This nine-room residence at 752 Sunset Road, in one of the most prestigious areas of Winnetka, was built in 1900 and converted to a two-flat in the 1920s. The building sits on a lot too small–just over a tenth of an acre–for a developer to profit from tearing it down and putting up a legally permissible single-family house. Thus, it has remained a two-flat, a legal-but-non-conforming zoning use in its well-heeled neighborhood. WHO’S WHO: A real-estate investor bought the building in 1999 for $376,000 and recently sold it to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, which was interested in using it as a residence for a retired nun and a retired priest. The property is near Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Catholic Church. BY THE NUMBERS: Three bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, a two-car garage.
