The Best One and Two Bedroom Co-ops for an In-town
As nice as a five-star hotel may be, you may enjoy the privacy and comforts of your own in-town co-op apartment. Here are four Gold Coast buildings with excellent one and two bedroom choices – shockingly priced between $230,000 - $495,000
1242 N Lake Shore Drive 6N - Renovated two-bedroom co-op $495,000
Re-imagined and renovated for today’s lifestyle, a rare two-bedroom 1,850 square foot co-op with a high-end kitchen now open to the dining room. Expansive east exposures offer stunning lake views and natural light enjoyed from the living, dining or family room, and kitchen. There are two en-suite bedrooms, a washer/dryer, and SpacePak air conditioning.
1500 N Lake Shore Drive is the only Chicago co-op designed by Rosario Candela, the master architect of the most coveted Manhattan co-ops
The Building
Standing 25 stories on the corner of Burton Place and the lakefront, 1500 N Lake Shore Drive houses 57 apartments on full and private floors, as well as several duplexes, with 11-room layouts spanning 6,000 square feet. True to Rosario Candela’s design aesthetic that featured terraced setbacks on high floors, 1500’s crown jewel is an 18- room penthouse, often referred to as “the bungalow” with its own reflecting pool and garden and currently for sale at an offering price of $12,000. See the listing here. However, the two maisonetttes with private entrances on street
