Inside a Rare Gilded-Age Chicago Penthouse Apartment | Landmarked Ep 2

Inside a RARE Gilded Age Chicago Penthouse Apartment | Landmarked Ep 2 Welcome to my NEW series Landmarked where I take you inside the most expensive and the most unique iconic old world new york city apartments, penthouses and mansions. Follow for more!

Listing:
SOLD FOR $3,550,000
6 N Michigan Ave UNIT 1901, Chicago, IL 60602
4 bd | 5 ba | 6,400 sqft

Filmed by @DroneHubMedia
Edit Sean Chupich and Erik Van Conover

Chapters
0:00 - 1893 Columbian Worlds Fair
1:24 - Observation Tower Great Room
2:06 - Mysterious History of the Building
3:49 - WHY was the pyramid destroyed?
5:22 - Get your apartment cleaned with Homeaglow!
6:39 - City Beautiful Movement in USA
7:46 - Kitchen, Den, Dining Room
8:53 - Bedroom, Library
9:21 - Rooftop Terrace
10:21 - TOP OF BUILDING
10:54 - Which buildings next?

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[erikvanconover]

Comment below what Old World Homes across America you want me to feature next!

[bobsmoot]

The $3.5M is a steal of a deal, especially when you consider that your views of Lake Michigan will never be impeded, stunning place

[MrStranger]

Amazing building. Only 3.5 mil for this seems like a good deal.

[Uaarkson]

A mansion in the sky will always be cooler than some glass box.

[DFDalton]

Sorry, I need to correct you on the Art Institute Building @ 4:49. Yes, it was built for the 1893 World's Fair, but it was NOT built as a temporary structure and was NOT originally wood covered in staff (a type of temporary plaster) like most of the White City buildings in Jackson Park. The Art Institute was intended to be a permanent building and was made out of stone from the start. You may be confusing it with the Fine Arts Building in the White City, which was brick instead of wood (needed to be fireproof) covered in staff. This building was re-clad in stone in the 1930s to become the Museum of Science and Industry.

[jessicalostrappo]

Whenever I see the words "Gilded Age" in the title I get excited! Please do more if you can; we need more history and character today! (Also my eight year-old asked when he could move in. Save your pennies, kiddo!)

[gothicredneck]

Wards and Sears we rivals. Sears was a completely different company.

[LupaLuna]

It is heartbreaking that most of this home has been gutted and modernized. All of the beautiful gilded age craftsmanship is gone. I love this series by the way

[beachbum]

I must say that I was terribly disappointed that most of the residence had been modernized. The original room space was stunning and I wish we would build in the old styles with the impeccable craftsmanship again. Lovely video!

[williamb]

Honestly...can't believe this sold for only 3.5 million. Coming from NYC, that's a complete steal!

[CartierCasey]

3.5 seems like a steal. Even for Chicago. Wish the inside wasn’t quite as modernized but I wouldn’t complain if someone wants to buy this for me 😂

[davefranklyn]

I think Sears and Roebucks, and Montgomery Ward where competitors, not a before and after. I used to shop at both.

[reddimus]

There's a difference between "we can't build like this anymore" and "we don't build like this anymore." We absolutely can build at the same level of intricate detail (and indeed there are many modern projects which are breaking the norms of brutalism and postmodernism), but quite simply there isn't a demand for it. These gilded era buildings were expensive to build and maintain. The vast majority of people in the 1890s were not able to afford such a place. If you want more of this architecture to return, you're going to have to convince today's elite that it's worth the cost and effort.

[thejacquoranda]

Whoever gutted that interior should be facing a custodial sentence for crimes against humanity

[luroc]

why does 3.5M feel like an absolute steal for this property? i will never spend that kind of cash in one go, but still haha. lots of american history here! great video, erik!

[selmansenkalp]

Man i love how you generally try to reply to comments, and actually seem more interested in what you're touring. Also thanks for the great series.

[jakeschuetzle]

Keep up the Gilded-Age videos! It's clear that we used to have more skills than we're being told about by history when you see these buildings

[jeanbaker]

I love gently maintained historic buildings. They should be treasured, not destroyed.

[florto]

There is so much design work in the facade of this, its simply beautiful and nice to look at. Unlike some undetailed buildings that we build nowadays.

[lazygardens]

I remember visiting that building in the late 1960s - my then mother-in-law was a big Art Museum doyenne and she wanted to show me the view.

The interiors were just office space and not at all posh Beau Arts. That was reserved for the exteriors, the ground floor and the executive suites (where people who mattered would see it, not the common staffers). So you didn't lose anything significant when they made that apartment interior.