Grandeur galore. In mansions-packed Hyde Park neighborhood of President Obama.The property is the McGill Mansion at 4938 S. Drexel Boulevard. Looks like a castle straight from a movie set or children's book of fairy tales. It is a standout in the Chicago Mansions Tour of the city tourism office.In daily conversation, this stunning monument to old world splendor is called by its residents "the castle". The architect was Henry Ives Cobb, and McGill refers to the founder of the world-class Montreal University in Canada.Apartment 302 is the circular sanctuary on the top level of the left tower-- with your kitchen window being the left pane of the lancet window between the two turrets.550 sq feet of cozy modernized space.Central airLuxury whirlpool tub in tiled bathDishwasher, built-in microwave, stove, fridgeGleaming hardwood floorsIn- house laundryPhone entry intercomGated propertyProfessionally managedOnsite maintenanceAll residences remodeled in 2006.Unique turret round roomSix window views from tower round room... of boulevard, treetops and sky. Unit is called a studio, although technically a junior one bedroom.The property is located between the two fountains on Drexel Boulevard, the jewel of the Chicago boulevard system. "Some of the most beautiful buildings in our area are on Drexel Boulevard," to quote a local alderman, referring to the 2-mile stretch between the fountains -- at Oakwood Boulevard on the north and Hyde Park Boulevard on the south.The limestone landmark home is a stand-out in the Chicago Mansions Tour featured in the city of Chicago's official tourism site. A prime address among the treasure trove of mansions in the historic Kenwood District and standing on the most elegant of the southern boulevards, 4938 S Drexel is five blocks from the University of Chicago, home to 85 Nobel Prize winners and crowned one of the ten most beautiful campuses in the United States, mostly thanks to Cobb.Secure, elegant address. Gated and fenced enclave of 34 private condos two blocks from President's residence.Two more pages of photos here:No pets please. Credit check costs $1.00; references, proof of income.Drive by, read the bronze plaque on the gate, and call 773-891-5981.(Sorry, can't respond to emails because am out working all day.)
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