Here are Chicago’s top 10 resi sales of Q3


Chicago’s top 10 most expensive home sales in the third quarter totaled more than $62 million — nearly half of which was spent at one under-construction Gold Coast condo tower.

Six of the quarter’s top 10 most expensive residential sales were recorded at JDL Development’s No. 9 Walton Street. Over $29.4 million was spent to buy the six units in the building, according to Cook County property records. The development at 9 West Walton Street has seen record-breaking sales, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s $59 million purchase of four floors in the building — the most expensive home sale in Chicago history.

No. 9 Walton didn’t record that most expensive sale of the quarter, however. That honor went to 1950 North Burling Street, the Lincoln Park mansion that was the third-most expensive listing in the area at the time of it’s sale.

Here are the top 10 residential sales of the third quarter:

1. 1950 North Burling Street | $11.9 million

August’s top residential sale went for about $1 million less than it’s original asking price. The sellers, Conrad and Elizabeth von Peterffy, bought the home in 2012 for $5.36 million. The buyers used a trust for the sale, according to property records. The site is zoned to accommodate a home as large as 17,000 square feet. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s Janet Owen had the listing.

2. No. 9 Walton Unit 2502 | $6.29 million

This unit on the 25th floor of the 38-story luxury tower sold to a buyer using an entity named WaltonQQ LLC. The sale closed on Aug. 23 and the listing agent was Nancy Tassone with Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.

3. 159 East Walton Place Unit 23A | $6.25 million

Discount Tire CEO Michael Zuieback bought this full-floor condo on the 23rd floor of the landmark Palmolive Building in early August. It was the 16th residential sale of more than $6 million so far this year. The listing agent was Jennifer Mills Klatt of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.

4. No. 9 Walton Unit 2401 | $6.11 million

Personal injury lawyer Flip Corboy picked up this 4,400-square-foot, 24th floor condo for just over $6 million. Corboy and his wife also own a 10,000 square foot mansion in Winnetka.

5. No. 9 Walton Unit 2701 | $5.81 million

Husband and wife Andrew and Michelle Baker picked up this 27th floor unit in No. 9 Walton on Aug. 2. This three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit also has a library, two terraces and a fireplace, according to its listing. Nancy Tassone with Jameson Sotheby’s also represented No. 9 Walton in the sale.

6. No. 9 Walton Unit 2301 | $5.71 million

This unit was sold on Aug. 23 to John and Kacia Morris, property records show. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom condo comes with a gallery, library and a terrace. Jameson Sotheby’s Tassone again was the listing agent for No. 9 Walton.

7. No. 9 Walton Unit 2402 | $5.46 million

A buyer using an entity called Mary Morris James LLC picked up this unit. The sale was recorded on Aug. 23, the same day that unit 2301 was purchased, according to property records. Tassone was the listing agent in this transaction as well.

8. No. 9 Walton Unit 2902 | $5.45 million

This sale was recorded on Sept. 24 and involved a buyer using the alias The Muskie Trust. The three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom condo has a study, library and two terraces. Tassone also handled this listing.

9. 2036 North Kenmore Avenue | $4.8 million

Kevin C. Mize, the former owner of O’Hare Auto Group, transferred this Lincoln Park mansion to a trust under his control in mid-August. He bought the 9,500-square-foot home in 2014 for $4.5 million, according to reports. The home has a basketball court, an elevator and rooftop terrace.

10. 1322 North Astor Street | $4.6 million

This Gold Coast home was bought on Oct. 9 by Roger and Karen McEniry in mid-July from seller Steven E. Johnson. The home, an ornate, five-story mansion built in 1989 by hotelier Potter Palmer, was originally listed in 2014 for $7.2 million, according to Curbed.