First condo development in DuPage County
by BlockShopper Historian published Jan. 10, 2010
When it was built in 1964, Cameo Terrace West in southwest Downers Grove was DuPage County's first condo development and the largest-ever condo project in the Chicago area.
The development was created to cater to buyers 45 and over. Its one and two bedroom units are in Y-shaped, three-story buildings with elevators. They were originally priced at $12,000-$13,000 for one bedrooms and $14,000-$19,500 for two bedrooms, according to a 1964 article in the Chicago Tribune. The largest, most expensive Cameo Terrace West unit is 1,100 squar feet.
The development was created to cater to buyers 45 and over. Its one and two bedroom units are in Y-shaped, three-story buildings with elevators. They were originally priced at $12,000-$13,000 for one bedrooms and $14,000-$19,500 for two bedrooms, according to a 1964 article in the Chicago Tribune. The largest, most expensive Cameo Terrace West unit is 1,100 squar feet.
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