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5131 North Berkeley Blvd, Whitefish Bay

Fabulous Berkeley Blvd meticulously maintained home with charm and updates. Beautiful hardwood floors, spacious living and dining rooms and cozy family room with natural fireplace. Great room sizes and wonderful deck and backyard to entertain in.

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Historic Third Ward a Family of Legacies

If you have never experienced a warm summer day walking down the streets in the Historic Third Ward, you don’t know what you are missing. It is a favorite place of mine for so many reasons; I was a resident there for 5 years when there were only a handful of people brave enough to live there.

I lived in one of the first condominium conversion developments the Third Ward had ever seen. I was not a founding owner of the building called The Buffalo building, located at 312 East Buffalo, but I soon became a first time homeowner in one of my fondest properties I ever lived in. I worked around the corner in my family’s furniture store, Rubin’s Furniture, (www.rubinsfurniture.com), located at 224 East Chicago Street, known for fabulous contemporary furnishings and accessories. I was the fourth generation involved in running the store in the Third Ward and loved every minute of it. It was amazing to watch all of the new developments emerge around me and to be lucky enough to be a part of it. The week of Summerfest was my absolute favorite as I was a young woman ready to dance, sing and drink with the rest of the gang. I recall longingly returning to Rubin’s after an evening at Summerfest to watch all the people walk past us from the large windows of the store and wave and laugh at most of them.

After getting married I realized that the family business was not my final destination and embarked on a new career in real estate in January of 2001. I was a rookie with no clue what real estate had to offer and was lucky enough to fall into my first listing at a condo conversion of a building located at 205 North Water, Riverwalk Plaza condominiums. I than realized that this was my niche market as I had lived and worked there for over 5 years. I am entering into my 9th year with Shorewest Realtors and have loved every minute of it. I have never felt luckier to be a part of a family owned company just like the one I decided to leave only to pursue a lifelong dream.

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Ilissa Boland Associate Vice President, ABR

Shorewest - Northshore
4559 North Oakland Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211

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Office: 414.962.4413
Direct Line: 414.961.8314 X186
Email: iboland@shorewest.com
Website: ilissa.shorewest.com

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  • Professional, Confident, Reliable
  • Residential career sales of $89.2 million with a focus on the downtown Milwaukee condominium market
  • Ranked 13th among all Shorewest Realtors® Sales Associates
  • My properties have an average sale to list price of 99%
  • Relocation specialist
  • Accredited Buyers Representative
  • President's Club Member - 7 years
  • Million Dollar Club Member - 7 years
  • National Sales Award Recipient - 7 years
  • Rookie of the Year - Listings & Volume (2001)

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