Page 96 - Introducing Janet Owen

hen, there are the vintage The definition and image of a The classic penthouse . . . the drawing room of

penthouses, such as a penthouse have certainly blurred a 6,000-square-foot duplex penthouse in Lin-
coln Park (above), Designed by David Adler, is
sumptuous, 6,000-square- since those 1930s movies that had listed by Janet Owen.
foot David Adler designed resi- Fred and Ginger swirling and
twirling their way across polished
dence at the top of a prestigious co
-op on Lakeview Avnue in Lincoln penthouse terraces far above the Lincoln Park. “They know their
Park. It’s on the market for $3 glittering lights of a sophisticated market, I know mine.”
million (plus $4,200 monthly as- metropolis. ‘Ask 10 different people for
sessments), listed by Janet Owen. their definition of a pent-
Among “entry-level” penthouses
house and you’ll get 10 dif-
under construction for that 97 per-
But in today’s quirky, crazy hous- ferent answers.’
ing market, there’s a penthouse for fect of the market that’s not quite Janet Owen
nearly every pocketbook and taste: up to spending $3 million for a top
-level home; there is a different Her own interpretation fits her
in the heart of Chicago as well as
sprouting in its suburbs; high in definition of a penthouse. market: “It is at or near the top of a
the sky or as the top layer of three- luxury building. It might be a du-
floor walkups; enhanced with un- “If that’s how builders want to plex or all on one floor, with a ter-
obstructed views of a glorious sky- market their properties, so be it,” race or with no outdoor space, but
line or looking out at other pent- says Janet Owen, the real estate it is luxurious. It has views and it
houses across a landscaped court- agent who represents the owners of is unlike any other residence in the
yard. the Adler-designed penthouse in building. A penthouse has mys-
tique.”