HGTV 's Alison Victoria Has Finally Sold Her Chicago Home Caught Up in Legal Troubles for $2.15M
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Windy City Rehab designer Alison Victoria has sold her Chicago home for $2.15 million after it was caught up in her legal troubles last year.
The HGTV first listed her five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom home for $2.295 million with Ryan Preuett of Jameson Sothebys International Realty in September 2020. But, according to the Chicago Tribune, it was removed from the market amid a lawsuit from Victoria's former clients later that year.
It was relisted in May 2021, removed again in July, and finally just sold in a private deal, real estate agent Vincent Anzalone confirmed to the outlet.
The single-family property boasts a number of notable amenities, including a two-car garage, a theater room with a wet bar, a private rooftop deck and an outdoor kitchen — which is home to a wood-fired brick pizza oven and a built-in grill.
B.R. Lillie Photography Alison Victoria's Chicago home
Meanwhile, the kitchen is filled with custom cabinetry, a waterfall-edge marble island and opens up into an intimate family room, which has its own fireplace.
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B.R. Lillie Photography Alison Victoria's Chicago home
In addition to boasting plenty of natural light and high ceilings, the property also has a huge amount of space for a city home.
The main bedroom, which takes up half of the home's second floor, has its own oversized walk-in-closet as well as a luxurious marble bathroom, which houses both a marble steam shower and a bathtub. There are also three additional en-suite bedrooms.
B.R. Lillie Photography Alison Victoria's Chicago home
The listing came at a challenging time for the famous designer.
According to court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE, Anna and James Morrissey, who purchased a house featured on season 1 of the HGTV series, filed a motion on Oct. 8, 2020 to prevent Victoria from "dissipating her assets, including selling any property which she owns or controls."
B.R. Lillie Photography Alison Victoria's Chicago home
The Morrisseys' filing alleged that Victoria recently transferred ownership of the home to a new company, which she co-owns, and then listed the property for sale. The couple claimed this was done to "fraudulently conceal" her assets and requested an injunction that would prevent her from selling it.
B.R. Lillie Photography Alison Victoria's Chicago home
Victoria's attorney Daniel Lynch opposed the motion and, according to him, a Chicago court has sided with the star. The Morrissey's lawsuit is ongoing, according to the Tribune.
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The homeowners first filed a lawsuit against Victoria, her former business partner Donovan Eckhardt, and others in December 2019.
According to the original complaint, the $1.36 million home they purchased has faced "leaks and water penetration" from the windows, walls and ceilings — including an upstairs shower that allegedly "drained through the kitchen ceiling whenever it was used." A "crooked" front door, crumbling exterior mortar, issues with garage floor and roof were also cited in the legal document.
HGTV Alison Victoria and Donovan Eckhardt
The property's rehabilitation was chronicled on a January 2019 episode of the show, with stand-in actors reacting to the remodel's reveal since the Morrisseys did not want to appear on camera, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Attorneys for the Morrisseys declined to comment at the time.
On season 2 of Windy City Rehab, which aired its finale last October, viewers saw Victoria react to the legal actions taken against her and Eckhardt, which also include a second lawsuit from another couple that was filed in April 2020.
