If you are thinking of buying or selling a Chicago luxury home or condo ($500,000 or over), consider this incentive!

List your property with Sheldon Salnick, or purchase property through him (before January 1, 2010), and he will provide 10 hours of free decorating services for the buyer with Joseph Rice Interiors, Inc.!

These ten hours of consultation may be used for any number of things such as color selections, furniture shopping, space planning, furniture and accessory placement, accompanied visits to the Chicago Merchandise Mart, and many other consulting services that a decorator provides!

With over 25 years of experience, Joseph Rice provides full decorating services and specializes in window treatments. He has completed work in many Chicago luxury buildings including 1550 North State, 600 North Fairbanks, 30 West Oak, and 55 East Erie, among many others. He is particularly adept at helping clients create a new home using existing furniture and accessories with additions as needed.

Visit www.SheldonChicago.com for information based on 20 years of experience and consider this added value when choosing a realtor!

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan, which ultimately shaped the city of Chicago, as we know it today. Co-authored by architects Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett, the plan laid out six major improvements to the city, two of which were improving the lakefront and acquiring an outer park system. Without this plan, Chicago favorites such as Grant Park, Navy Pier and North Michigan Avenue would be nonexistent. To commemorate the Plan’s impact on Chicago, two temporary pavilions have been commissioned by the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee for Millennium Park and are set to open June 19 through October 31.

1909 Plan of Chicago

The first pavilion, designed by London-based architect Zaha Hadid, is a tent-like structure constructed from aluminum and covered with silver tensile fabric. According to the Centennial Committee, the outer portion of the tent is ribbed to represent “the diagonal lines and avenues in Burnham and Bennett’s 1909 Plan.” Inside the tent, visitors can reflect on Chicago’s amazing transformation via a video installation by London-based artist Thomas Gray.

The second structure, designed by Amsterdam-based Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, is reminiscent of a canopied roof resting atop a tripod. The structure will be made from steel and covered with plywood painted in a high-gloss white. At night, it will be lit with ever-changing LED lights that vary in color and pattern.

These pavilions are sure to add some pizazz to Millennium Park, not to mention the views along Lake Shore East. The scenes from 340 on the Park and 360 E. Randolph would have any condo owner singing Burnham’s praises, as they look out on an unobstructed view of Grant and Millennium Parks. If the view doesn’t quite satisfy, residents can simply walk across the street to take look at the centennial celebration up close. Both buildings have available units for sale.

Spectacular views that celebrate the essence of Chicago—Burnham would be proud!

If you’re interested in purchasing a luxury Chicago condo along Lake Shore East, or want to learn about Chicago real estate, get connected with helpful buying and selling resources here.

You can bring along Fido and Fifi. Yes, the building allows pets. Live in luxury without having to give up your furry loved ones.

Details make these Chicago luxury homes one-of-a-kind, and they feel more like houses than condos. I’ve been in real estate for more than 20 years, and I must say that unit 10FG in particular is one of the most exquisite Chicago luxury condos I have ever seen: In addition to the amenities you’d expect in Chicago luxury condos for sale—smart home technology, a butler’s pantry off the kitchen, a Miele dishwasher and sub-zero refrigerator, to name a few—unit 10FG has unique features such as:

-14-foot ceilings (it’s the only floor in the building that has them)
-Coved ceilings that are unique to the living room, dining room and kitchen
-Custom designed Parenti millwork

(For more information about unit 10FG, contact Sheldon Salnick at 312-264-5853 or email him at ssalnick@rubloff.com.)

You’re living in a piece of history and a landmark. The revered architecture firm Holabaird & Root designed the Palmolive Building in 1929. It’s considered one of the world’s finest examples of art deco architecture. From 1967 to 1900, Playboy was emblazoned on the building’s exterior and the building served as the magazine’s headquarters. In 2000 the Palmolive building was designated as a Chicago landmark and it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It was changed into luxury Chicago condos in 2003, with occupancy beginning in 2006.

You’re right in the middle of everything. The Palmolive Building is right at the heart of Michigan Avenue, otherwise known as the “Magnificant Mile.” All the most luxurious shopping Chicago has to offer is just blocks away, as is Lake Shore Drive and the beach along gorgeous Lake Michigan.