The four-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot vintage Gold Coast mansion that Chicago White Sox Executive Vice President Kenny Williams and his wife, WMAQ-Ch. 5 morning news anchor Zoraida Sambolin, sold last year for $3.54 million came back on the market on Wednesday for $4.5 million.
A land trust purchased the home from Williams and Sambolin, and the beneficiary of the trust could not be determined. Listing agent Sharon Burge of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group declined to identify the family that is the trust's beneficiary but said the husband has been relocated for work.
Built in 1898, the mansion has been updated and renovated in the past year, with new hardwood floors; four updated guest baths among seven baths in total; a custom-designed coat closet; custom lighting and window treatments throughout; three fireplaces; a stereo system; a large walk-in closet in the master suite; custom built-ins in the office; and a remodeled lower level with a laundry and craft room, an exercise room, and a 1,200-bottle wine cellar. The kitchen has new 2-inch quartz countertops, two Sub-Zero refrigerators, two beverage drawers, double Miele ovens, a built-in espresso-maker and microwave, two dishwashers, and a five-burner Viking cooktop.
"They didn't gut it, but they did a number of new improvements," Burge said of the mansion's current owners.
Meanwhile, Williams and Sambolin most recently have lived in River North. The couple also paid more than $2.33 million in 2015 for a four-bedroom, 7,265-square-foot mansion on Lake Michigan in New Buffalo, Mich.
Bob Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
