The South Residences has 120 units, the Tower has 131 units, and the Lake, 264.
This 2-bedroom penthouse in the Tower Residences at 680 N. Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville came on the market in July 2023.
680 N. Lake Shore Drive is a unique building.
According to Wikipedia, it was completed in 1926. it was originally called the American Furniture Mart and was the largest building in the world when finished.
It has a total of 415 units in 3 different condo associations: The Tower, The Lake and the South Residences.
This is a full amenity building with an indoor pool, exercise room and 24-hour door staff. It has attached garage parking.
There is commercial space in the building as well as a shopping concourse with a restaurant, coffee shop, Walgreens, a bank and other amenities.
This unit is a full floor duplex in the tower with 360 degree lake and city views measuring 2850 square feet. It is also the penthouse.
A private elevator opens directly into the unit which has a 50 foot open living/dining room.
It has what looks like stone floors throughout the first floor living areas with carpet in the bedrooms.
The primary suite includes a walk-in-closet and en suite bathroom. The second bathroom is on the main floor. It appears that both bathrooms have walk-in-showers and that there is no bathtub.
There are motorized window treatments in the living space.
The kitchen has white (cream?) cabinets, stone counter tops, a double oven and custom front appliances.
This unit has the features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and there are 3 garage parking spaces for sale at $65,000 each.
This building is near the shops and restaurants of Streeterville, the lake front trail and Northwestern Hospital.
Listed at $1.19 million, that’s under the 2012 sales price of $1.24 million.
Is this a deal for a penthouse?
Michael Horwitz and Charlie Cohen at Peak Realty Chicago have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #2900: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, duplex, penthouse, 2850 square feet
Sold in January 1990 for $732,000
Sold in May 1998 for $748,000
Sold in January 2005 for $1.03 million
Sold in December 2012 for $1.24 million
Listed in July 2023 for $1.19 million
Assessments of $1306 a month (includes heat, a/c, doorman, cable, exercise room, indoor pool, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
Taxes of $6636
3 garage parking spaces at $65,000 each (what are the assessments for the parking spaces?)
Storage space
Bedroom #1: 24×14 (second floor)
Bedroom #2: 16×14 (main floor)
Living room: 29×15 (main floor)
Kitchen: 16×8 (main floor)
Dining room: 16×12 (main floor)
Foyer: 8×9 (main floor)
Walk-in-closet: 13×9 (second floor)
