The unit, which is zoned for residential and commercial use, is in the landmark Donohue building in the Printing House Row District in the South Loop. Constructed in 1883 as a printing factory and enlarged with a 1913 annex, the structure housed a publishing company until 1971 and was converted into condos in 1979. It is several blocks west of Michigan Avenue, within easy walking distance of the Art Institute of Chicago and Millennium Park to the north and the Field Museum of Natural History and Shedd Aquarium to the south. The neighborhood, which has grown increasingly vibrant over the years, is stocked with restaurants, bars, food markets and music venues. The subway station at Harrison Street is less than five minutes on foot.

Size: 3,500 square feet

Price per square foot: $285

Indoors: An elevator takes you to a fourth-floor vestibule, from which you enter the unit. A partition between hexagonal columns serves as a gallery wall while easing the visual transition into the loft, which has polished concrete floors, painted brick walls, exposed ductwork and factory-scaled windows.

Immediately to the left is an open office area with built-in fixtures. Up a platform to the right is a library defined by a facing pair of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves with rolling ladders (tucked behind the far bookshelf is a studio). This area, which includes a free-standing fireplace, could easily be converted into a third bedroom with a full en suite bathroom.

Behind the gallery, in the center of the loft, is an open kitchen and dining area with marble-topped Ernestomeda cabinetry and integrated Gaggenau appliances; it also serves as a breakfast bar. (A pair of wall ovens is embedded on the opposite side of the gallery wall.)

The living area adjacent to the kitchen stretches across the full depth of the unit, dwarfing a grand piano. It is bordered on the other side by frosted glass walls, beyond which are the two bedrooms, each with expansive integrated storage. The master includes a fireplace and an en suite bathroom. The guest room has use of a bathroom off the living area. All three bathrooms have glass-and-pear-wood vanities and Kohler fixtures. There is also a laundry area.

Outdoor space: The lakefront Grant Park, with its playing fields and gardens, is a few blocks east. Printer’s Row Park, which is about a third of an acre, is just up the street. Parking is available for lease in a number of nearby garages.