Featured in AD and Now a 3-Bedroom Triplex with Terrace: 1209 N State Parkway
This 3-bedroom triplex in the Frank Fisher Residences at 1209 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2023.
Built in 1937-38, the Frank Fisher Residences were designed by Andrew Rebori and Edgar Miller with Miller putting in some of his special touches like the original art glass walls while Rebori supplied the sculpted staircases. It is landmarked.
It has 14 units, an interior courtyard and garage parking, but I believe for just 2 cars. There are no amenities.
The listing says this unit was designed for Fisher himself. Fisher was a Marshall Field’s executive.
Originally a 2-story unit with 1660 square feet, according to prior listings, it has finally been combined with Apt #14, a studio that sat above it with 590 square feet and a 14×12 terrace that overlooks the courtyard and which has a pergola.
It has a “newer” stainless steel kitchen (which was in the 2012 listing pictures) and a breakfast area along with a small balcony/terrace. The first floor also has a library/family room with a powder room.
There’s a fireplace in the living room and, of course, the Miller art glass windows.
2 bedroom suites are on the second floor along with a walk-in-closet. The listing says the bathrooms have been “tastefully renovated.”
The third floor has the third bedroom, a family room, the laundry with sink and storage, a full bath and the terrace.
The unit has the features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer and one car on-site deeded garage space is included.
The Frank Fisher Residences are near the shops and restaurants of the Gold Coast including the Farmers Market on Division. With the addition of the new luxury rental building on the corner of State and Division, the area has also seen an influx of new fast casual restaurants.
One of the old listings said this unit has been featured in 18 architecture books and was in Architectural Digest (aka AD).
Listed at $1.285 million, will this triplex appeal to those looking for a townhouse?
Brad Lippitz and Stewart Smith at Compass have the listing. See the pictures here (sorry, no floor plan).
Unit #13: 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, no square footage listed but prior listings said it was 1660 and 590 square feet
- Sold in September 2000 for $599,000
- Sold in October 2012 for $1.159 million (appears to be both Units 13 and 14)
- Sold in April 2016 for $1.1 million ($900,000 for Unit #13 and $200,000 for Unit #14)
- Originally listed in March 2023 for $1.285 million
- Assessments of $2230 a month (includes cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
- Taxes of $16,194
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- 1 car on-site deeded garage space included
- Fireplace (gas?)
- Bedroom #1: 11×21 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 18×10 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 11×12 (third floor)
- Living/dining combo: 13×29 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 12×6 (main floor)
- Family room: 17×10 (main floor)
- Breakfast room: 13×11 (main floor)
- Walk-in-closest: 13×6 (second floor)
- Laundry room: 7×6 (third floor)
- Recreation room: 10×15 (third floor)
- Balcony: 8×4 (main floor)
- Terrace: 14×12 (third floor)
Really cool place.
Big assessment, but it does include lawn care.
They did such a nice job on the listing pics, but ran out of steam on the outdoor space.
I didnt expect to like this one as much as I did. Cool place and presented very well.
Feels a lot smaller than 2200sf
This is a really cool place. I wish I had a friend who lived here. I don’t think I could live with so few real windows.
If I lived in this place as-is, I’d always feel like I was just visiting an upper-middle class doctor’s home in 1992.
Are the taxes cheap because of landmark status?
#13 has an AV of 55,999
#14 has an AV of 22,999
Parking is AV of 3,999
Total is 82,997
Just the standard HO exemption applied, only to #13.
Appears no ’21 appeal, but did appeal each reassessment year back to ’09, and also in ’07. ’06 AV for #13 was 56,988.
No indication that landmark status provided a break, but may have affected the comps used.
“No indication that landmark status provided a break, but may have affected the comps used.”
You don’t get a tax break for landmark status. The only one you can get is that one that the Palmolive got all those years ago for converting a historic building. It lasts just 8 years. I wonder if the Tribune building also got it? It was a huge property tax break.
“Are the taxes cheap because of landmark status?”
No.
“If I lived in this place as-is, I’d always feel like I was just visiting an upper-middle class doctor’s home in 1992.”
Really? I love it. Love the staircases in ALL of the Fisher Residences but this one is even more fantastic. Bathrooms are pretty stark, I concede. Not sure if I’d keep them in that style.
All the kitchens in these units are very small. This one has the basics but where do you store everything? Where do you really cook? On that tiny peninsula?
The good news is that if you really hate the all stainless steel kitchen, it’s not that expensive to swap it out because it’s so small.
“This is a really cool place. I wish I had a friend who lived here. I don’t think I could live with so few real windows.”
I don’t know how I feel about the glass art wall. It definitely lets in plenty of light but then you don’t see what’s happening in the outside world. BUT, this unit has 2 outdoor spaces you can just go out in.
I’d have to be in it to see. I’ve been in the 1-bedroom duplexes before and the glass wall didn’t bother me. But that was just to go in and look around. I wasn’t seriously considering living there.
“Big assessment, but it does include lawn care.”
I’m assuming this building has a lot of maintenance. The picture I have of the exterior is right after they did work on the exterior brick. It looks great, but it always hasn’t. I believe it’s painted and, boy, does that need a LOT of maintenance. Also, everything in the courtyard is outside including the walkways, the doors to the units etc. The Chicago weather elements definitely take their toll there too. Have to have big reserves to handle it. And good for that condo association that they are funding it.
This is absolutely stunning and is quite possibly the only place I would be interested in buying if I sold my current place. It is priced out of my league however. The occupant has impeccable taste as well. Just a lovely selection of iconic mid-century modern pieces.
Don’t mind the glass block at all – – there are no views to be had here, this way you get all of the light without having to see something ugly.
I grew up in a town where a lot of McMansions went up in the late 1980s and early 1990s. No way this looks like a place where an upper middle class doctor would have lived in 1992…Maybe in 1962.
I was going to crib on this unit again as it is still available, only now it’s pending. I will post the sales price when it closes.
Closed for 1,175
Thanks David. Originally listed at $1.285 million. This seller was patient and willing to wait to get close to their price.