A 2-Bedroom West Loop Penthouse With Views for $979,999: 1301 W. Washington
This 2-bedroom corner penthouse in Washington Square at 1301 W. Washington in the West Loop came on the market in May 2023.
Washington Square was built in 1998 and has 45 units and attached heated garage parking.
It does not have door staff or other amenities. There is extra storage.
This corner duplex penthouse has unobstructed south and east exposures including of downtown and the Willis Tower.
It has 22 foot ceilings and radiant heated concrete floors.
The main floor has the living and dining rooms, a family room, the second bedroom and the kitchen along with the full bath.
There is also a balcony on the main level.
The kitchen is a “chef’s kitchen” with wood cabinets, luxury stainless steel appliances and a large peninsula with seating for 5.
There is a separate dining room which has a bar with a wine refrigerator.
The unit has a custom glass and walnut staircase that leads to the second level which has the primary suite and private, secluded 300 square foot terrace.
The primary suite has extra living space on the catwalk, a huge walk-in-closet and a “renovated” primary bath with a walk-in-shower and separate bath.
The unit has the features buyers look for including central air, side-by-side washer/dryer on the second floor and 2-car tandem heated garage parking which is included.
This building is near the shops and restaurants of both Randolph Street and Fulton Market.
Listed at $979,999, that’s $70,999 more than the 2021 sale of $909,000.
Will they get the premium two years later in the West Loop?
Bradley Dumes at Baird & Warner have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #506: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, duplex up, penthouse, no square footage listed
- Sold in November 1999 for $420,000
- Sold in August 2002 for $620,000
- Bank owned in December 2010
- Sold in June 2011 for $325,000
- Sold in July 2016 for $750,000
- Sold in March 2021 for $909,000
- Currently listed at $979,999
- Assessments of $1116 a month (includes heat, gas, security, cable, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
- Taxes of $13,578
- Central Air
- Side-by-side washer/dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: 19×20 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 11×12 (main floor)
- Living room: 12×14 (main floor)
- Dining room: 12×15 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 13×10 (main floor)
- Family room: 16×18 (main floor)
- Den: 10×7 (main floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 6×9 (second floor)
- Laundry room: 5×4 (second floor)
- Balcony: 12×7 (main floor)
- Deck: 18×18 (second floor)
Pretty nice. Shame it’s the little balcony and not the big patio that’s off the living area. Unless it’s a roomie situation (or frequent guests), why not use the main floor bedroom for the office, rather than having the desk/printer lurking out there like a sore thumb? Or put the desk upstairs where the white couch is? One or two night pics would have been good to include.
If you only use Redfin for sales data where are you getting the 21 sales data point?
Stained concrete floors look good (tho would want to see them in real life)
infloor heat is the cats pajamas
If you’re Chef Boyardee, then yes, its a Chef’s Kitchen. Talk about Nuts to Butts
The couch looks really dumb on the 2nd floor
Outdoor spaces are nice
This unit would be the one I’d choose if I wanted to live in the West Loop and had $1 mln to spend. Though lack of a door person is one disadvantage (saves on HOA though).
Taxes seem rather low. I’d expect them to rise substantially.
“If you’re Chef Boyardee, then yes, it’s a Chef’s Kitchen.”
Hilarious
The term Chef’s kitchen needs to be retired.
“Bank owned in December 2010
Sold in June 2011 for $325,000”
Looks like one of the “somebody somebody sent” transactions. No that the lenders weren’t extra motivated to dump their REO, but that seems particularly low, and Buyer appears to have been around the RE biz.
“Taxes seem rather low.”
’21 sale was too late for the last re-ass, and $706 is reasonable AV based on the $750 sale. But yeah, going up in ’24, assuming (v.likely) it sells with a 9.
Another one that feels to me like it would live best as a very nice 1 + den. And $1m is a lot for that.
“This unit would be the one I’d choose if I wanted to live in the West Loop and had $1 mln to spend.”
100% agree. Spacious and modern with excellent natural light and no exposed duct work.
“Pretty nice. Shame it’s the little balcony and not the big patio that’s off the living area.”
Agree, though probably only 2 people (DINKs) are living here so the little balcony is sufficient for day to day drinks / meals.
“Unless it’s a roomie situation (or frequent guests), why not use the main floor bedroom for the office”
A lot of people need the dedicated guest room with a proper bed.
“The couch looks really dumb on the 2nd floor”
At first glance I thought so too. But with the way the windows are positioned, I bet the views from there are great. This functions as a sunroom and may come in useful if someone is WFH on the main level.
It is also a smart place to squeeze in an additional overnight guest (probably a child) if the guest room is occupied.
” Or put the desk upstairs where the white couch is? ”
Looks like 2 people are WFH here. There is an office space in the MBR.
I am guessing that the upstairs couch space is too close to the MBR workspace for WFH. More space needed to avoid both noise and visual interference on each others’ zoom calls.
“Looks like 2 people are WFH here.”
2 may be working here, but closet says only one living in the MBR.
A WFH roomie?
“A WFH roomie?”
Doubtful, can’t imagine someone would drop this kind of coin to live with a roomie.
“2 may be working here, but closet says only one living in the MBR.”
If only one male lives in this place, he has a huge wardrobe that takes up most of the closet.
Perhaps Mrs keeps clothes in the downstairs bedroom closets. There is a tall dresser in there as well.
“At first glance I thought so too. But with the way the windows are positioned, I bet the views from there are great. This functions as a sunroom and may come in useful if someone is WFH on the main level.”
Your only sight line is straight ahead, the windows in the notch arent really practical or at best only 1 person can really see out it
I think the glass railing would be offputting Vs a truly unobstructed view
The living room views are better and its not like the sightline is blocked
“If only one male lives in this place, he has a huge wardrobe that takes up most of the closet.
Perhaps Mrs keeps clothes in the downstairs bedroom closets. There is a tall dresser in there as well.”
There’s not a single woman alive that would give up closet space in the MBr to have a closet in another room LOL
Que Sabrina bringing up her 4th cousin on her mother side doing this…
“If only one male lives in this place, he has a huge wardrobe”
I may have to reevaluate my life…I see, *maybe*:
8 (up to 12) pairs of “dress”/dress-casual shoes
8 pairs of “sneakers”
20 dress shirts
20 casual (all plaid?) shirts
10 pullovers/sweaters
8 pants
6 jackets/suits
plus whatever is in the ~10 drawers in and out of the closet.
All of which seems pretty “normal” to me.
If that is “huge” my wardrobe would probably be somewhere between appalling and ludicrous. But possibly also so off-trend as to pitiable.
“There’s not a single woman alive that would give up closet space in the MBr to have a closet in another room LOL”
Heh, I’ve had a conversation about storage with one such woman–but it wasn’t “a closet” in another room, it was the entire next door bedroom.
“Looks like 2 people are WFH here.”
““If only one male lives in this place…”
maybe it’s Mr. and Mr.?
What do we think is the sq footage of this place? just trying to work out the HOA / sq. ft.
“If you only use Redfin for sales data where are you getting the 21 sales data point?”
I use Redfin for prior listings data. For sales, I always use the CCRD unless it can’t be found there, for some reason. And then I’ll tag it in the post as coming from Redfin or Zillow.
Marked contingent.
“the sq footage…HOA/sf”
I’d say a little shy of 2000, not deducting for the stairs. They may be (should be?) upsized on HOA share some bc of the terrace and being top floor, so for a ballpark number, think using 2000 would be close.
“ There’s not a single woman alive that would give up closet space in the MBr to have a closet in another room LOL”
Maybe she negotiated making that second bedroom a “she cave”
Already under contract? Wow.