Distinctive conversion lists for $5.75M
A historic late‑19th‑century Chicago public bathhouse was converted into a 9,740‑square‑foot luxury home and listed for $5.75 million, combining preserved architecture with modern fixtures like rainfall showers and smart toilets. The listing highlights how character-led, design-forward product is being positioned at premium prices in the city’s upper‑end market. (nationaltoday.com)
A former Chicago public bathhouse at 1019 North Wolcott Avenue is back on the market as a six-bedroom home asking $5.75 million. (nationaltoday.com) The 9,740-square-foot house in West Town was built in 1913 and is listed with six full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, and a one-car attached garage. Zillow shows the current asking price at $5.75 million under MLS 12542422. (zillow.com) The property was first listed at $5.995 million in June 2025 and was relisted in January 2026 at $5.75 million after what Chicago magazine called a top-to-bottom refresh. Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jennifer Mills Klatt has marketed the home. (chicagomag.com) The building began as the Lincoln Street Bath House, part of a city system built when many Chicago homes did not have private bathtubs or indoor plumbing. Chicago magazine reported that dozens of bathhouses went up between 1894 and 1920, and the last one closed in 1979. (chicagomag.com) Only four of those municipal bathhouses are still standing, and all four have been converted to residential use. That makes this listing less a standard luxury house than a rare adaptive-reuse property with a fixed supply. (chicagomag.com) The sales pitch leans hard on that mix of old shell and new finish. Listing copy highlights exposed brick, classical pilasters, designer lighting, skylights, a full bar, and a 60-foot great room with a double-height ceiling. (zillow.com, chicagomag.com) Outside, the 62.5-by-125-foot lot includes a large patio, outdoor kitchen and bar, and a scaled-down basketball court. Inside, the house has six bedrooms and enough bathrooms to function more like an entertaining property than a conventional city home. (chicagomag.com, zillow.com) The asking price also places it in Chicago’s upper tier but not at the very top of the market. Redfin’s most-expensive-homes roundup from April 7 showed multiple Chicago listings above $6 million and several near $10 million, while Realtor.com put the citywide median listing price at $349,900. (redfin.com, realtor.com) For now, the old bathhouse is being sold as a private amenity-rich residence, far from the public service role it filled a century ago. The question for buyers is whether rarity, scale, and a 1913 municipal shell can close a deal at $5.75 million. (nationaltoday.com, zillow.com)
