The Whitney

About the Building

The Whitney is just one residential development in the fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood that offers spacious units, quality construction and all the amenities you need to live in comfort. Located at 1301 N. Dearborn, the structure has been around since 1997 and has 84 separate units with general vicinity parking for residents with vehicles.

The Whitney is a striking north Chicago condo development offering units with a number of different layouts and an average of 1675 square feet of living space. The various floorplans include anywhere from 2 to 3 bedrooms with an average master bedroom size of 255 square feet. Typically, the kitchens are 145 square feet, providing plenty of space to cook dinner for the family, or whip up a feast to entertain friends at your new home. And speaking of entertaining, the living rooms in this building are designed with up to 465 square feet of floor space-enough to host small get-togethers, or just lounge around on your own in wide open privacy.

No matter where you live, there are some essential amenities that, in this day and age, we just expect to have. Other features are an added bonus that make the city lifestyle that much sweeter. The Whitney incorporates the necessities with a touch of luxury from the rooftop aspects to handy building services to the critical elements back in your private abode. Luxury amenities or not, sometimes the most important factor in purchasing a new home is whether or not your four-legged family member can move in with you. This residential building is pet friendly, so start scoping out the perfect new spot for your furry friend's water bowl.

In addition to the basics of the building, you probably want to know how much you can expect to pay annually in assessments and taxes. Well, the average assessments for this sought-after Chicago residence are $767 per month, on top of taxes that typically cost $8,397 per year. And just to help you weigh out the nuts and bolts of purchasing a piece of real estate here, as opposed to some other building, we've compiled the most up-to-date data to suffice a comparison.

The price per square foot for property at 1301 N. Dearborn is $400, with an average square footage of 1675. The smallest units offer 1530 square feet of living space, while the largest ones encompass 1,800-square-foot floorplans. The standard length of time a unit in this building stays on the market (between listing and closing) is 118 days. Just to give you an idea of the going rate today for this particular site, a unit with 2 bedrooms sold for $615,000 in June of 2007. There are currently few 2-bedroom residences available in The Whitney, with an average listing price around $685,000.