the Palmolive

My real estate obsession began when I first saw a unit under construction at the Palmolive Building at 919 N. Michigan Ave. This art deco masterpiece was built in 1929 as headquarters and office space for, you guessed it, the Palmolive soap company. Later on it became the home to Playboy (!); today, it's a much desired residential address, close to Mag Mile shopping (Louis Vuitton anchors the building) and only a few blocks from Oak Street Beach.

One of the units that I orignially saw when it was unfinished is now up for resale, and it's absolutely gorgeous - you can view a narrated tour here. If you'd like to buy it, it'll cost you a mere $2,495,000. If you'd like even more detail on this over-the-top pied-a-terre, Chicago magazine featured it in the latest edition of their Deal Estate blog.