A Mansion in the Sky with 5 Wood Burning Fireplaces: 2450 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park
This 5-bedroom in 2450 N. Lakeview in Lincoln Park came on the market in January 2020 but has been on, and off, the market since 2014.
2450 N. Lakeview is a 13-story neoclassical co-op designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw. It was his final building and was constructed between 1922 and 1924.
It has a 24-hour doorman, private parking, a barbecue area and an outdoor basketball court.
The building contains just 12 units.
At the time, it was considered the most prestigious building in the city with full floor units of 8,000 square feet which also had a separate service wing.
The units were custom built to owner’s wishes and original buyers included two Art Institute presidents.
It has a 100-foot wall of windows that over look Lincoln Park and has Lake views.
Many of the original vintage features remain nearly a 100 years later.
It has a private elevator opening into a vestibule which leads to a massive 40×12 gallery.
The unit has the original moldings and trim.
It also has 5 wood burning fireplaces.
There is a French hand-polished mahogany library with one of the 5 wood burning fireplaces as well as mahogany doors.
The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel and custom white appliances, stone counter tops and a kitchen island.
There appears to be a butler’s pantry with more cabinets and prep area.
4 out of the 5 bedrooms are en suite.
In one of the pictures of the bathrooms (the primary bathroom?) there is a wood burning fireplace.
There’s a walk-in-closet.
It has a wine cellar and 2 wet bars.
The service quarter wing has been turned into an exercise room, an office and a full size laundry room.
According to Chicago Apartments, this was a rare building that was built on a big lot and that had extra landscaping which was later turned into stylish private garages. This unit has a private garage.
There are also 3 large storage rooms with windows totaling 636 square feet.
According to the listing, this is a rare co-op building where the property taxes are NOT included in the assessments. They are separate (listed below).
Listed at $5.8 million, does this building compete with the luxury buildings going up downtown or is it a different kind of buyer?
Millie Rosenbloom at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures here (no floor plan, darn).
Unit #10: 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, no square footage listed (but other listings were 8,000 square feet)
- No prior sales price as it’s a co-op
- Has been on and off the market since 2014
- Listed in January 2020 for $5.8 million
- Still listed at $5.8 million
- Assessments of $5965 a month (includes heat, electric, gas, security, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $78,505 (not included in the assessment)
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Private garage
- 5 wood burning fireplaces
- 3 large storage rooms with windows totaling 636 square feet
- Bedroom #1: 17×20
- Bedroom #2: 13×14
- Bedroom #3: 13×16
- Bedroom #4: 12×9
- Bedroom #5: 14×19
- Living room: 29×20
- Family room: 15×15
- Dining room: 16×27
- Kitchen: 16×18
- Library: 14×19
- Gallery: 40×12
- Exercise room: 10×10
- Laundry room: 12×7
Not sure if I had $34k/mo to throw around this would be my first choice but it is spectacular – def RE porn.
Kudos for the realator almost getting French Polished correct (hand polished is redundant)
Is 10th floor really a mansion “in the sky”?
Those taxes and assessments …ouch.
I need some killer terrace space(s) for my $34K/mo but to each their own ?
I’m exhausted from taking my bath; let me just sit a spell in this cozy chair here in the bathroom next to the fireplace.
I love this place. I love everything about it. I even love the crazy-over-the-top cabinetry in the kitchen.
Would be better with a balcony/terrace.
I was gonna say “Damn, no private outdoor space…” but then again Lincoln Park and the Lakefront are right outside your front door. Really beautiful and so much more affordable than 1500 N. Lakeshore’s penthouse LOL.
Those pavers with the grass growing in them are both beautiful and functional – – I love that look and wish more people did that instead of fully impermeable (or whatever the correct term is) surfaces.
“It has a private elevator opening into a vestibule”
Is the elevator actually private? As it, its an elevator serving only this unit?
If it also serves the other floors, how can it be “private”?
Floorplan for unit below: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/32/d3/1c/32d31c8ff58c97cab339270afc8e370f.jpg Different obviously, but gives a feel for the space.
Only one passenger elevator? When it goes down, you have to take the freight elevator. Hope it is well-decorated.
I love the kitchen; especially the cabinets
Most impressed with the driveway with grass coming up through the pavers. Aspirational driveway.
““Damn, no private outdoor space…” but then again Lincoln Park and the Lakefront are right outside your front door.”
And the backyard is pretty nice, and only shared with your 11 neighbors.
This appears to be #11, based on the location of the west-facing bay window; also includes a floorplan:
https://www.vinci-hamp.com/projects/lakeview-apartment/
Dream building. I’ve always wanted to see a unit in here. Blows my mind that it’s just one unit per floor. If you check the original floor plans, each unit contained about five separate servants rooms.
BTW, Sabrina – thank you for this week’s posts. I love theme weeks and I love vintage condos/co-ops, so this week was heaven!
Ditto, great posts this week. Would love to see more of these.
“BTW, Sabrina – thank you for this week’s posts. I love theme weeks and I love vintage condos/co-ops, so this week was heaven!”
Thanks Madeline. I had fun trying to find properties to fit that week’s “theme.”
I’m a big vintage fan as well so it’s been fun to see what’s available out there. They just don’t make them like this anymore. Very special buildings and homes.
December is always slow, so I think I will stick with the themes this month. Lol.
I’ve watched this place with interest since it was first listed, just to see what it eventually sells for.
It’s a dream apartment- everything in it is just beautiful, and the current owner’s warm and elegant decor, and collection of wonderful furniture doesn’t hurt it.
It’s just that apartments like this are very expensive to both buy and maintain, and the pool of buyers who have the kind of money it takes not to be financially stretched,is very small. You really need a net worth of $20M at least to be able to carry a place like this, including furnishing and maintaining it in keeping with the building.