Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Bigger still better

Not all downsizers are content with a cramped condo
By Janice Rosenberg Special to the Tribune
July 13, 2007
After eight years of living in her 4,500-square-foot-plus-basement suburban dream house, Debby Tolsky decided it was time to move to the city.She and her husband, Howard, raised their three daughters in Buffalo Grove."Once my family was grown, there was no need for me to live in the suburbs," Tolsky said. "The building we're moving to is in the heart of the city. You can walk everywhere."

The Tolskys aren't the only people ready to jump from a house to a condominium. Many members of the Baby Boomer generation are eager to downsize in exchange for the amenities and conveniences of high-rise living, but they want more than a two-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot standard condominium.
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