Wine Lover? Get an 800 Bottle Wine Cellar in the Sky at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast
This 3-bedroom in the Water Tower Residences at 180 E. Pearson in the Gold Coast came on the market in May 2023.
Water Tower Residences were built in 1974 and has 260 units. It has a Ritz Carlton Hotel in the building and residents get all the amenities of the hotel, along with staff services such as packages brought directly to the unit.
It has 24 hour door staff, a concierge, on-site management and the hotel facilities include an indoor pool, spa and sundeck offered at a discounted rate. There is valet and self parking for an extra fee.
This unit is a northwest corner unit on the 64th floor with city and lake views.
The listing says it has been “fully renovated by Darcy Bonner.”
In the 9×21 foyer, it has a custom temperature controlled 800+ bottle wine cellar.
There are hardwood floors throughout, high end finishes and built-ins.
The kitchen is an eat-in with rift oak custom cabinets, leathered stone counters and luxury appliances including Subzero and Wolf.
It has a butler’s pantry.
The primary suite has 2 walk-in-closets, a luxurious travertine spa bath, double shower and a Bain Ultra air tub.
The second bedroom has lake views and an en suite limestone bath.
The third bedroom is currently being used as a den but it can be enclosed. It has a full en suite bath.
The unit has a Control 4 Smart house system with surround sound, custom lighting with Lutron lighting control system, electronic shades and custom window treatments.
It has the features buyers look for including central air and a Bosch washer/dryer in the unit. Parking is rental in the building.
Water Tower Residences is in the heart of the Mag Mile near the shops and restaurants of the Gold Coast, Rush Street, the Mag Mile and nearby neighborhoods of Streeterville and River North. Oprah Winfrey lived in the building for years.
Listed at $1.995 million, it this a deal for a 2754 square foot fully renovated view unit?
Natasha Motev at Jameson Sotheby’s has the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.
Unit #6401: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2754 square feet
- Sold in July 1988 for $655,000
- Sold in September 2009 for $1.15 million
- Currently listed at $1.995 million
- Assessments of $1921 a month (includes a/c, security, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
- Taxes of $29174
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Valet or self parking is available for extra
- 800 bottle temperature controlled wine cellar
- Bedroom #1: 15×17
- Bedroom #2: 12×13
- Bedroom #3: 12×13
- Kitchen: 15×12
- Living room: 18×14
- Dining room: 14×18
- Foyer: 9×21
- Laundry room: 7×6
- Pantry: 5×7
- Walk-in-closet: 6×9
As someone with a cellar but unfortunately not a basement (it being a crawlspace that the previous owner dug out to create a window-less stand-up cellar) but no 800 bottle wine storage/display unit, I wish there were a better name for such lavishness besides “cellar.” It’s a form of socioeconomic appropriation. If they’re going to do that, then they should have to put formica in their kitchen too.
The design of the wine cellar is impressive, but looks really tacky in the foyer.
They have a unicorn space — the butler’s pantry — which would have been absolutely perfect for the wine cellar.
I only see 2 Br (Yeah the den could be a Br…)
Not impressed with “Darcy Bonner”
– Managed to capture the suburban Class B office vibe
– Pantry/coffee bar should have had cabinets on 3 sides
– 3 Ba toilet is 2″ from the tub
– MaBa is really janky and probably 700sf
– The 1/2 isolation of the TV area is poorly done
– You can see the WC seams in the den
The realator did a piss poor job with the photos. Getting more view shots would have made this place pop. No excuse not to have a floor plan
I guess its perfect for someone with a 800 wine bottle collection
You could tell me that remodel was 20 yrs old and Id beleive it. Really boring.
“the 3rd bedroom is currently configured as a den, but can easily close off into a bedroom space”
So, not a bedroom in any way. Could also “easily” close off the ‘family room’ and make it a four bed, so why not call it a 4 bed?
“Pantry/coffee bar should have had cabinets on 3 sides”
What, like 8″ deep cabinets? Or should they have moved the wall?
Pretty bland, but the views are great and it’s a ton of space.
I personally can’t imagine living somewhere that doesn’t have private outdoor space, but I don’t believe this building even has a public outdoor area.
“I personally can’t imagine living somewhere that doesn’t have private outdoor space, but I don’t believe this building even has a public outdoor area.”
The higher up you go in a building, the less outdoor space matters because you won’t use it anyway. It’s my experience that anything over about the 30th floor is worthless. And it certainly would be at the 64th floor.
I know others say they use their balconies on Aqua on the 70th floor, but most people would not.
I think now that the pandemic has faded, outdoor space hasn’t been as important anymore. You can literally go right across the street to a very nice park if you live at the Water Tower. There’s even a lovely new children’s park there.
“What, like 8? deep cabinets? Or should they have moved the wall?”
Move the wall
If you’re going to have and use a Mac Daddy kitchen, you’re going to have a lot of items you dont use every day that you dont want to leave out on the counter – Dutch Oven, Stand Mixer, Stock Pots, Vac Sealer, etc
“I don’t believe this building even has a public outdoor area”
It at least sort of does:
“access to the Ritz Carlton Hotel facilities including an indoor pool, spa, and sundeck offered at a discounted rate.”
An excellent opportunity for me to store my three bottles of vintage Mad Dog 20/20, circa April 2023.
“Move the wall”
I can’t tell where the pantry space actually is–I agree it’s too small for optimal use–but have to imagine it’s somewhere that made it a left over space, rather than practical to make ~50% larger.
Who decided to orient the cooktop where it is? I understand it makes a good work triangle and a great view of the built-in tv, but it doesn’t seem practical from a good cooking experience. How are you supposed to plate from the pots if all the burners are full? Your spoon rest will have to go on the cooktop. Another kitchen designed by someone that doesn’t cook.
“the hotel facilities include an indoor pool, spa and sundeck offered at a discounted rate.”
Wait, $1921 a month and you don’t get a gym, pool, or a sundeck? Or parking? How much is the real assessment after those are included?
I agree with pricesensitive that this reno looks like it could be 20 years old.
Not my preferred tier of this building, looking right into Hancock. The architect was unimaginative. They could have designed the tower to be at some sort of angle to the Hancock, ensuring no view blockage. But creativity probably wasn’t the architect’s strong suit, judging from the look of the building in general. Tribune architecture critic Paul Gapp appropriately took the design to task when he reviewed it in 1975.
“An excellent opportunity for me to store my three bottles of vintage Mad Dog 20/20, circa April 2023.”
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I’m an Annie Greensprings and T-bird man, myself. Mad Dog is for special occasions.