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  • Ferris Bueller Glass House Sells for $1.06 Million

    The glass and steel house featured in the 1986 iconic film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, finally sold after being on the market for more than five years.

    According to real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker Previews International, the beyond-cool, two-story home located in the Highland Park area of Chicago sold for $1.06 million.

    One would imagine the house — designed by James Speyer and David Haid — would sell quickly but apparently the downward trend in the real estate market in the past few years delayed the sale of the house.

    Craig Hogan, director of Coldwell Banker Previews International, the brokerage’s luxury division, said the house sold at half the original listing price of $2.3 million.

    The Ben Rose Home that Hogan describes as “two glass cubes that are positioned over a ravine,” is often featured as one of the most interesting homes in the Chicago area.

    “You have to want to live there,” Hogan said. “Fortunately, we found a couple who do — they’re in love with that style.”

    The house was featured as a garage holding a Ferrari in the John Hughes film.

    In the film, Ferris (Matthew Broderick) and his friend Cameron decide to play hooky from school, steal the car and take it for a joyride around Chicago. They later crash the Ferrari into the house.

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  • Ferris Bueller House Sells For $1.06 million

    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is one of those movies that is referenced so frequently, that you just can’t afford not to watch it.

    One of the most memorable scenes from the movie is when Ferris and his best friend Cameron decide to take Cameron’s father’s Ferrari convertible for a joyride.

    Cameron is reluctant at first and stresses to Ferris the amount of trouble he would be in if his father found out they had even touched the car.

    He eventually goes along with the idea and the two drive the car around Chicago before it crashes through the glass walls of Cameron’s home.

    While everyone loved the car, many people also appreciated the amazing home where it was kept. That home recently went up for sale and sold for $1.06 million.

    The house went on the market a little over five years ago, but the owners had a hard time selling it because of the bad real estate market and the design of the house. While the house is unique. it is not everyone’s cup of tea and fewer people were interested than what the owners expected.

    Eventually a couple fell in love with the house and decided to buy it. The names of the buyers were not available, but they managed to snag the home at a price half the original listing price of $2.3 million.

    The beautiful two-building property was designed by A. James Speyer, a protege of architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and David Haid.

    What is your favorite scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

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