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$6,900,000
144 Days On Site

79 E Cedar Street
Chicago, IL 60611

For Sale|Single Family Residence|Active
4
Beds
9
Total Baths
5
Full Baths
4
Partial Baths
7,523
SqFt
$917
/SqFt
1884
Built
County:
Cook
Listing Courtesy of MRED as distributed by MLS Grid of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago
79 E Cedar Street79 E Cedar Street79 E Cedar Street79 E Cedar Street
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Welcome to 79 East Cedar Street. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a home of significant scale and presence in the Gold Coast-one of Chicago's most vibrant and historic neighborhoods. In 1884 Bertha Palmer commissioned architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee of Silsbee and Kent to create a neo-Moorish masterpiece design to transcend the ordinary. This meticulously refurbished home weds traditional grandeur with modern innovations. With approximately 7,523 square feet, this house charms with its private, incomparable roof terrace holding court over lake and sky, showing dazzling vistas. A stately solarium crowns the house, giving panoramic views day and night across Chicago's skyline-a truly special all year retreat in the heart of the city. A Parisian-style elevator serves all floors. Living space includes four bedroom suites, five bathrooms, three kitchenettes, a theater room is perfect for cozy nights in, while a wine room, utility room and a two-car garage, complete the plan. Set on one of Chicago's most prestigious addresses, approaching the property, one is met with elegant stone steps, flower boxes, and statuary. Original latticework and wrought iron fences captivate the eye. Heated pavement in front of the home, as well as outside the garage, keeps the residence easily accessible year-round. This splendid, curated retreat offers privacy and style with comfort and function: a seamless blend of present, and future.

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Listing Snapshot
PriceΒ 
$6,900,000
Days On SiteΒ 
144 Days
BedroomsΒ 
4
Inside Area (SqFt)Β 
7,523 sqft
Total BathsΒ 
9
Full BathsΒ 
5
Partial BathsΒ 
4
Lot SizeΒ 
N/A
Year BuiltΒ 
1884
MLS NumberΒ 
12658057
StatusΒ 
Active
Property TaxΒ 
$37,309.76
HOA/Condo/Coop FeesΒ 
N/A
Sq Ft SourceΒ 
Other
Friends & Family
Recent Activity
5 months agoListing updated with changes from the MLS
5 months agoStatus changed to Active
5 months agoListing first seen on site
General Features
Attached GarageΒ 
Yes
Direction FacesΒ 
East
GarageΒ 
Yes
Garage SpacesΒ 
2
ParkingΒ 
Garage Door OpenerHeated GarageGarageAttached
Parking SpacesΒ 
2
Property Sub TypeΒ 
Single Family Residence
SewerΒ 
Public Sewer
Interior Features
BasementΒ 
FinishedFull
CoolingΒ 
Central AirZonedGas
FireplaceΒ 
Yes
Fireplace FeaturesΒ 
Living RoomMaster BedroomGas Starter
FireplacesΒ 
5
HeatingΒ 
Natural GasElectric
InteriorΒ 
Entrance FoyerPantry
Laundry FeaturesΒ 
In UnitLaundry ClosetSink
AtriumΒ 
Dimensions - 30X17
Balcony/Porch/LanaiΒ 
Dimensions - 32X17Level - Third
Bedroom 2Β 
Dimensions - 24X22Level - Second
Bedroom 3Β 
Dimensions - 13X14Level - Second
Bedroom 4Β 
Dimensions - 16X15Level - Second
Dining RoomΒ 
Dimensions - 23X11Level - Main
Family RoomΒ 
FoyerΒ 
Dimensions - 6X7Level - Main
KitchenΒ 
Dimensions - 16X13Level - MainDescription - Island,Pantry-Butler,Pantry-Walk-in,Custom Cabinetry,Granite Counters
LaundryΒ 
Dimensions - 10X8Level - Basement
Living RoomΒ 
Dimensions - 37X24Level - Main
Master BedroomΒ 
Dimensions - 24X23Level - Third
Other RoomΒ 
Dimensions - 23X16Level - Third
PantryΒ 
Dimensions - 13X7Level - Main
TerraceΒ 
Dimensions - 61X25
Theatre RoomΒ 
Dimensions - 17X21Level - Basement
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Exterior Features
Construction DetailsΒ 
BrickGlass
ExteriorΒ 
Balcony
ViewΒ 
Water
WaterviewΒ 
Water
Community Features
MLS AreaΒ 
CHI - Near North Side
School DistrictΒ 
299
TownshipΒ 
North Chicago
Schools
School District
299
Elementary School
Unknown
Middle School
Unknown
High School
Unknown
Listing Courtesy of MRED as distributed by MLS Grid of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago



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