3700 Sq Ft of Luxury Living in River North for $1.995 Million: 201 W. Grand
This 4 bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North came on the market in November 2024.
Contemporaine was built in 2004 and has just 28 units. It has an attached parking garage but that is its only amenity.
It does not have door staff.
The building has won architecture awards and has been featured on architectural tours.
The listing describes this unit as “3700 square feet of luxury living.”
It’s all on one level and has 2 balconies with city views.
This building not only has a concrete exterior but the ceilings in the interiors are also exposed concrete.
It has hardwood floors in the main living areas but carpet in the bedrooms.
The unit has floor-to-ceiling windows.
It has a large family room with a built-in entertainment center and custom bar.
The kitchen is “gourmet” with white oak Bulthaup cabinetry, an oversized island, and premium Subzero and Miele appliances.
The primary suite has a spa-style bath with dual vanities and steam shower plus two walk-in-closets.
The second bedroom is also en suite and it has two other bedrooms.
The unit has the features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and one heated garage space which is included. A second space can be bought for $30,000.
This building is on the corner of Grand and Wells. Wells is turning into quite the hub of restaurants and retail in River North with Al’s Italian Beef, Lou Malnati’s, Goddess and the Baker, Avli and Smoothie RX, among others.
The Brown Line El stop is just a few blocks away and several bus lines are nearby.
The unit came on the market in November 2024 for $1.995 million, or just $155,000 above the 2021 purchase price of $1.84 million.
Contemporaine is now 20 years old.
Does it still have the pizzazz it had when it was new or has it been lost in the luxury condo shuffle?
Yogi Yedlin and Malia Motley at Dream Town Realty have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #901: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3700 square feet
- Sold in May 2004 for $1.725 million
- Sold in June 2012 for $1.8 million
- Sold in November 2021 for $1.84 million
- Listed in November 2024 for $1.995 million
- Currently still listed at $1.995 million
- Taxes of $33,166
- Assessments of $2261 a month (includes heat, a/c, gas, parking, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- One heated garage space included but second available for $30,000
- Bedroom #1: 18×17
- Bedroom #2: 17×15
- Bedroom #3: 15×10
- Bedroom #4: 15×13
- Living room: 17×15
- Dining room: 18×17
- Family room: 21×12
- Breakfast room: 16×11
- Kitchen: 17×16
- Foyer: 15×5
- Walk-in-closet: 17×14
- Laundry: 10×8
- Balcony #1: 17×7
- Balcony #2: 23×7
Same price the previous CC Feature PH got 4 years ago:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/201-W-Grand-Ave-APT-PH2-Chicago-IL-60654/2080949852_zpid/
Zillow thinks that one is down over 20% since then.
This one I really like and really dislike at the same time.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/04/chicago-neighborhoods-mapped-by-residents-heres-where-locals-think-official-boundaries-should-be/
Researchers collected just over 5,500 responses, identifying more than 100 unique neighborhoods.
Respondents initially submitted about 550 different neighborhood names. However, some of the names included typos or were variations like “Smith Park-ish” instead of just “Smith Park,” Bae said. After cleaning the data and narrowing down the names to the ones used by the most respondents, the team was left with 120 neighborhoods, Bae said.
Apparently, the majority of respondents think that the southern border of Bucktown is North Ave.
re: Madeline’s comment:
The Bucktown Truther demands a recount!
I like this.
Are the giant dressing rooms still a thing? Would rather have a smaller WIC, and use that area for an entertainment room.
Is this area where you want to drop $2MM?
Posers and wanna-bes and real estate agents who lied to justify taking advantage of the ignorant do not get to set boundaries. The southern border of Bucktown is Armatage.