1616 Sheridan Road is a high rise condo in Wilmette IL.. It was the first of the eight Wilmette high-rise condominiums/ apartments presently on Sheridan Road (six of which are lakeside).
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In 1959 William A. Nott asked the Village of Wilmette for a permit allowing him to construct a 41-room motel along the lake on Sheridan Road.[1][2] A group of Wilmette resident, including a number of lawyers, got together and formed Ouilmette Civic Improvement Association.[2] The Association got 2,5400 citizens to sign a petition against the development, and also pushed the urge for zoning to ban any future businesses that cater to commuters on Sheridan Road, and that the district the motel was planned for (formerly the unincorporated "No Man's Land") be rezoned for residential use only. The association's representatives of the group insisted they did not oppose the motel on moral grounds.[2]
The Village Board voted three votes opposing,and three votes in favor of the motel[1][2]. The village president casted a final vote opposing the structure. Nott sued the township, with the Illinois Supreme granted him permission to build the motel[2]. Nott instead decided he would build an apartment house instead.[2]
Nott built his high rise condominium in 1961[3] at 1616 Sheridan Road, soon to be followed by the many that stand today including Wilmette's tallest building (a lake side condominium at 1500 Sheridan Road).
1616 is used as a condominium. Its amenities [4] include valet parking, an outdoor pool, a party room, lake views, a private beach, outdoor terraces, a heated parking garage, and an outdoor parking lot.
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 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.
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 kindergarten 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[5]
High School
Middle School
Elementary School