Page 86 - Introducing Janet Owen

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