Crib Chatter

This vintage 2-bedroom at 164 W. Huron in River North came on the market in January 2023.

Built in 1921, this building has 3 units.

This unit has a southwest exposure and dark hardwood floors throughout.

It has some original features such as a wood burning brick fireplace in the primary bedroom and a brick wall, which looks to have been painted, that spans the entire home.

The kitchen has gray cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops with a breakfast bar.

While the primary bedroom has two walls of windows, I can’t tell from the pictures if the second bedroom has any windows. If anyone can figure out the floor plan, based on looking at the pictures from the 2019 sale, let me know.

It has some of the features that buyers look for including central air and washer/dryer in the unit. However, there’s no parking with the unit. You can get rental parking in the neighborhood and the brown/purple line is just 2 blocks away.

It’s rare to find vintage condo buildings in River North as many haven’t survived through the years.

This one is in the middle of shops and restaurants of the neighborhood.

Listed at $460,000, is this a unit for those who love River North but don’t want to live in a mid or high rise?

Tim Stassi at Dwell One Realty has the listing. See the pictures here (sorry, no floor plan.)

Unit #3A: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed

• Sold in June 1990 for $115,000
• Sold in July 1996 for $139,500
• Sold in October 1997 for $151,000
• Sold in February 2002 for $250,000
• Sold in June 2006 for $342,500
• Sold in January 2019 for $395,000
• Listed in January 2023 for $460,000
• Assessments of $322 a month (includes exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $7809
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• No parking
• Wood burning fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 10×13
• Bedroom #2: 9×12
• Living/dining combo: 15×17
• Kitchen: 8×10

This 2-bedroom in 257 E. Delaware in Streeterville came on the market in January 2023.

Built in 1917, 257 E. Delaware is a condo building which only has 13 units (although this listing says it’s 12.)

It does not have a doorman nor parking. The elevator opens by key on each floor.

The listing says the owners of this unit “spared no expense” in renovating it. Yet it still retains many of its vintage features.

It has French oak floors in the Chevron pattern throughout, plaster ceiling medallions and custom moldings.

There’s a wood burning fireplace in the living room along with a custom built-in dry bar.

The Chef’s kitchen has blue(?) designer cabinets, imported European hardware, stainless steel appliances, open shelving, Brizo faucets, and Calacatta Borghini marble on every surface.

There’s a separate dining room.

Both bedrooms have custom designed built-ins and wardrobes. The second bedroom is currently being used as an office.

The primary bedroom has the full bathroom with an “enormous” 67 inch soaking tub and oversized waterfall shower along with a Calacatta Gold marble sink honed from one solid piece of stone.

The listing says the half bath has “an Art Deco-styled classic sink in Nero Marquina marble, Lefroy Brooks hardware, an Audubon Society floor to ceiling mural (imported from London), custom Kelly Wearstler lighting and an intricate mosaic pattern by Artistic Tiles cover heated floors.”

The unit has the features buyers look for including Space Pak cooling and Aprilaire whole home humidifier system which are all controlled via a Google Nest smart home system.

It has a family sized washer/dryer but there’s no parking.

If you are marveling at the windows in the living room, that’s because they have been restored along stringent requirements:

The entire home is insulated, and every window and door has been upgraded to new, fire-rated glass and hardware. The five large windows along the northern exposure, along with the exterior north facade are protected and subject to the Landmarks preservation review board.

Restoration Works’ skilled craftsmen fitted the windows to incorporate double-glazing on each individual pane, matching the exacting standards of the Landmarks Preservation board.

All of the windows are operational, tightly weather sealed and offer great soundproofing.

Additionally, all window and exterior door hardware is polished nickel, in keeping with the custom brass and nickel hardware throughout the home.

This building is near the shops and restaurants of Streeterville and the Mag Mile.

Listed at $1.125 million, is this a dream home for vintage lovers?

Carrie McCormick at @Properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures here (sorry, no floor plan).

Unit #2BD: 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. 1800 square feet

• Sold in March 1988
• Bank owned in July 2008
• Sold in December 2008 for $375,000
• Sold in April 2009 for $395,000
• Sold in April 2015 for $510,000
• Sold in July 2019 for $471,000
• Currently listed at $1.125 million
• Assessments of $1337 a month (includes heat, gas, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
• Taxes of $8790
• Space Pak cooling
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• No parking- but it’s available in the neighborhood
• Wood burning fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 15×15
• Bedroom #2: 16×12
• Living room: 21×20
• Dining room: 13×13
• Kitchen: 12×9
• Walk-in-closet: 3×6

This 6-bedroom Italianate row house at 1928 N. Lincoln in East Lincoln Park came on the market in November 2022.

We last chattered about it in November, when it was first listed as a single family home.

You can see our chatter here.

Built in 1875, the listing says it was built by Andrew McNally with large blocks of Joliet limestone. The prior listing from last year says that they used limestone because of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. It also said that just 3 families had lived in the house until the prior sale.

It’s on a corner lot measuring 25×100 and has a 1-car garage.

You may recall, the row house has some of its vintage features including the grand staircase with the original wood restored and 12 foot ceilings.

It’s being marketed as a multi-unit building now. The main unit is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath duplex up and the second unit is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath in the lower level.

The duplex has plaster walls and picture moldings.

The kitchen has gray cabinets and stainless steel appliances with a breakfast bar that opens into the dining room.

It appears there are two fireplaces in the living/dining room.

The room in the front of the unit is now called a sunroom on the floor plan, but was a bedroom in November.

There are now 4 bedrooms on the second floor floor plan. The primary bedroom has an en suite full bath.

There’s also a second bathroom on that level.

The lower level unit has 2 bedrooms and a full bath. The prior listing said it had been “rehabbed.”

It has a separate entrance, a full kitchen and laundry.

The prior listing said the house was repainted, the bathrooms remodeled and the staircase restored since the prior sale.

It has central air and a wood deck. The prior listing said it had a “California patio.”

Here’s the breakdown for each unit:

• Unit 1: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, rents on Airbnb for $4,000 a month
• Unit 2: 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, rents on Airbnb for $8,000 a month

This row house is near Lincoln Park Zoo, the Green City Market and the shops and restaurants of Old Town.

Listed in November 2022 for  $1.295 million, it has come back on the market, reduced $10,000, at $1.285 million.

Will the spring season help move this property?

Matthew Liss and Blazena Bilic at Mark Allen Realty now have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

1928 N. Lincoln: 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, no square footage listed but it had 3309 square feet in the last listing, multi-unit row house

• No prior sales price as prior listing said the same family owned it for 70 years
• Sold in January 2022 for $1.129 million
• Originally listed in November 2022 for $1.295 million
• Withdrawn
• Re-listed in January 2023 for $1.285 million
• Taxes are now $17,943 (they were $21,631 in November 2022)
• Central Air
• 1 (or 2?) wood burning fireplaces
• 1 car garage
• 25×100 lot
• Unit #1: monthly Airbnb rent $4,000
• Unit #2: monthly Airbnb rent $8,000
• Bedroom #1: 13×12 (third floor)
• Bedroom #2: 14×10 (third floor)
• Bedroom #3: 10×10 (third floor)
• Bedroom #4: 13×11 (third floor)
• Living room: 18×13 (second floor)
• Dining room: 13×12 (second floor)
• Sunroom: 12×8 (second floor)
• Kitchen: 13×7 (second floor)
• LL Bedroom #1: 12×11
• LL Bedroom #2: 11×7
• LL Kitchen: 9×8
• LL Living room: 13×11
• Deck

This 4-bedroom in the Vista Homes at 5830 S. Stony Island in Hyde Park came on the market in January 2023.

Built in 1926, Vista Homes is a co-op with 120 units. According to Chicago Apartments, A Century of Lakefront Luxury, the promotional brochure for the building called it the world’s largest co-op building.

The units ran from four rooms resembling “tiny suburban cottages” to “spacious 11-room apartments as pretentious as a town house.”

The building, designed by Paul Frederick Olsen, has four sets of passenger and freight elevators. It is constructed of red brick with Bedford stone trim and has stained glass windows.

According to Chicago Apartments, an athletic club was supposed to be built directly to the south but was never built. Currently, it’s a large shared garden, with garden plots.

This building is also a rare vintage building that has a parking garage. According to Chicago Apartments, it is connected to the building by tunnel and is the “World’s 1st Co-Op garage.” It’s 2 stories high with room for more than 100 cars.

The building also has door staff,  on-site management, a resident engineer, the gardens and a playground.

This unit is one of the 11-room units and it has park and lake views.

It has some of its original features including a gallery foyer and the original crown modelings. There are also oak hardwood floors throughout.

The kitchen has white cabinets and what look like stone countertops. In the pictures from the 2012 sale, the washer/dryer was also in the kitchen.

The primary bedroom appears to have an en suite bathroom and a dressing room.

The unit has features buyers look for including central air, garage parking and washer/dryer in the unit. These are all rare for a nearly 100 year old property.

This building is near the University of Chicago and the Lab Schools, the Museum of Science and Industry, Jackson Park and the shops and restaurants of Hyde Park. It’s also near a Metra stop.

Listed at $649,000, is this a deal for a family home in this neighborhood?

Robert Sullivan at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has the listing. See the pictures and the floor plan here.

Unit #4A: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2400 square feet, co-op

• Sold in July 2012 for $430,000 (per Redfin as it’s a co-op so it’s difficult to get prior sales prices)
• Currently listed at $649,000
• Assessments of $2780 a month (includes heat, gas, parking, taxes, doorman, cable, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes are included in assessments
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Garage parking included
• Bedroom #1: 19×11
• Bedroom #2: 15×11
• Bedroom #3: 15×11
• Bedroom #4: 11×9
• Living room: 24×14
• Dining room: 19×13
• Family room: 18×12
• Kitchen: 13×9
• Walk-in-closet: 12×6
• Gallery: 30×7

This 4-bedroom co-op in 399 W. Fullerton in East Lincoln Park came on the market in June 2019.

Built in 1926-27 by McNally & Quinn, according to Chicago Apartments, it’s in the French Renaissance style.

It’s an exclusive building with just 2 units per floor and just 32 units in the 17 story building.

It’s also unusual for a building in this period in that there’s a garage on the first floor with valet parking. Garage and guest parking is available in the building.

It has 24-hour door staff, engineering staff, storage, bike storage and an exercise room.

If this unit looks familiar, that’s because we have chattered about it several times the last few years with the last time in October 2021.

You can see the 2021 chatter here.

If you recall, this unit has Lincoln Park and lake views.

It has wood crown molding in the living room along with a gas fireplace.

There are hardwood floors in the living and dining room.

On the kitchen, the listing says: “The kitchen was moved and enlarged; it includes a 5-star range with grill and double oven, a SubZero refrigerator and separate freezer, a Fisher Paykel dishwasher, and a wine refrigerator. (Note: it is possible to open up kitchen walls creating a modern open floorplan.)”

The former kitchen is now the fourth bedroom and has a full bath.

Of the other bedrooms, one is en suite and the other two share the jack and jill bathroom.

It has the features that buyers look for that are often hard to find in vintage units including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and valet garage parking, which is $300 a month.

Originally listed in June 2019 at $899,000, it has been reduced to $575,000.

The listing says buyers can finance up to 70% of the purchase price.

Also, the listing says the taxes are NOT in the HOA.

This building is in a prime location in East Lincoln Park, across from Lincoln Park, near the Zoo and Conservatory, near several bus lines and the shops and restaurants on Clark in East Lincoln Park.

Is this unit finally a deal?

Jennifer Ames at Engel & Voelkers still has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #14W: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3000 square feet, co-op

• I couldn’t find a prior sales price as it’s a co-op
• Originally listed in June 2019 at $899,000
• Reduced numerous times
• Was listed in January 2021 at $675,000
• Reduced
• Listed in October 2021 at $650,000
• Reduced
• Currently listed “as-is” at $575,000
• Assessments are now $3890 a month (In Oct 2021, they were  $2799 a month (they were $4549 a month in January 2021) (includes heat, doorman, cable, gas, exterior maintenance, lawn care scavenger, snow removal but not the taxes.) The taxes were included last time and the listing said they were $1856 a month. That meant the rest of the assessment was $2593 a month.
• Taxes are now $19,872 (they were $19,652 in Oct 2021)
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Valet garage parking for $300 a month
• 1 fireplace
• Bedroom #1: 19×12
• Bedroom #2: 20×13
• Bedroom #3: 16×12
• Bedroom #4: 13×9
• Living room: 29×16
• Dining room: 19×14
• Kitchen: 17×13
• Foyer: 14×8

This 3-bedroom at 24 W. Erie in River North came on the market in November 2022.

Built in 1890, it was converted into 4 units in 1998. It has an elevator which opens into each unit and an attached garage.

This is a full floor unit with all four exposures.

The listing calls it the “peak of luxury.”

It has a foyer, 12 foot ceilings and hardwood floors.

There is an office off the living room and a separate dining room.

The kitchen has modern wood cabinets with a Subzero refrigerator, 6-burner gas stove, a Thermador double-oven, and a peninsula with seating for 2.

There’s also room for a table.

The primary suite has an en suite bathroom with a double vanity, a walk-in-shower and a makeup vanity along with a gas fireplace.

The second bedroom has a built-in Murphy bed.

The unit has the features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking.

There are two decks, one on the front of the building, facing south, and a massive back deck, facing north.

This building is near all the shops and restaurants of River North and the Mag Mile and is close to Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods.

Listed in November 2022 at $1.3 million, it’s still listed at that price.

Is this a single family home replacement for someone who wants to live in River North?

Margaret Baczkowski at @Properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.

Unit #2: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2700 square feet

• Sold in November 1998 for $719,000
• Originally listed in November 2022 for $1.3 million
• Currently still listed at $1.3 million
• Assessments of $1550 a month (includes security, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes of $31,705
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Garage parking included
• 2 gas fireplaces
• Bedroom #1: 14×21
• Bedroom #2: 11×12
• Bedroom #3: 16×12
• Office: 9×9
• Kitchen: 17×15
• Living room: 21×20
• Dining room: 21×13
• Laundry room: 4×8
• Balcony: 19×18
• Deck: 22×19

This 5-bedroom in Peoria Green at 123 S. Peoria in the West Loop came on the market in October 2022.

Built in 2021, this building has 5 units with a private elevator that opens into each unit. It has attached heated garage parking.

This unit is a single floor unit. The listing says it has 5700 total square feet of indoor and outdoor living including 3859 indoor and 1842 exterior.

The open concept living room, dining room and kitchen has industrial looking windows that overlooks the Mary Bartelme Park.

The kitchen has Italian cabinetry from Archisesto, Wolf and Subzero appliances, a huge waterfall island and a side pantry.

There’s a family room with built-ins and a beverage fridge.

The primary suite has a built-out 9×16 dressing room with make-up table, 2 vanities, a separate tub and shower. It has a separate door that opens to part of the outdoor terrace.

The other bedrooms also have walk-in-closets.

There’s also a separate office that is being used as a wellness/workout room, features a recovery sauna, and has direct access to the outdoor terrace.

The listing says the terrace is the “largest private outdoor space in the West Loop.” It is fully hardscaped with finished brick parapet walls, concrete pavers for the entire space and has a covered outdoor living room, electricity, gas and water hookups for outdoor cooking.

The unit has a custom built laundry room, an in-unit waste chute, a storage closet, central air and 2 heated garage parking spaces.

This building is across from one of the most popular parks in the West Loop, is near shops, restaurants and grocery stores and isn’t far from Randolph Street and Fulton Market.

It originally sold in June 2021 for $3.17 million and came back on the market in October 2022 for $3.3 million.

Will it get the premium in the spring market?

P. Corwin Robertson and Tiffany Bishop at Jameson Sotheby’s have the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.

Unit #P2: 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, 3859 square feet

• Sold in June 2021 for $3.17 million (per Redfin)
• Originally listed in October 2022 for $3.3 million
• Currently still listed at $3.3 million
• Assessments of $994 a month (includes security, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes are “new”
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• 2 heated garage parking spaces included
• Bedroom #1: 22×13
• Bedroom #2: 11×14
• Bedroom #3: 11×18
• Bedroom #4: 11×14
• Bedroom #5: 11×18
• Foyer: 7×7
• Gallery: 9×14
• Living/dining room: 17×36
• Kitchen: 10×21
• Family room: 18×14
• Walk-in-closet: 16×10
• Laundry room: 7×8
• Terrace: 99×12
• Terrace: 12×50

This 1-bedroom in 320 W. Oakdale in Lakeview came on the market in November 2022.

The building was designed by Milton Schwartz in 1956 and has 51 units and covered parking. It has many mid-century modern fans.

This is from Wikipedia about the building’s history:

The building at 320 West Oakdale is representative of the apartment building boom in Chicago, Illinois in the 1950s and 1960s. Milton M. Schwartz served as the building’s architect, contractor, and developer, and the building was his first major design. As such, he had complete control over the creative direction of the building, and so was able to tailor it to his interests.

Schwartz intended the building to serve as luxury apartments for the city elite. The apartment was designed so that residences had windows in three or four directions. Rooms were designed to resemble single-story ranch homes. The building was one of the first completely air conditioned all-glass apartments in Chicago.

Stark in its repetition and simplicity, it is a good example of the International Style. The building was highlighted in a 1955 Architectural Forum article about recent Chicago apartment buildings. In the article, it was compared favorably to nearby works by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. On April 23, 2013, the building was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

This unit is on the third floor and has floor to ceiling windows with carpeting.

The listing says it is being sold “as-is” and is “estate owned.”

It packs a lot into its 900 square feet including an eat-in kitchen, a dining space, a walk-in-pantry and a walk-in-closet.

The kitchen has wood cabinets which look like they may be original. (?)

The unit also has what appear to be the original accordion-style wood door leading to the walk-in-closet in the bedroom. Would you keep it?

It is on the third floor, which the listing says is the same floor as the building’s laundry room.

The building has an on-site manager.

The unit has central air and parking is available for rent a  half a block away.

Redfin says it last sold in 1997 for $85,000. It is listed at $219,000.

The listing says the building does not allow airbnbs or short term rentals. However, it does allow rentals but has a rental cap of 10 units. The listing says just 2 are rented.

Who’s the buyer for this unit: a renovator to live in it or a possible landlord?

Mary Hinard at @Properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.

Unit #304: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 900 square feet

• Sold in February 1997 for $85,000 (per Redfin. The CCRD doesn’t have any records older than 1998)
• Originally listed in November 2022 for $219,000
• Currently still listed at $219,000
• Assessments of $787 a month (includes heat, a/c, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
• Taxes of $4076
• Sold “as-is”
• Estate owned
• No washer/dryer in the unit- but laundry in the building
• Central Air
• Parking is available to rent half a block away
• Bedroom: 16×13
• Living room: 24×12
• Pantry: 10×5
• Walk-in-closet: 10×6
• Foyer: 6×8

This 4-bedroom in The Shoreland Apartments at 229 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in April 2022.

Built in 1918-1919, The Shoreland Apartments was designed by John Fugard who also designed 219 E. Lake Shore Drive next door several years later. The Shoreland is now a co-op building and only has 20 half-floor units.

It does not have parking but the listing says the building has a patio/garden area in the back. The building does have door staff.

This unit has had a “total renovation” which includes “new windows, doors, pipes, plumbing fixtures, a/c systems.”

It has 2 fireplaces, including one in the living room and one in the primary bedroom, a large foyer and a library.

The kitchen has been opened to the family room and dining room. It has white and blue cabinets, a full size island, Subzero fridge, beverage drawers and wine cooler, a Wolf range, wall oven and microwave and a Bosch dishwasher along with a Butler’s pantry.

There are built-ins throughout.

The primary suite has 2 closets and an en suite marble bath with steam shower and radiant flooring.

The second and third bedrooms are also en suite.

The fourth bedroom is used as a den.

The unit has the features buyers look for including dual zoned space pak air, a full sized laundry room but it does not have parking on-site. The listing says it’s available to rent at “The Drake for $320/mo. and 990 Lake Shore Dr. for $350/mo.”

Originally listed in April 2022 for $2.199 million, it has been reduced to $1.749 million.

There are 5 units available in The Shoreland Apartments out of 20 units including Unit #4E, which is listed at $1.999 million.

The monthly assessment includes both the base assessment and the real estate taxes.

East Lake Shore Drive used to be the premier luxury street for condo/co-op buyers in the city. This unit has views of Lake Michigan, DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Oak Street Beach.

Is it still one of Chicago’s top streets?

Suzanne Gignilliat and Joelle Cachey Hayes at @Properties Christie’s have the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.

Unit #5E: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3600 square feet

• Unclear about prior sales price because it’s a co-op so other unit sales can show up in Redfin/Zillow listings.
• Originally listed in April 2022 at $2.199 million (according to Zillow)
• Reduced
• Currently listed at $1.749 million
• Assessments of $7613 a month (includes real estate taxes of $2949 and base of $4664 which includes heat, gas, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes: included in assessment
• Dual zoned space pac
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• 2 fireplaces
• No parking but available to rent in the neighborhood for $320 a month or $350 a month
• Bedroom #1: 22×15
• Bedroom #2: 19×15
• Bedroom #3: 15×17
• Bedroom #4: 13×13
• Living room: 25×17
• Dining room: 15×21
• Family room: 15×21
• Kitchen: 17×18
• Laundry room: 8×11
• Foyer: 23×10
• Library: 19×12

This 5-bedroom penthouse in The Breakers at 199 E. Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast came on the market in November 2022.

Built in 1913, The Breakers was designed by Benjamin Marshall in red brick and white-glazed terra-cotta. The listing says it just had a facade restoration (see the picture above).

There are 13 apartments. According to Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury, the building has two parts, the east part which has single floor apartments, and the west annex which has duplexes.

It was apparently a rental building until 1995 when it was converted into a co-op.

The Breakers has door staff, an exercise room and parking.

Strangely, for such a small building, this is the second chatter we’ve done on the building in the last year, and the other one was also a penthouse that the listing said was a “once in a lifetime opportunity.”

You can see that chatter here.

That unit, #10W, sold on Dec 1, 2022 for $3 million.

This unit is a duplex up and has a 2-story staircase and vaulted ceiling.

It has many of its vintage features including 5 fireplaces, two wood burning and three gas, walnut paneled walls, ornamental ceilings and a unique conservatory with a catering kitchen.

The listing also says it has the original oak and reclaimed marble floors.

One of the wood burning fireplaces is actually in the kitchen which has white cabinets, a big kitchen island with seating, luxury appliances, and a butler’s pantry with 2 warming drawers, and an extra Subzero freezer and ice maker.

The primary bedroom is on the main floor and has a fireplace, built-ins, several walk-in-closets, reading alcove, 2 water closets, a double vanity, walk-in-shower and jacuzzi tub.

It also has a hidden safe and locked jewelry drawers.

The fifth bedroom is also on the main level but the rest are on the second floor where there is also a library, office, sunroom and game room/billards room.

The office has walnut paneling, a powder room and a balcony.

The conservatory is like it’s own little world. From the listing:

“A rare addition is the conservatory with 22′ ceilings and a catering kitchen nearby. It has a separate A/C unit, heated flooring and remote windows surrounding the periphery. This space is totally unique to high rise living as it truly invites the outside in. There is a dining terrace with attached gas grill and seating for six to eight. There is an integrated audio system throughout.”

The unit has central air with 5 HVAC systems and there is garage parking.

While it does have a large outdoor deck, shown in the pictures, the listing says there is the “potential” to build the large rooftop deck.

Listed at $7.99 million, is this the ultimate Chicago penthouse?

Julie Busby and Barbara Steinhauser at Compass have the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.

Unit #PH-E: 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 9672 square feet, duplex up

• No  prior sales price as it’s a co-op
• Listed in November 2022 for $7.99 million
• Currently still listed at $7.99 million
• Assessments of $12,834 a month (includes heat, gas, parking, doorman, cable, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
• Taxes are $8,556 (#10W was $53,305 and assessments were $6423 a month)
• Central Air
• Washer/dryer in the unit
• Garage parking included
• 5 fireplaces (2 wood burning and 3 gas)
• Conservatory
• Bedroom #1: 27×22 (main floor)
• Bedroom #2: 25×13 (second floor)
• Bedroom #3: 31×13 (second floor)
• Bedroom #4: 18×13 (second floor)
• Bedroom #5: 23×12 (main floor)
• Foyer: 30×15 (main floor)
• Sunroom: 30×28 (second floor)
• Library: 22×16 (second floor)
• Office: 15×11 (second floor)
• Breakfast: 16×15 (main floor)
• Kitchen: 25×14 (main floor)
• Laundry: 12×7 (second floor)
• Dining room: 25×16 (main floor)
• Game room: 25×15 (second floor)
• Sitting room: 31×12 (second floor)
• 2 balconies and unfinished roof top deck