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This massive Lake Michigan-front mansion asks $35M — the most expensive home for sale in its state
By Hannah Frishberg,
4 hours ago
An historic 20,000-square-foot estate in the tony Chicago suburb of Winnetka has listed with an asking price of $35 million, making it the most expensive property for sale in Illinois.
Built in the 1920s, the century-old stunner is being sold by its longtime owners — current financier and former Goldman Sachs global co-head of the principal debt group Muneer Satter and his wife, Kristen Hertel — who purchased it for $9.5 million 2002, the Wall Street Journal reported . A huge selling point: a prime waterfront perch.
“This is an iconic lakefront property in the north shore” of Lake Michigan, Jena Radnay of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, who holds the listing, told The Post of the “spectacular” compound.
The home is set on 2.3 acres. Miller & Miller Photography The lavish grounds. Miller & Miller Photography
The dining room. Miller & Miller Photography One of numerous office spaces. Miller & Miller Photography The home was built in the 1920s. Miller & Miller Photography A double-height living area with lake views. Miller & Miller Photography
Other fittings include 223 feet of sandy beach; a commercial-level boardwalk that wraps the lakefront; and a “double-door, state-of-the-art boathouse with ‘in bluff’ his-and-her changing rooms and a hotel-level edgeless pool and spa,” Radnay added.
During their 22 years of ownership, Satter and Hertel extensively renovated the French Normandy-style residence, reportedly sinking approximately $35 million into its restoration and expansion to its current 2.3 acres. The couple, Radnay told the outlet, are selling as they downsize; most of their five daughters having now grown up and moved out.
One of seven bedrooms. Miller & Miller Photography A luxe spa-like bath retreat. Miller & Miller Photography
The home retains some of its original Roaring ’20s details. Miller & Miller Photography The home is on Lake Michigan’s northern shore. Miller & Miller Photography The property measures in at roughly 20,000 square feet. Miller & Miller Photography
The limestone abode was originally constructed for Popular Mechanics publisher Henry Haven Windsor Jr., who occupied the property with his opera singer wife, Louise Hunter.
A number of period details remain from Windsor’s time there, including the home’s original stained-glass windows, parquet floors, a few decorated ceilings and the dining room’s mahogany paneling.
Today, the compound is listed as having seven bedrooms and plenty of other inclusions. Those are a wine cellar, multiple offices, libraries, a tropical-mural decorated Palm Room — and, on the grounds, manicured hedges, botanical gardens, a heated motor court for 10 cars and a custom Lannon stone fountain.
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