“Success for me is being the call people make for life, for all their real estate needs, not for one transaction,” says REALTOR® Wade Marshall of Engel & Völkers Chicago. “Volume follows relationships. It does not lead.”

That philosophy has been the throughline of a twenty-one-year career built almost entirely on Chicago’s north and near north sides, and it now anchors a business with international reach.

Wade Marshall has always been fascinated with structure, floor plans, beautiful objects, art and interior design. Those interests, plus a desire to help others, make real estate more of a calling than a career.

Marshall, an advisor with Engel & Völkers Chicago, has been assisting buyers and sellers, from first-time to luxury and downsizing empty-nesters in Lakeview, Lincoln Park and the Gold Coast for 21 years. His own lifestyle makes him exceptionally equipped to show clients all the wonderful amenities and rewards of living in the area.

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This four-bedroom, Tudor-style home has four full bathrooms, one half bathroom, four fireplaces and a hand-carved flagstone pathway. The kitchen has a 14-foot walnut slab island, Wolf electric double ovens, two Miele dishwashers and wine and beverage coolers. The primary suite has a dressing room with built-in drawers and a bathroom with mahogany vanities, a soaking tub and hand-cut limestone radiant heated flooring. Back gardens feature dining and grilling space as well as a fire pit area, and a two-car heated garage opens on three sides to create an entertainment pavilion. This home also has a library, a screened porch and a family room with a wall of windows and doors.

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This five-bedroom brick home has four full bathrooms, two half baths, high ceilings and large windows. This home offers several outdoor spaces, including a ground floor patio, a kitchen terrace and two terraces on the top level. All of the bedrooms have direct access to a bathroom, and most have a water closet for privacy. The kitchen has a hardwood floor, double ovens, a pantry and a beverage center. A two-car heated garage, powered window treatments, in-wall speakers and an entertainment system complete this home, which is in the Hartland Park neighborhood in Lincoln Park.

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An award-winning advisor with Engel & Völkers Chicago, Wade Marshall has always had an eye for reimagining spaces and recognizing a property’s full potential. “As a child growing up in a minister of music’s home, I spent a lot of time in church,” he recalls. “I remember using the church bulletin at an early age to draw floorplans.”

That early curiosity for design and form became the foundation for a career built on creativity, objectivity and client-centered insight. “My role is to see properties through my clients’ eyes,” Marshall says. “I help expand their thinking while staying focused on solutions that serve their goals.”

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Former WBBM-Ch. 2 investigative reporter Pam Zekman on Oct. 21 sold her six-bedroom, Prairie-style house in Uptown’s Buena Park area for $1.5 million.

Zekman was a star investigative reporter who was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune investigations in the 1970s before joining the Chicago Sun-Times and working as a critical part of that paper’s famed undercover Mirage Tavern series, which resulted in the firings of city workers, indictments and the reform of several agencies. CBS 2 hired Zekman in 1981, and she led investigation after investigation there until leaving the station in 2020.

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Former investigative reporter Pam Zekman sold her six-bedroom, Prairie-style home in Buena Park for $1.5 million on Oct. 21. Originally listed at $2.1 million, the 1910-built house features extensive upgrades, five outdoor areas, and a basement apartment, and was represented by Wade Marshall of Engel & Völkers.

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Nestled among the trees in the quiet enclave of Buena Park’s Hutchinson Historic neighborhood, is this lovely 1910 prairie style home with Frank Lloyd Wright-esque additions. Lovingly maintained for over 35 years by the current homeowner, it offers an opportunity for you to move in, add your finishing aesthetic touches and continue the love and care of the home for many years to come. Stepping through the secured gated entry is a heated walkway leading you to a welcoming front porch (a design element added by the present owner).

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After a long career in sales and marketing, Wade Marshall followed his passion for architecture and renovations of older homes, condos and co-ops. He purchased a condo in a pre-war building that he then fully renovated as his new home. “I moved into real estate with my main interest being related to the design and renovation element,” Marshall explains. “I love helping others see the potential in spaces and reimagining them.”

A real estate advisor with Engel & Völkers Chicago, Marshall is a broker who specializes in luxury single-family homes, pre-war high-rise condos and co-ops, as well as renovation opportunities throughout East Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Gold Coast and Andersonville. In the industry for 19 years, he moved to the area in 1990 and currently resides in East Lakeview. Always professional and direct, he is known for having a calm demeanor, which helps clients through what can be a very emotional experience. “Having a professional acumen from my corporate experience enables me to navigate all experiences with my clients with the utmost professionalism, calmness and confidence.”

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This four-bedroom, 4 ½-bathroom Greystone is a smart home with motorized shades, Lutron lighting, custom built-in cabinets and a hand-carved limestone fireplace. The kitchen has a Wolf six-burner stove with a griddle and double oven range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, two Fisher and Paykel dishwasher drawers and a full-sized Miele dishwasher. The kitchen is also outfitted with a mahogany wood slab and Carrara marble. On the lower level are three VinoTemp 155-bottle dual-temperature wine refrigerators. An outdoor space has landscaped gardens, an 8-foot brick privacy wall, speakers, a fountain and brick and limestone paths and patios. A motorized gate on the private side drive that leads to a two-car brick garage completes this home.

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Pride may look a little different this year. Many businesses appear less dedicated to the rainbow, worried about consumer backlash. So, perhaps more than ever, Engel & Völkers’ (EV) annual Pride Summit offered a necessary space to commune, proudly.

The two-day event kicked off with a cocktail reception at E&V’s Chicago shop in Lincoln Park, on June 2, followed by a day full of talks and panels at 110 North Wacker. There, on June 3, E&V’s CEO Anthony Hitt started the morning by reflecting on the space.

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Few homes will cause a passerby to pause in admiration and maybe drift into a little daydream. This is a common occurrence at 456 W. Barry Avenue, a Classic 1906 Chicago Greystone, with rebuilt interiors in 2016. Not only is this home immaculately conceived and executed by one of Chicago’s most renowned interior designers, but it is also equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Savant’s smart home solution controls all systems in the home including security, motorized shades, audio/visual, heat/air and the sophisticated Lutron lighting technology. This home is special, it’s sophisticated yet relaxed, it’s truly beautiful.

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This three-bedroom, 5 ½-bathroom home in the Gold Coast has a Venetian-inspired facade and was redesigned in 2012. There are five stories, complete with a lobby-level apartment, a basement and a rooftop deck. On the main level are three Gothic arched windows and a front balcony overlooking the lake, as well as a living room, dining room and the kitchen. On the next level is another kitchen, the family room and an en suite bedroom. The primary bedroom comprises its own level and has a marble bathroom, custom closets, office space and a private balcony. Take in panoramic views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline from the rooftop, and dine in a partial kitchen in an adjacent sunroom. This home is completed by an elevator, designer lighting, two laundry areas and a fenced patio.

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At left is the Palazzo Contarini Fasan, built in the 1470s in Venice. At right is the replica built on Lake Shore Drive in the 1890s.

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Also in June, Engel & Völkers (E&V) held their second annual Pride Leadership Summit! As you might’ve guessed this is right up Agent X’s alley and I was in attendance with bells on (figuratively and literally). Held at the Wacker Ballroom on June 12, presenters shared approaches to promoting the LGBTQ+ real estate community. There was also a welcome reception on the evening of the 11th and folks came from all over North America to slurp wine, eat food and pose for pictures in the rainbow-decorated E&V office — and there was another party with MORE wine at the swanky apartment of E&V agent Wade Marshall following the summit.

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Last year, on the morning of Engel & Völkers’ (E&V) inaugural Pride Leadership Summit, Roe v. Wade was overturned. There was a stunned energy in the air. But this year, that sting was replaced by a vocal urgency. At the second annual event, held June 12 at the Wacker Ballroom, a series of presenters and panelists shared educational, actionable approaches to promote the LGBTQ+ community — in and out of real estate.

Festivities kicked off the night prior with a welcome reception at the E&V Chicago shop. Seventy-five people came to celebrate the upcoming event, many of them traveling from all over North America to attend. They chatted over glasses wine and rounds of hors d’oeuvres and posed for photos around the rainbow-decorated office. But the next morning, the summit was all about business.

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The E&V brand does especially well in affluent markets, like Beverly Hills and South Florida, according to Ames, where they regularly oversee $40 and $50 million listings. “Trophy homes,” Ames calls some of them. But in Chicagoland, where E&V maintains three shops, the market looks a little different. “There’s a Midwest mindset,” she said. “There’s not the same shininess in our market … but there are extraordinary properties. There’s extraordinary wealth, and there’s extraordinary investments in real estate.”

It’s investments like that which drive E&V’s recent “Live Your Luxury” campaign. The series of postcards features the wisdom of local E&V advisors, reflecting on what luxury might mean to their client. “There is nothing better than those small moments,” reads E&V Chicago advisor Wade Marshall’s piece, accompanied by a photo of friends making breakfast.

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Authentic was the word of the day at the Engel & Völkers (E&V) 2022 Pride Leadership Summit. The event, which took place at The Dawson on June 24, centered LGBTQ+ real estate professionals who spoke openly about their personal and professional experiences. And while official panels made space for those conversations, a spirit of genuine openness was also felt even in the day’s most casual chitchat.

That Friday morning, just as the summit began, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. So, in a room full of marginalized community members, questions came up naturally: What do we do now? What other rights are at risk? The news imbued all talk with a sense of urgency.

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