Beams, Bookcases and Cathedral Windows in a Duplex at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park
This 4-bedroom duplex in Jackson Towers at 5555 S. Everett in Hyde Park came on the market in August 2022.
Jackson Towers was designed by architect Walter Ahlschlager who was, according to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, a hotel and theater designer who also designed the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and what is now the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago.
Across from the Museum of Science and Industry, it was “conceived in a late Spanish Renaissance style with an 18-story central tower and two 15-story wings. It has 72 apartments, with about 25% of them duplexes.
The building is famous for its cathedral-like arched windows in some of the duplexes, including this one.
Jackson Towers has doorstaff and an on-site engineer but there’s no attached parking or other amenities.
This unit has a 2-story living room with 20 foot ceilings, a big chandelier, arched beams, a grand gas fireplace and “newly replaced” cathedral windows.
There are wood beams, bookcases, wood doors and boxed wood ceilings throughout.
The family room has built-ins and a dry bar and are those stained glass windows as well?
3 out of the 4 bedrooms are on the second floor, including the primary suite which has an en suite marble bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and separate shower and walk-in-closet with built-ins.
There are two other bathrooms on that level.
The fourth bedroom is on the main floor along with a dining room and 1.5 baths.
The eat-in kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances including a double oven and granite counter tops.
The listing says the unit has Pella windows.
It has the features buyers look for including “newer” space pac, washer/dryer in the unit but there’s no parking with the building. It’s available in the neighborhood.
This building is steps from the beach, close to the University of Chicago, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and the shops and restaurants of Hyde Park, not to mention the museum across the street.
Listed at $750,000, is this unit a single family home replacement?
Joanna Olszynska and Casey Ann Reid at Compass have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #B3-4: 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 3800 square feet, duplex up
- Sold in November 2014 for $185,000
- Currently listed at $750,000
- Assessments of $2600 a month (includes heat, gas, doorman, cable, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $6224
- Space pac cooling
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- No parking with the building
- Fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 27×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 16×15 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 15×13 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 8×16 (main floor)
- Living room: 25×18 (main floor)
- Dining room: 20×14 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 24×17 (main floor)
- Foyer: 11×8 (main floor)
- Family room: 13×14 (main floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 9×7 (second floor)
“Listed at $750,000, is this unit a single family home replacement?“
Not with a $2600/Mo HOA. The pool of buyers for a place like this is small, really, really small
Unique space. Fireplace is awesome
I have a feeling that there’s lots idiosyncratic issues like pic 13
Kitchen is horrible, cabinets 12” above a cook top.
Realators need to stop playing games with the pics. 11 is photoshopped so badly the floor tile looks completely different closest to the oven
Living room reminds of the R&J suites at the Peabody Hotel.
Textured walls and ceiling are terrible.
Sale will probably be like the last one–started off asking $585k in Jan-13, took $185k in Nov-14. And that’s after having tried to unload it in ’09 and ’12.
Currently has a pending f/c, on a 2019 loan with a face amount of under $300k.
This place is very cool and with a nice remodeling budget, it could be gorgeous. The kitchen needs to be gutted. I can’t stand when cabinets hang off of soffits. I am not sure if I could get used to the textured walls and I would imagine it would almost be prohibitively expensive to fix.
I would love to entertain guests in that living room though. It’s stunning.
“Sale will probably be like the last one–started off asking $585k in Jan-13, took $185k in Nov-14. And that’s after having tried to unload it in ’09 and ’12.”
You honestly believe that 2022 market is the same as 2013-2014 in the city of Chicago? That there isn’t the Obama Presidential Library going in near this building? That Hyde Park isn’t a stronger housing market than 9 years ago?
It’s always difficult to sell these big vintage units, no matter where they are located in the city. It would not be surprising to see price cuts. But 2013 was a completely different market.
We will see what happens.
“You honestly believe that 2022 market is the same as 2013-2014 in the city of Chicago?”
What part of what I wrote implies that?
Please be specific, as I would like to improve the clarity of my writing.
also:
You honestly believe that the pending foreclosure has no effect on the marketability of the unit?
“You honestly believe that the pending foreclosure has no effect on the marketability of the unit?”
As you know, in Illinois it can take up to 8 years for the bank to finally foreclose and take back the property.
But let’s say it could be happening soon. Why lose your equity to the bank? You’d price it pretty cheaply and get out.
“That there isn’t the Obama Presidential Library going in near this building?”
A monument to a lame president selected by Wall Street whose legacy is class warfare, crony capitalism and weaponized government tells me all I need to know about the area and to stay as far a way as possible.
This is a gorgeous location right in front of Jackson Park and UC Lab School. The university, hospital and Lab attract tons of wealthily families. That living room is a showstopper. I seem to remember Kara Mann lived in something similar.
Found it –
https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/interview-with-interior-designer-kara-mann.html
“That living room is a showstopper. I seem to remember Kara Mann lived in something similar.”
Thanks for posting AC.
Yes, very similar but not as grand. There are several buildings in Chicago with this big living room with the fireplace and staircase. Another is 50 W Schiller like this unit which sold in Dec 2021.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/50-W-Schiller-St-60610/unit-2H/home/21995644
“A monument to a lame president selected by Wall Street whose legacy is class warfare, crony capitalism and weaponized government tells me all I need to know about the area and to stay as far a way as possible.”
So you’re not from Chicago then 290 Gaper?
The library will be a big tourist draw and a boost for the neighborhood.
“The library will be a big tourist draw and a boost for the neighborhood.”
LMAO
“Honey, where would you like to go on vacation this year? Was thinking
-Yellowstone/Tetons
-St Barts
-Wisco Dells
-The Obama Library”
“OMG!!! we have to go to the library”
“Honey, where would you like to go on vacation this year? Was thinking
-Yellowstone/Tetons
-St Barts
-Wisco Dells
-The Obama Library”
“OMG!!! we have to go to the library”
Yep. Presidential Libraries are VERY popular tourist destinations. Just like every other museum JohnnyU. Do you think people don’t go to the Museum of S&I or the Art Institute when vacationing in Chicago?
Hint: The Art Institute is routinely voted the top museum in the world by travelers although I’m a fan of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City as #1.
Getting a Presidential Library in Chicago is a big coup. I’ve personally been to a bunch of the presidential libraries. And those weren’t even in a major city with a bunch of other museums to go to.
I don’t like the location they chose for it, however. They should have put it near a Green Line stop so that public transportation was easier. Will the CTA run some kind of tourist bus to it from the Mag Mile like they do for the Museum of Science & Industry every summer? Probably. Or maybe just put them both on that same bus line.
But that’s dumb. Should have been near a subway.
Practically across from the Museum of Science and Industry as well. Obama Library is being built directly inline with this building just beyond Jackson Park. This is for sure a major tourist destination. Also directly adjacent to University of Chicago.
Whole area is gorgeous and very safe thanks to wonderful University of Chicago Police. FYI UC Police is one of the largest private police forces in the world and they patrol 6.5 sq miles around the university, in addition to CPD.
“-Yellowstone/Tetons
-St Barts
-Wisco Dells
-The Obama Library”
Yes, that’s a realistic cross shop.
Like trying to decide if one should buy:
Bluffside in Lake Forest
Mansion in the Gold Coast
Trailer in Crystal Lake
House in Pill Hill
“A monument to a lame president selected by Wall Street whose legacy is class warfare, crony capitalism and weaponized government tells me all I need to know about the area and to stay as far a way as possible.”
If this is satire, it’s a reasonable attempt.
If it’s anything else…let me introduce you to our semi-regular, DanHof. You two will get along great.
“Yes, that’s a realistic cross shop.
Like trying to decide if one should buy:
Bluffside in Lake Forest
Mansion in the Gold Coast
Trailer in Crystal Lake
House in Pill Hill”
Was trying to cover a cross section
You can travel to Tetons/Yellowstone fairly reasonably for a MC family. You can also drop major coinage as well
“Yep. Presidential Libraries are VERY popular tourist destinations. Just like every other museum JohnnyU. Do you think people don’t go to the Museum of S&I or the Art Institute when vacationing in Chicago?
Hint: The Art Institute is routinely voted the top museum in the world by travelers although I’m a fan of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City as #1.
Getting a Presidential Library in Chicago is a big coup. I’ve personally been to a bunch of the presidential libraries. And those weren’t even in a major city with a bunch of other museums to go to.”
Again a N=1 and the N = Sabrina is not a representative sample
Science and Industry, Feild, Shedd – Yes
Presidential library – No LOL No
“The Art Institute is routinely voted the top museum in the world”
You realize absolutely no one believes you right? Above the Louvre, Smithsonian, etc. Look its a fine art museum, but its like trying to argue that NW is the number 1 University in the world
Love this unit and building, but would want to be on a higher floor and have parking, especially considering the monthly costs of more than $3,000 above and beyond mortgage.
I visited both the Louvre and the Art Institute this summer, and the Art Institute would be my choice. Louvre has a massive collection, obviously, but it’s an absolute zoo. The room where the Mona Lisa is hung had about 200 people in it, and they had to rope the line off like the security line at an airport. Just not a pleasant museum to be in.
Dan
Are you arguing that CAI has a better collection?
It’s a side effect of having a top 2-3 collection. If getting around is your criteria, you’d probably be happier at a small local gallery or something like the Ringling MoA
I admit the Louvre’s collection is better. But the way it’s displayed isn’t easy to enjoy.
“The room where the Mona Lisa is hung had about 200 people in it, and they had to rope the line off like the security line at an airport.”
Do they have it as a single file line now (bc covid?) instead of the scrum with rope on the sides?
200 is not many for that room, and if you spend all your time jostling the crowd to get to the front, you’ll probably be too annoyed to look at the other great stuff in there.
No, it’s still a scrum line. No Covid precautions at all. In fact, I tested positive for Covid a couple days later, but I probably had been infected before the museum visit, maybe on my flight to France.
I found it difficult to enjoy the Louvre due to the number of people. The Louvre obviously has a more expansive collection than the Art Institute. However, I find the Art Institute much more pleasant to visit. I don’t really think the two can be compared fairly though.
“That there isn’t the Obama Presidential Library going in near this building?”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-obama-center-is-under-water-runoff-foundation-operating-cost-chicago-storm-south-side-community-financials-11660768525
Crippling to Chicago’s tourism industry