The beloved creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, is saying goodbye to the Pacific Ocean in favor of Lake Michigan. Recently, Lucas has expanded his real estate portfolio by purchasing an $11.2 million 66th-floor penthouse in Gold Coast‘s 800 N Michigan Avenue building, which Citadel founder Ken Griffin previously owned.
According to Chicago YIMBY, the plan is to merge the 66th-floor penthouse with an existing condo on the 65th floor that Lucas bought in 2015 for $18.75 million. This will create a 16,000-square-foot duplex penthouse, which is estimated to cost of a whoppping at $33.5 million, making it the most expensive condo in Chicago.
This isn’t Lucas’s first condo in the Park Tower; he previously acquired a 48th-floor unit in 2007 for $1.7 million and a 26th-floor condo for $4.9 million in 2012.
More on the Park Tower
800 N Michigan Avenue, commonly known as Park Tower, also features the Park Hyatt Hotel. Designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects and built in 2000, this high-rise is comprised of 67 stories and includes 117 condominiums.
The majority of the units are two—and three-bedroom. Residents enjoy access to Park Hyatt’s amenities, such as the indoor pool, health club, sun deck, NoMI Restaurant, and concierge services.