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- Price$6,900,000
- Beds4
- Baths Full5
- Baths Half4
- SQFT7,523
- Built1884
79 E Cedar Street, Chicago
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.
Essential Information
- MLS® #12658057
- Price$6,900,000
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms9.50
- Full Baths5
- Half Baths4
- Square Footage7,523
- Year Built1884
- TypeResidential
- Sub-TypeDetached Single
- StatusActive
- Taxes$37,310
Amenities
- Parking Spaces2
- ParkingGarage Door Opener, Heated Garage, Garage, Yes, Attached
- # of Garages2
Exterior
- ExteriorBrick, Glass
Additional Information
- Days on Market7
Community Information
- Address79 E Cedar Street
- AreaCHI - Near North Side
- CityChicago
- CountyCook
- StateIL
- Zip Code60611
Interior
- HeatingNatural Gas, Electric
- CoolingCentral Air, Zoned, Gas
- FireplaceYes
- # of Fireplaces5
- FireplacesGas Starter
- Stories4+ Stories
School Information
- District299
Listing Details
- Listing OfficeBerkshire Hathaway Homeservices Chicago
Price Change History for 79 E Cedar Street, Chicago, IL (MLS® #12658057)
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Listing information last updated on June 18th, 2026 at 9:19am CDT.



























