initiatives in management-Russia program, specializing in logistics.

She previously worked as a business solutions manager for Keane Worldzen.

She received an undergraduate degree in management information systems from the University of Notre Dame (2002).

Address: 435 W. Oakdale Ave. Unit #2B
Buyer: Kim Happ
Seller: Tracy Prochaska
Sale date: July 31

Wisconsin alum buys W. Byron condo

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:39:00 CST

1402 W. Byron St.

Gabriel Carretto bought a three-bedroom, two bath condo at 1402 W. Byron St. in Lake View for $482,000 from Perry Ballard on July 11.

Unit #4W is one of eight in the building.

Carretto is a director of financial operations at Jefferson Wells International in Chicago. He has also worked for Bankers Life & Casualty Co., Transora, Perform Consulting, E-Solutions and Red Celsius.

He earned his bachelor's from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Address: 1402 W. Byron St., Unit #4W
Buyer: Gabriel Carretto
Seller: Perry Ballard
Sale date: July 11

Educational program exec buys on W. Wolfram

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:55:00 CST

1433 W. Wolfram St.

Walter A. Bledsoe III and his wife, Jeanette, bought a five-bedroom, 4.1 bath at 1433 W. Wolfram St. in Lake View for $562,500 from Brophy and Dinneen Developments, LLC, on July 14.

Mr. Bledsoe has served as the executive director at the Partnership to Educate & Advance Kids, a non-profit Chicago educational program providing at-risk students with an alternative to the Chicago Public Schools system.

He has also worked as a zone manager for Sony Electronics. He earned his bachelor's from Southern Methodist University.

Mrs. Bledsoe has worked as a sales representative at Medtronic, a medical technology provider based in Minneapolis. She's worked for the company since 2000.

She earned her bachelor's from Loyola University in Chicago (1986).

Address: 1433 W. Wolfram St.
Buyer: Walter and Jeanette Bledsoe
Seller: Brophy and Dinneen Developments, LLC
Sale date: July 14

Commodities expert sells on Lincoln Park West

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:33:00 CST

Mr. Schneider

Dustin D. Schneider sold his one-bedroom, one bath condo at 2020 N. Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park for $300,000 to Jaclyn Suzanne Zurcher on July 10.

Unit #32E is one of 436 units in the 39-story high-rise, built in 1971.

Schneider is a manager at Yellowstone Capital, LLC, a commodity futures management firm in Chicago. He has been a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange since 2002, and he formed Yellowstone in 2007.

He earned his bachelor's in economics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

Address: 2020 N. Lincoln Park West, Unit #32E
Buyer: Jaclyn Suzanne Zurcher
Seller: Dustin D. Schneider
Sale date: July 10

U of Chicago kidney doc sells on W. Altgeld

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:20:00 CST

Dr. Asplin

Dr. John R. Asplin sold his three-bedroom, 2.2 bath at 1145 W. Altgeld St. in Lincoln Park for $470,000 to Hillary DeVere on July 9.

Dr. Asplin is a clinical associate in the section of nephrology at the University of Chicago Department of Medicine. He specializes in physical effects of kidney stone formation and treatment.

He earned his M.D. from Emory University in Atlanta (1981) and his bachelor's in chemistry from Holy Cross College ('77). He completed his residency at the University of Cincinnati and his fellowship at the University of Chicago.

DeVere is a program manager and account manager at Hewlett Packard in Chicago. She's worked for the company since 1999 after previously working at SRA International and MJV Consulting.

She attended Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Address: 1145 W. Altgeld St.
Buyer: Hillary DeVere
Seller: Dr. John R. Asplin
Sale date: July 9

Realtor sells on Lake Shore Dr.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:00:00 CST

3200 N. Lake Shore Dr.

Susan Casty sold her two-bedroom, two bath condo at 3200 N. Lake Shore Dr. in Lake View for $430,000 to Jay and Virginia McDermott on July 8.

Unit #2107 is one of 278 in the 29-story high-rise, which was built in 1967.

Casty is a real estate agent for Sudler Sotheby's International Realty. She works out of the company's Gold Coast office on N. Michigan Ave., specializing in the Lincoln Park, Lake View and Gold Coast neighborhoods.

She earned her J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and her bachelor's in communications/advertising and philosophy from Simmons College in Boston.

Address: 3200 N. Lake Shore Dr., Unit #2107
Buyer: Jay and Virginia McDermott
Seller: Susan Casty
Sale date: July 8

William & Blair analyst buys on Wellington

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:51:00 CST

630 W. Wellington Ave.

Daniel Hofkin bought a three-bedroom, two bath condo at 630 W. Wellington Ave. in Lake View for $800,000 from Castleview Construction Inc. on July 14.

Unit #4E is one of eight in the building, completed earlier this year.

Hofkin is an associate analyst at William Blair & Co., the Chicago-based investment firm. He has also worked as an equity research associate for the company.

His resume also includes stints as an analyst intern at Rail-Splitter Capital Management and equity research associate at the Dain Rauscher Corp.

He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his bachelor's from Northwestern.

Address: 630 W. Wellington Ave., Unit #4E
Buyer: Daniel Hofkin
Seller: Castleview Construction Inc.
Sale date: July 14

Real estate investor buys on Wolfram

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:00 CST

Mr. Ferguson

Christopher K. Ferguson and Amelia Stephens bought a two-bedroom, two bath condo at 924 W. Wolfram St. in Lake View for $397,000 from Barry and Kelly Schmidt on July 10.

Unit #2 is one of three in the building.

Mr. Ferguson is a vice president in the Chicago office of national financial firm Cohen Financial. He is responsible for managing the origination, analysis, and placement of real estate investments nationwide for the company, which he joined in 2006.

Prior to joining Cohen Financial, he founded the Madison-LaSalle Advisory Group, a commercial real estate brokerage company. He has also worked for The Beitler Co. and Shorenstein Realty Services.

He earned his bachelor's in finance and marketing from Washington University in St. Louis.

Address: 924 W. Wolfram St., Unit #2
Buyer: Christopher K. Ferguson and Amelia Stephens
Seller: Barry and Kelly Schmidt
Sale date: July 10