A Chateau In Chicago, Estate of the Day
I don't think I've seen a property quite like this in Chicago before. I haven't been able to dig up too much information but the listing says that this chateau-style home was built by Landry Design, the same group behind Lenny Dykstra's California home. The Chicago chateau was done on a lavish scale and has a huge rotunda, formal dining room, salon/spa, wine cellar, library and more all done on a grand scale and decorated in an elaborate style. Columns, chandeliers, ornate stone fireplaces and swaths of drapery all create a very fancy setting. And a very fancy price. This one has hit the market at $32 million.
UPDATE: This home is now at $28 million as of September 2009.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
just me May 11th 2009 1:41PM
Ghastly. Proof that even bad taste can hit the midwest. It's actually well done, but just so 1980s, so 20th century.
DJ May 11th 2009 2:00PM
Where the hell is it? Nothing in the listing gives any clue as to if it's Northshore, Naperville, Barrington, Hinsdale or close to the Loop. The area surrounding it appears heavily wooded, so probably Northshore....
Mehul Kamdar May 11th 2009 2:23PM
We'll see this on Luxist a year from now with a sharp markdown. High end homes in Windbag City aren't selling. The buyers of the Lansdowne Estate (who got it for a song compared to the offered oprice on the listing with Christie's) divided the property up into multiple smaller plots and still haven't been able to find a buyer for any of the bits.
bj May 11th 2009 4:28PM
I have not seen French done this well in quite a while. It may be fancy, but it seems beautiful.
Nelson May 11th 2009 5:18PM
Surprisingly, one of the more tastefully decorated homes I've seen on Lusist for a while.