In a season 1 episode of "Windy City Rehab," which can be streamed on HGTV or Max, Alison Victoria and her then-business partner Donovan Eckhardt tackled a fourplex in Chicago's Lincoln Park area. The property was purchased for $850,000, with the team putting in an additional $570,000 for renovation costs. While Victoria and Eckhardt did decide to maintain the four-unit layout of the property, they decided to install a washer and dryer unit and opted for high-ended finishes, which really stretched their budget.
As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, the original "Windy City Rehab" episode concluded with Victoria reporting that the Lincoln Park house sold for $2.2 million, resulting in a $740,000 profit. However, at some point, the on-screen graphic was changed to reflect a $1,567,000 selling point and a significantly lower profit of $147,000. There might've been a potential buyer that prompted the original price point that was featured, but that wasn't the deal that ended up going through in the end.
While the show wants to portray an easy-breezy renovation story with timely beats, the property was likely more difficult to sell than the "Windy City Rehab" hosts originally expected. Several months later, Victoria's boyfriend, Michael Marks, swept in to purchase the property, saving the HGTV star from being out nearly two million dollars.
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