1500 Sheridan Road (Wilmette)
1500 Sheridan Road is the tallest building in Wilmette IL.. It is a 17 story lake-side high rise, located in the densely populated Plaza del Lago district. The district it's in was once a unincorporated area known as "No Man's Land" The building was developed for use as a condominium tower
Use
1500 Sheridan Road is a condominium. It is owned and run by the The 1500 Condominium Association. It's amenities include a private beach, a scenic outdoor pool, a parking garage (with 2 garage spaces per room), lake and treetop views, a party room, premier service staff, and an exercise room.
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 the 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.
Developers
The Developers of the building was the team Plato Foufas and Joseph Stefan in 1970. The dovelopers had been completing their massive renovation of No Man's Land and The Spanish Court (Plaza del Lago).
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 kindergarden 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)
Parking Garage Renovation
Recently the buildings parking garage experienced a water leakage in its parking garage underneath the center drive. Fotsch Associates, Inc. and Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. were hired to repair the garage. The issue with repairing was that all work needed to be done without closing the parking garage, calling for an architectural overhaul. The construction was complete with a budget of 1.4 million USD. The project is listed as Plaza Entry Renovation and Parking Lot Reconfiguration
See Also
- 1616 Sheridan Road
- Plaza del Lago
- Definition of Condominium
- Sheridan Road
- From No Man's Land to Plaza del Lago
- No Man's Land
- Definition of the Term 'No Man's Land'
- No Man's Land (disambiguation)
- Wilmette, Illinois