Two swanky Chicago castles on the market

The eccentric buyer will have to shell out big money to get hold of either one of these two impressive castles, fit for kings and queens, both perfect for entertaining in modern style.

 

  1. This awe-inspiring palatial residence, located in Lincoln Road, Oak Brook and unfolding over 12,000 square feet of fine land is made from stone and brick with 18” walls and 12” radiant heat floors, imported wrought iron and sports full 5 suites and 7.5-bathrooms, a royal billiard room and elevator. The lower level accommodates a game room, a theater room, an exercise room, a wine cellar and a bar. Highlights include majestic detail throughout, which lends the abode a distinctive style. The new owner can install a rooftop deck if he chooses to.

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Stunning Chicago penthouse on the market at $4.75M

This grand penthouse pad is perched atop stately 6 North Michigan Avenue, a deluxe condominium tower situated in Chicago’s historic Michigan Boulevard district. Built over a century ago and designed by Richard Schmidt in 1899, the historic brick building was the tallest in Chicago, being topped with a 10-story tower, a pyramid, a temple and an 18-foot-tall weather vane shaped like a female figure. It used to be the HQ of the Montgomery Ward Company, meant to increase its clients’ trust, and also had a public observation deck. Later on the tower and the temple were taken away for reasons of safety. Yet, the observation deck has been preserved and encased in glass and the building was renovated in 1923 and completely restored in recent years.

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Michael Jordan cuts Chicago manse price tag by $8M

In January 2013 the former Chicago Bull Michael Jordan put his luxury 56,000 square-foot Chicago mansion on the market again for $21 million, after he failed to get the $29 million he asked for when he first listed it early in 2012. His Airness’s 56,000-square-foot Highland Park secluded compound was built between 1993 and 1995 and features nine bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms and an indoor regulation basketball court with “specially cushioned hardwood flooring” and “competition-quality high-intensity lighting,” according to listing details.

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