Wilkie said he changed little, though he said he did redo the kitchen about five years after moving in and gold leafed the dining room ceiling. "My father called me and he said, ‘How wealthy do you think you are anyway to buy a citadel in the sky?’ I said, ‘Dad, when you see it, you’re going to think that it’s amazing.’ When he saw it, he said, ‘It’s incredible.’" Mr. "This is something," he said of his first visit to the home. Wilkie, 79, said he was impressed by the expansive lawn and tall and ornate ceilings. In a Lake Shore high rise completed in 1929, the apartment is unusually luxurious for its time and comes with a 5,200-square-foot lawn. Wilkie is the chair of the board of DGI Supply, a company manufacturing industrial products that is part of his DoALL Company, which was founded by his family in 1927. The seller is Michael Wilkie, who bought the home in 1975. Surrounded by the home on three sides and overlooking Lake Michigan, the lawn includes a loggia and a fountain. In addition to a two-story living room it has a 5,200-square-foot lawn. Unusually luxurious for its time, the Italian-style home has six bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms spread over 8,000 square feet. More: Just North of Chicago, a Small Room With Big Views Icuss, granting it something of a mythic status. Candela also designed the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., as well as New York City’s 75 Central Park West, 740 Park Ave and 1040 Fifth Avenue.Ītop a Lake Shore Drive high-rise that was completed in 1929, the Chicago penthouse, which has only had three owners, has been rarely seen, said Mr. Known for his grand apartment buildings built primarily during the 1920s, Mr. It is believed to be the highest-priced co-op in Chicago, said listing agent Mark Icuss, adding that this is the first time the home has been on the market in 45 years. An elaborate penthouse in a building designed by Rosario Candela-one of the architect’s only residences built outside of New York City-is going on the market for $24.5 million.
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