Archive for the 'Kenwood' Category

From Co-Op to Condos For This Vintage Kenwood Highrise: 5000 S. East End

We have often chattered about the differences between co-ops and condos but after decades as a co-op building, 5000 S. East End in Kenwood has decided to become condos. From Crain’s in January 2011: “The cooperative that owns a 28-story vintage apartment tower in Kenwood borrowed $3 million from Harris Bank as part of a […]

For Modern Fans: A 3-Bedroom Atrium Townhouse Is Available in Kenwood: 1380 E. Madison Park

This 3-bedroom in the Atrium Townhouses on Madison Park at 1380 E. Madison Park in Kenwood has been on the market since April 2011. In that time it has been reduced $11,000. Designed by Y.C. Wong, known as a Mies van der Rohe protege, in 1961, the townhouse has floor to ceiling windows that open […]

Full Floor 4-Bedroom Vintage Beauty Sells: 5012 S. Woodlawn in Kenwood

We last chattered about this vintage 4-bedroom full floor unit at 5012 S. Woodlawn in Kenwood in November 2010. See our prior chatter here. Some of you lamented that this was located in Kenwood and not on the north side and that that would affect its resale value. The unit recently sold for $425,000– or […]

From Boarded Up to a Brand New Greystone Mansion in Kenwood: 4401 S. Berkeley

This 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 4401 S. Berekely has been through quite the transformation in the last year. The house, built in 1893 with a limestone exterior, had been on the market since December 2006. Originally listed in 2006 for $479,000 it finally sold in April 2010 for $150,000. From the one picture in the […]

A Full Floor 4-Bedroom Vintage Beauty in Kenwood: 5012 S. Woodlawn

This top floor 4-bedroom condo at 5012 S. Woodlawn in South Kenwood has more square footage at 3800 square feet than most single family homes. Built in 1926, the unit retains many of the vintage features of that era including a barrel vaulted ceiling in the hallway, crown molding, cove molding and a marble fireplace […]

The Kenwood 5-Bedroom Greystone Under $400K: 4358 S. Berkeley

This 5-bedroom vintage greystone at 4358 S. Berkeley in Kenwood recently came on the market. Built in 1883, the house still has the original staircase. It is on a corner 26×125 lot. While there is central air, there is, however, no garage. The listing says there was a complete gut rehab in 94/95. The top […]

A True Chicago Greystone Complete With Coach House: 4559 S. Ellis in North Kenwood

Some properties call themselves greystones but this 8-bedroom single family home and coach house at 4559 S. Ellis in North Kenwood truly deserves the greystone name. Built in 1893, it has 3 fireplaces including one in the master bedroom. It’s also on a 75×150 lot which the listing says you can subdivide. But why would you want […]

The Obamas Get New Neighbors: 5040 S. Greenwood in Kenwood Sells

We last chattered about this 8-bedroom vintage home at 5040 S. Greenwood in Kenwood in September 2009 when it first came on the market with a “negotiable” price (i.e. no listing price but somewhere between $1.5 million and $2.5 milliion.) Photos by: Wayne Cable/Selfmadephoto.com  See our prior chatter here. The 6000 square foot house had […]

Live Above the Stables in Kenwood: 4935.5 S. Greenwood

A 3-bedroom coach house just came on the market at 4935.5 S. Greenwood in Kenwood. Designed by Daniel Burnham, the 4400 square foot residence has a 3 bedroom apartment on the second floor and stables and a former carriage area on the first floor. The listing says it could be additional living space or kept […]

The President’s Neighbor Tests the Market: 5040 S. Greenwood in Kenwood

Would it be cool to live on President’s Obama’s block in Kenwood? What about right next door? That scenario is now a possibility as 5040 S. Greenwood, which sits directly north of the President’s home in Kenwood, just came on the market. Photos by: Wayne Cable/Selfmadephoto.com  Matt Garrison, at the Garrison Group at Coldwell Banker, has […]