“European Elegance” Returns to the Market: 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview
We chattered about this 3-bedroom ground floor unit at 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview several times way back in 2008 and 2009.
See our May 2009 chatter here.
The unit is unique in that it was part of the original lobby for the building.
It has 13 foot wood beamed arched ceilings and an oversized wood mantle and fireplace.
There is a “renovated kitchen” with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
The unit has central air and an actual laundry room. I’m not sure about the parking. The listing says there is parking on-site.
The property is now listed $56,000 under the 2006 purchase price.
Back in 2009, Russ thought it would sell for around $500,000. How much has the market changed since then? It is now listed at $529,000.
Brad Lippitz at Prudential Rubloff now has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #GB: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2500 square feet
- Sold in March 1999 for $302,000
- Sold in May 2001 for $459,000
- Sold in September 2006 for $585,000
- Was listed in October 2008 for $696,000 (parking included)
- Reduced a few times
- Was listed in May 2009 at $629,000
- Withdrawn in December 2009
- Re-listed in September 2011 for $529,000
- Currently still $529,000
- Assessments of $1433 a month (includes heat, doorman, cable)
- Taxes of $11,561
- Central Air
- Laundry in the unit
- Parking included
- Bedroom #1: 12×17
- Bedroom #2: 14×11
- Bedroom #3: 14×11
Love that living room. Mount a couple of deer heads on the walls, put in a bear skin rug, and I’m home.
Seriously, the noise and vibrations alone would make me want to kill myself.
Between the wallpaper and carpet, my head is spinning. This unit is not going to appeal to the vast majority of buyers. People like the decor of the main living areas will likely be disappointed with the bathrooms and kitchen. Finding the appropriate price is more difficult with these sorts of places. I imagine this is the type of place where an agent needs to seek out a specific buyer rather than just listing it on the MLS.
Oh, my! A living room over run with chairs….nearly every room has a leopard rug AND leopard wall to wall carpet in the hallway. It seems like it could be a great place although I wouldn’t want to be on the ground floor, but from these pictures I could never go in this place!
WTF!? Who lives like that?
“WTF!? Who lives like that?”
Someone who is always ready for a bridge tournament to break out in their living room?
Wait, this is on the ground floor? In a building like this? Keep coming down, sellers…
The bedrooms are nice and big but I do really feel the decorating will keep prospective buyers away. I think no photos would be better for the listing than to put these. Kinda like the photo version of “if you dont have something good to say, don’t say anything at all.”
I actually think it looks pretty cool, but with taxes and assesments too pricey
Again a mismatch between the interior and the space. This is a city apartment not a Tudor.
lol…I wish I were friends with them : )
“Someone who is always ready for a bridge tournament to break out in their living room?”
Love this building, it holds some truly amazing apartments, but could never imagine living on the ground floor in it.
This is a sex pad. Look at all that animal print!
This looks like that mess called Neverland that Michael Jackson lived in. I just didn’t see any blow-up dolls. Oh my!
“this is the type of place where an agent needs to seek out a specific buyer rather than just listing it on the MLS.”
If realtors actually did that, this might have sold already
Agree with Icarus. Why do people pay realtors? They prefer not to find you a buyer so they are just liasons with an mls account.
Needs to be a pocket-listing for a broker w/connections to Bulls and Bears, because this unit screams “BIG player; no kids”. Needs a tall large man who entertains, alot. Great place to host a party, but ground floor lobby-livingroom and boxy little secondary bathrooms, coupled w/standard developer kitchen and cheaply fitted bathrooms limits this unit to a very very narrow buyer-market profile. But I’ve noticed that a significant number of professional sports figures buy in big houses in upscale suburbs, so even that market segment further narrows to SINGLE BIG GUY.
Maybe Patrick Sharp can get in a bidding war with the McCaskey family on this one. Then McCaskey can pay over list and blow this seller and everyone on CC’s mind!
@ Architect, I beg to differ. It looks like older folks or middle age couple’s place. Also look at the photo on the bed side table in the picture of master bedroom. Furthermore, in the photo of the bathroom on the lower right hand side corner you can see make up brushes. There is no way this is a bachelor pad.
They need to rent a large storage locker and put half of their furniture in it. The furniture has too much going on and takes away from the space and the beautiful finishes. Except in the kitchen. That’s just a weak kitchen.
Love the piano in the living room, and thats where my love of this place ends
agree with Miu Miu..this is perfect for an older empty nester couple. The sports guys want penthouses with rooftop jacuzzi’s of course 🙂
This looks like a retirement home that was furnished by Kardashians.
And nothing screams “lack of storage” in a kitchen like a freestanding shelf unit overloaded with stuff.