Mel Might Have Lived Here Instead: 2400 N. Lakeview
According to Ecker’s comments in this prior post, Mel Gibson’s character in What Women Want didn’t live in the Gold Coast at 1300 N. Astor, but instead lived in Lincoln Park at 2400 N. Lakeview.
The buildings were of the same era and architectural style, with 2400 N. Lakeview being a Mies Van Der Rohe (as Ecker so kindly pointed out.) 2400 N. Lakeview was built in 1964. 1300 N. Astor in 1963. You can see my confusion.
Guess which movie I’ll be renting this weekend to figure it all out?
I talked about a one bedroom you could get for $219,000 in the Astor Street building. Here is one at 2400 N. Lakeview for a bit more:
Unit #811: 1 bedroom, 1 bath
- Currently listed for $245,900
- Assessments are $322 a month
- Ceilings are ten foot
- No washer/dryers in the unit (is it allowed in the building?)
- Garage parking available (rental only???)
- Koenig & Strey has the listing
Either way (if Mel’s character lived in the Gold Coast or Lincoln Park) one thing is certain- neither of these two units was even close to the full floor condo he seemed to have in the movie (with city views.)
But we can pretend.