79 E Cedar Street — Chicago, IL 60611
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Chicago, IL 60611

79 E Cedar Street

$6,900,000
4 beds · 9 baths · 7,523 sqft
Listed at $6,900,000 7 days on market $37,310/yr taxes
01About this home

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.

02Inside the home
03By the numbers
$6,900,000
List price
7,523
Square feet
4
Bedrooms
5 full / 4 half
Bathrooms
1884
Year built
Lot size
2
Garage spaces
$37,310
Annual taxes
Detached Single
Style
7
Days on market
04Features
Heating
Natural GasElectric
Cooling
Central AirZonedGas
Parking
Garage Door OpenerHeated GarageGarageAttached
Construction
BrickGlass
Sewer
Public Sewer
05Neighborhood
  • Fig & Olive 550 ft
  • The Esquire Champagne Room 600 ft
  • The Original Pancake House 600 ft
  • LuxBar 650 ft
  • La Colonial 650 ft
  • Spiaggia 700 ft
  • Potash Markets - State Street 0.3 mi
  • Circle K 0.3 mi
  • Jewel-Osco 0.4 mi
  • 7-Eleven 0.4 mi
  • Whole Foods Market 0.4 mi
  • Sherry's Food Mart 0.5 mi
  • Mariano Park 800 ft
  • Lakefront Park 1000 ft
  • Goudy Square Park 0.2 mi
  • Washington Square 0.3 mi
  • Jane M. Byrne Plaza 0.4 mi
  • Eli M. Schulman Playground 0.4 mi
  • Hendrickx Belgian Bread Crafter 750 ft
  • Whispers Coffee & Tea 800 ft
  • Lavazza 950 ft
  • Oak Street Beach Café 950 ft
  • La Colombe Coffee 950 ft
  • Wellness Grub 1000 ft
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06History

Every event we have for this address, straight from the MLS.

May 28, 2026
Listed for saleThis listing
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago
$6,900,000
Sourced from MRED. Older events appear here as our history backfill completes.
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Listed by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago · Mia Wilkinson · 312-719-9771
MLS data provided through MLS GRID · MRED MLS · MLS# MRD12658057
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