Love Views? A 1-Bedroom With Lake and City Views in the St Regis: 363 E Wacker
This 1-bedroom in the St Regis Residences at 363 E. Wacker Drive in Lakeshore East came on the market in September 2021.
The St Regis Residences (also still called Vista Residences by some, including this listing), was designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and built in 2021.
It has 101 stories with 406 condo units and a 192 room luxury hotel, the St Regis Chicago.
It’s a full-service building with door staff, valet garage parking, package service, an outdoor pool, exercise room, party room, dog exercise area, private wine storage and wine tasting room.
This unit is on the 39th floor and has a south facing view down Du Sable Lake Shore Drive with views of the Lake, the city skyline, the Field Museum and Soldier Field.
At 1,126 square feet, it has wide plank hardwood floors throughout and a powder room.
The kitchen has Snaidero white and wood modern cabinets, Gaggenau and Thermador appliances and an island with cantilever countertops.
The full bath has a double vanity and walk-in-shower.
There is also a walk-in-closet.
It has side-by-side washer/dryer, central air and valet garage parking is included.
Lakeshore East continues to build out, but has become a popular downtown neighborhood, especially as there is now a path to the Riverwalk.
For those who love views, and want the amenities of a luxury hotel in the building, is the St Regis the perfect combination?
Jenny Fultz at Jin’s Group Corp. has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #3905: 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, 1126 square feet
- New construction
- Originally listed in September 2021 for $1,049,000
- Still listed at $1,049,000
- Assessments of $608 a month (includes heat, a/c, doorman, exercise room, pool, scavenger, Internet)
- Taxes are “new”
- Central Air
- Side-by-side washer/dryer
- Valet garage parking included
- Bedroom: 15×12
- Living/dining room combo: 18×16
- Kitchen: 19×10
Views are good, tho it looks like you get to look into your neighbors condos.
Some of the finishes look cheap for a nearly $1k/sf
“as there is now a path to the Riverwalk”
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been down there–have they beautified it in any way? If not, is there an actual plan to do so?
PS: as alluded to in this article, there had been for some time previously, too, closed for a while bc of construction of this building:
https://www.chicagostarmedia.com/neweastside/new-eastsides-riverwalk-connection-reopens/article_d55b0336-39dd-11eb-968f-e3f60c44c212.html
“For those who love views, and want the amenities of a luxury hotel in the building, is the St Regis the perfect combination?“
Could be, but not at this price point
Other than the kitchen, unit looks like a $500k condo.
Appears that you can peek into your neighbors unit
Look at those cheap HOA fees.
You could clone this unit’s finishes, have higher ceilings, have a balcony, have better privacy and pay half the price by buying a 1br @ The Chandler 450 E Waterside instead. Their common areas have all been updated too. Can’t get a south view anymore but the north view is great.
that bathroom tile looks outdated and certainly doesn’t scream $930 per/sf.
St. Regis has limited parking for the building, so they were not allowing (at least not a few years ago) buyers of 1-bedroom units to purchase parking, so for $1,049,000 you also have no parking. I feel this will forever impact resale values in the building, as not everyone wants to rely on UBER or the CTA as your only means of transportation.
Perhaps, the new owner can rent a spot in one of those creepy lower Wacker garages?
I’m surprised nobody commented on the terrible photography, well at least the lighting. Cloudy day, I get it, but a finger tip in photo 20?
This view is far from spectacular. Other buildings block most of the lake. Maybe on the 70th floor this would be worth $1 million, but considering the tiny bedroom and the weird layout that seems to prioritize bathroom space, it’s not really one I’d be tempted to buy. The building itself is probably wonderful, of course, and high-end everything means something, I suppose. But lack of private outdoor space is another negative.
“…so for $1,049,000 you also have no parking.”
Sabrina’s post says “valet garage parking is included.” For what it’s worth, I once lived in a building with valet garage parking – it was a bit of a hassle: always waiting for your car, somebody driving it all the time, wondering whether/how much to tip. I agree with JJ – for $1 million, I want to park my own car in my own space.
Nothing says luxury and attention to detail like a half drank ice tea left in the fridge of a vacant condo.
The quality of this listing is awful for any price point, let alone a million dollar property. I had to google the list agent and firm to make sure I never work with them. Per Google, Jin’s Group Corporation Ltd is permanently closed?
Are you f’in kidding me with these photos? $1M listing and you take pictures with an iphone 5? PUT IN SOME EFFORT, PEOPLE. Also, go back on a sunny day to get pix of the view. JESUS CHRIST, it’s not rocket science.
Unit is pretty meh overall. Maybe the realtor got depressed when they saw it? Who knows.
“ Per Google, Jin’s Group Corporation Ltd is permanently closed?”
I believe that they had a previous high priced/shitty photos & sales spiel on CC previously.
Guessing their target market isn’t local
Am I the only one that finds this building boring and ugly? The huge wart on the front over the entrance looks like shit to me and its just meh over all. Stands like a gigantic monolith in a sea of more attractive buildings. Different shades of glass on a slightly boxy shape big whoop, its not pretty to me at all.
as for this condo it looks like something straight out of hong kong
terrible for a million bucks and the associated tax bill!
Unless the goal is money laundering, I have no idea what would possess someone to pay anywhere near this for this unit. Looks depressing and also looks like a unit that would sell for $500K (to an out-of-towner from a more expensive market who thinks they are getting a deal), in trendy west loop. Every other GZ neighborhood in Chicago, this is a $400K unit. Bathroom finishes are atrocious….all that space (unless it is fish-eye lens space), and no soaking tub? No pictures of common amenities? The photos have a very “this is a foreclosure” vibe to them. Is it? Whats up with the food in the fridge?
Floorplan:
https://srresidenceschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/St.Regis-Chicago-Typical-River-Park-Residences-unit5-1BR-1.5.png
“Am I the only one that finds this building boring and ugly? The huge wart on the front over the entrance looks like shit to me and its just meh over all. Stands like a gigantic monolith in a sea of more attractive buildings. Different shades of glass on a slightly boxy shape big whoop, its not pretty to me at all.”
Yes, sonies.
It’s beautiful and turned out far better than I thought. It’s beautiful from across the River, where I took this picture. It’s beautiful from the park in Lakeshore East. It’s beautiful from Du Sable Lake Shore Drive as you drive towards it. It just looms in the distance, making a statement.
It’s beautiful from the Kennedy, where it also looms over the skyline. Tall buildings are interesting. Trump Tower just blends in from the Kennedy. You don’t notice it. But the St Regis and One Chicago are distinctive and have really livened up the skyline, in a good way.
Oh, St Regis is also really beautiful from Lake Michigan as well.
The St Regis is about 40% to 50% sold, I think. Which is impressive given the size of the building and the pandemic.
“This view is far from spectacular. Other buildings block most of the lake.”
If you like city views it’s pretty awesome. I have been in this building and have seen the south view. The view down Du Sable Lake Shore Drive is awesome.
It would be better at 50s-70s, as you said, and up as you would get more of Millennium and Grant Park and the trees/fountain as well as more lake. But even in the 30s, it’s a very cool, and unique, city view.
The street entering into Lakeshore East is directly in front of this building to the south so it won’t be blocked.
“St. Regis has limited parking for the building, so they were not allowing (at least not a few years ago) buyers of 1-bedroom units to purchase parking, so for $1,049,000 you also have no parking.”
Maybe early buyers were able to get spots JJ? I think some 1-bedrooms DO have spots, others do not.
Listing says there’s parking.
“ Am I the only one that finds this building boring and ugly?”
Don’t know if it’s either of those but It’s better suited for somewhere like ATL or Dallas. It sticks out (in a bad way) from the iconic Chicago skyline.
“Am I the only one that finds this building boring and ugly?”
I love the exterior of this building and think it’s a fantastic addition to the Chicago skyline.
I remember the agent (I think in 2015 or 2016) telling me about an enthusiastic Uber exec putting down a contract here that didn’t pick up a garage spot because he said we would have self driving taxis by the time the building was finished. Oopsies!
I don’t find the building ugly- in fact, it’s very good-looking. But it IS boring, and the apartment itself is a cookie-cutter modern apartment, which is boxy, small, and has rather cheap finishes for a unit costing so much money.
Am I the only person who is offended by tiny open kitchens in the middle of an already-small living room?
The only things that redeem it are the building’s communal amenities, especially its magnificent indoor swimming pool, and it’s too bad there are no photos of it and the other attractive communal spaces, because they’re the only things that make units in this building worthwhile.
I didn’t expect to hate it but I feel genuine disgust looking at this unit. Also valet parking was a deal breaker for a lot of people I knew who were looking pre construction at this building.
Laura,
You hit the nail on the head. Take a tiny living room and then try to include a kitchen (and conceivably a dining area) in the same space – sounds like something a developer of a rental building would do. Certainly not appropriate for a unit costing this much.
All the COVID crazies, who believe in the flawed corporate greed mRNA vaxxes, and who are clueless about the goals of Great Reset and tyranny…reap in their ignorance what they sow. A bad economy. The “cure” for this Covid “flu” farce is WORSE than the underlying flu itself. People are being hurt by the COVID-crazies that exist in blue liberal echo-chambers of ignorance.
One of the highest-profile restaurant projects in Chicago, in one of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, has been shelved by COVID-19.
The Alinea Group no longer plans to open multiple concepts in The St. Regis Chicago, the 101-story skyscraper along the Chicago River at 363 E. Wacker Drive, building residents were told in a statement from property owner Magellan Development Group.
Alinea, known for chef Grant Achatz and high-end restaurants and bars such as Alinea, Next and Aviary, had been a selling point for residents looking to entertain guests or dine in their building. The restaurant group took unusual steps during the low point of the pandemic that forced business closings, including offering take-home meals from Alinea, where there’s typically a waiting list of more than a year for an hourslong dining experience.
The Chicago restaurant group decided to pull out “due to the impacts of COVID on staffing shortages and supply chain issues,” according to Magellan’s email to condo owners.
We visited friends who own a three-bedroom and they took us on the tour. It’s a beautiful building and a great location if you like to be by the lake. The 3-bed has a really nice layout while the 1-bed looks narrow but has some nice features. Great option to live in a prestige building with all of the amenities and location if you are spending +1-million.
Nearly the same floor plan as some of the units in 3600 LSD. A lot of space is wasted in that large bathroom and the storage space is poor (no place to stash the vacuum other than the coat or MBR closet for example, other than maybe some kitchen cabinets).
I don’t see anyone dropping $1MM on a 1 Br spending much time behind a vacuum
Prob just needs a Dyson dustbuster thing
“One of the highest-profile restaurant projects in Chicago, in one of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, has been shelved by COVID-19.”
Is anyone surprised?
It was 4 or 5 restaurants and they had to handle the room service for the hotel and the building. And they already know they can’t find staff as it is.
That being said, plenty of restaurants opening up all around the city right now. Boka is opening up 3 in Southport in 2022 (in the Southport Lanes building). But you need a different level of service, and an experienced employee, to work in a 5-star luxury hotel.
They will find others to put the restaurants in. The hotel isn’t expected to open until the summer.
“The Chicago restaurant group decided to pull out “due to the impacts of COVID on staffing shortages and supply chain issues”
So, they aren’t not opening because of any true “illness” or virus, they are not creating economic activity because of the terrible and unscientific policies of the likes of morons like Fauci, Lightfoot, JB Pritzker, and senile Biden and his Biden Entity puppeteers.
The issues are not medical, or health-related, they are issues of STUPID PEOPLE who are causing more pain for American people with their bad ideas than the non-lethal “virus” itself is causing. IF grandma wants to stay home with 3 masks on, then maybe she should. But when people who do not work, or do not work in the real world (like Sabrina), start forcing their bad ideas on others, then the whole country suffers. People cannot even get into hospitals for regular care because of all the the misallocations the COVID-crazies have caused nationally.
“So, they aren’t not opening because of any true “illness” or virus, they are not creating economic activity because of the terrible and unscientific policies of the likes of morons like Fauci, Lightfoot, JB Pritzker, and senile Biden and his Biden Entity puppeteers.”
You can’t hire nonexistent workers HH. People have choice. Why is it that Republicans now think that the working class has to show up to lower paying jobs because they do?
This is the best job market in 20 years. Many in the hospitality industry have gotten jobs in other industries. It’s really hard to hire, and train, new workers. Not to mention that we’re still having virus outbreaks.
This business KNOWS its own business. You, who don’t even live in Chicago, do not HH.
The building looks lovely, even with the odd blow through floor… but for over $1M it’s a hard pass from me. I prefer my place that costs 1/3 the price. I have a better view, better location, better layout, huge balcony, and for me better amenities (big boi gym, party pool vs. wine cellar, children’s rooms I’d never use, etc.). The only thing this has over mine is a half bath, prestige, and eventual nice restaurant (although I’d take my Chipotle 100x over as I’m not a foodie).
The HOA is honestly very reasonable though. Mine is $780 for a 900sqft (includes internet/TV, all utilities except ComED, 24/7 doorman, 50k sqft amenity deck, happy hours I save $1k/yr on, safe package system, etc.)
Finally as noted, spending $1M without parking access is lel.