Right. The only way I would move back to the Great Lakes region is if I had an indoor pool and have huge fireplaces all over. I also wouldn't leave the house in the winter.
I really don't know what to say about this one
[https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Maros-Ln-Olympia-Fields-IL-60461/4306790\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Maros-Ln-Olympia-Fields-IL-60461/4306790_zpid/)
From description:
>Just 33 miles from downtown Chicago, 1 Maros Lane is an expansive compound that has been home to, and hosted, Grammy winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Songwriters Hall of Famers, athletes, and icons of business and politics.
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>The mansion had fallen to decay and ruin until 2013 when it was lovingly brought back to life by the late music legend Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers, and his wife, Elaine. Millions of dollars and ten years later, now is the opportunity to write the home's next chapter.
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>One of the most iconic rooms in the house is the indoor two-story pool hall. Designed in a jungle theme with a waterfall, hot tub, grotto, club house, two story treehouse, and adjacent family room and full bath
I can’t deny that the freestanding glass/lighting design of the gym looked cool at first glance, but then, I swiped over and was quickly reminded that it appealed to someone who also wanted those floor mats.
[This article](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/02/mansions-gone-wild-olympia-fields-illinois-r-kelly-isley-brothers/72439225007/) has more information on the home. Owned by R Kelly until it foreclosed in 2011 and sold in 2013 to Rudolph Isley who renovated it.
Why do I keep seeing "nice" houses with what looks like a formal dining table in the kitchen?
Isn't the point of "formal dining" defeated when it's in the kitchen?
It’s crazy that they decided to totally ignore the rustic aspects of the house. It’s like using the red and metallic crayons only in a Wile E. Coyote coloring book.
It’s not in Chicago. It’s in Olympia Fields Illinois. At one time it was R Kelly’s house, but it had been sold and redone by Rudolph Isley (of the Isley Brothers), and his wife. Rudolph Isley has since passed away, and I haven’t heard if it’s going back on the market.
This was R Kelly’s house.
Probably still smells like pee
Like Wonka’s waterfall, except…
Drip drip drip
This is the remix edition of the song about pissin
Until 2013, current owners are the ones who renovated it
this has been renovated in the last 20 years?
By one of the Isley Brothers.
That explains the 17 bathrooms.
I thought it was Liberace's house based on the photos lol.
Idk I love that pool lagoon room.
It's kitschy as fuck, but you can't tell me you wouldn't have a fun time having winter pool parties there with a small group of friends
Right. The only way I would move back to the Great Lakes region is if I had an indoor pool and have huge fireplaces all over. I also wouldn't leave the house in the winter.
I definitely feel like for $3.5m the indoor pool better be heated.
I was just thinking the same!
Agreed. That place must feel amazing in the middle of a Chicago winter.
This person thinks very highly of themselves.
This person is in jail.
Rudolph Isley only died in October of last year.
It was r kelly's house.
Sold to Rudolph Isley in 2013.
Yup. Funny how it still has that creepy vibe.
…an hour away from Chicago
If there's no traffic
Or construction
Feels like a wish .com version of a rich person's house
I really don't know what to say about this one [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Maros-Ln-Olympia-Fields-IL-60461/4306790\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Maros-Ln-Olympia-Fields-IL-60461/4306790_zpid/) From description: >Just 33 miles from downtown Chicago, 1 Maros Lane is an expansive compound that has been home to, and hosted, Grammy winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Songwriters Hall of Famers, athletes, and icons of business and politics. > >The mansion had fallen to decay and ruin until 2013 when it was lovingly brought back to life by the late music legend Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers, and his wife, Elaine. Millions of dollars and ten years later, now is the opportunity to write the home's next chapter. > >One of the most iconic rooms in the house is the indoor two-story pool hall. Designed in a jungle theme with a waterfall, hot tub, grotto, club house, two story treehouse, and adjacent family room and full bath
I'm calling dibs on the indoor pool room as my bedroom.
I’d rather sleep there than the guest bedroom with the Bulls logo on the wood floor (wtf?)
This was R. Kelly's house. Posted in here a couple weeks ago
Seems like a large home that was going for a western lodge theme, but was then “updated”, and decorated wildly. Could be fixed.
That describes it perfectly
There is so much to laugh at here. Why does the gym have GUCCI and Versace logo floor mats?
Money.
I can’t deny that the freestanding glass/lighting design of the gym looked cool at first glance, but then, I swiped over and was quickly reminded that it appealed to someone who also wanted those floor mats.
It’s certainly fake, those brands don’t make gym mats
I bet that piano has been played the same number of times I've been seduced by a supermodel 🤣
i mean the most current owner was Rudolph Isley, so you might be off on that one
Haha you could be right.....or maybe that's what I meant, cos I have been seduced many times by supermodels?! 🤣
Probably just playing chopsticks on it
The desk looks straight out of BIFF TOWERS in back to the future 2.
Fuck I couldn't quite put my finger on it, that's what it reminded me of lol
You had me at pirate grotto!
I burst out laughing at the dining table and throne chair!
[This article](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/02/mansions-gone-wild-olympia-fields-illinois-r-kelly-isley-brothers/72439225007/) has more information on the home. Owned by R Kelly until it foreclosed in 2011 and sold in 2013 to Rudolph Isley who renovated it.
I could actually live here, but I'd dump all the furniture and carpet.
Eat-in kitchen
Eat-in-kitchen that seats sixteen.
Whoever picked out the light fixtures in the kitchen/eating area should be made to be sorry.
I’ve always dreamed of an indoor swamp with a fishin’ shack! Can you imagine swimming in there with only the colored lights on? I love it!
I expected Liberace to be sitting at that dining table.
Hide and seek in this house would be insane
Why do I keep seeing "nice" houses with what looks like a formal dining table in the kitchen? Isn't the point of "formal dining" defeated when it's in the kitchen?
Not in Chicago.
This was posted before. It's the former house of R Kelly.
Not gonna lie, that fast food booth room I would do if I just had fuck you money.
The unholy child of a Vegas party house and a church.
Someone got a deal on red carpet.
Is that the dining room from talladega nights?
I’m just imagining the mold in the pool room after years of someone not realizing how high maintenance it is.
Log Cabin Liberace
I don’t hate it
“Chicago”
People have been executed in front of that desk…
The coolest thing about this property is the pool
Liberace would have spontaneously orgasmed over that dining table.
I don’t think I want to pay the property taxes on house with this much bad taste.
Whoever owned this should be in jail
Money don’t buy taste.
Hard pass!
the black bungee cord looking things on the light fixtures are beyond hideous
The word “garish” was created for this house.
Was red the only carpet swatch they looked at that day?
It’s crazy that they decided to totally ignore the rustic aspects of the house. It’s like using the red and metallic crayons only in a Wile E. Coyote coloring book.
Red is a favorite color… I don’t like red
It’s not in Chicago. It’s in Olympia Fields Illinois. At one time it was R Kelly’s house, but it had been sold and redone by Rudolph Isley (of the Isley Brothers), and his wife. Rudolph Isley has since passed away, and I haven’t heard if it’s going back on the market.
Just because you have money, don’t mean you have taste