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Live Where Mel Lived on Astor Street

Staying on the movie theme as in the last post, What Women Want also showed Mel Gibson’s character living in a high rise condo building which was actually 1300 N. Astor.

1300 N. Astor is a Bertrand Goldberg designed building that is very popular with buyers, regardless of if Mel Gibson’s character lived there or not.

Here is a picture of Mel in a scene outside of the building:

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And here is the “real” building:

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There are several units available in the building, priced as high as $1.125 million.

But my favorite is this cheap one bedroom.  The listing says it is in the original condition– which would place it around 1963.

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Now that’s a “fixer” if I ever saw one.  Could be a deal for someone who is handy.

Unit #8C: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, no square footage listed

  • Currently listed at $219,000
  • Assessments are $612 a month
  • No in-unit washer/dryer but building permits it
  • Koenig & Strey has the listing

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4 Responses to “Live Where Mel Lived on Astor Street”

  1. I love 1300 N. Astor. (It’s my favorite building to look at out my window). BUT! It’s not the building that Nick Marshall lives in in What Women Want. He lives at 2400 N. Lakeview – a Mies building at the corner of Lakeview and Fullerton. The park scene pictured above is also from that intersection. There aren’t any open spaces like that at Astor and Goethe.

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  2. Are you sure? I’ll have to go and rent the movie again now. There is a scene where he is coming out and has a discussion with the doorwoman.

    But maybe it IS 2400 N. Lakeview. Thanks for the heads up.

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  3. I’m sure. It’s one of my favorite movies.

    Compare the photo above to the Google Street View: http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=41.941457,-87.63485&spn=0.031602,0.086517&z=14&om=1&layer=c&cbll=41.9256,-87.638747&cbp=2,311.6213923199954,,1,1.2841670428469185

    And see here: http://www.geocities.com/daleoconnor/Lakeview.html

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  4. this is clearly not the building in the movie. compare the columns on the pictures. the building in the movie was the mies building on fullerton.

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