Comments on: Price It “Right” and It Sells Quickly: 2002 N. Howe in Lincoln Park

By: Under Contract In a Month and Now Sold: 2002 N. Howe in Lincoln Park

Under Contract In a Month and Now Sold: 2002 N. Howe in Lincoln Park — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:04:28 +0000

[…] See our prior chatter here. […]

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:29:07 +0000

Yes, bob, will I ever be glad to see “open” kitchens fade. I’d also like to see the “loft” fad fade.

Just wish these two ugly trends could have died before all the crud developers destroyed some of the most beautiful vintage courtyards in Rogers Park by gutting them and filling them with fake exposed brick, ductwork across the living room ceiling, cheap track light sets, and open kitchens right in the middle of the living room, like i really want to look at dirty dishes at dinner.

By: bjb

bjb — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:26:04 +0000

I think this is a decent price, does need updating, being next to the school and on armitage is a negative. For me the small bedrooms would be the deal killer, but I think this is a fair price for the area, being that close to Armitage corridor and Oz Park is pretty sweet and it faces Howe not Armitage.

There are not many cheaper condos in this area so the supply of any 2/bedrooms sub $500k (w/parking) is probably really low.

By: anon (tfo)

anon (tfo) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:53:49 +0000

Also, would anyone actually *like* to share an alley with a high school?

By: anon (tfo)

anon (tfo) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:39:15 +0000

“I can’t tell what floor this is on”

It’s Unit #2N. Suspect it’s 2d floor, north side of the building.

“I doubt this is 1600 sq ft….I’d guess 1250-1300.”

The whole building (6-flat, no?) is about 2600 (to maybe 2700) SF. deduct for stairwells/interior hallways, each unit is likely no more than 1300 SF.

By: JPS

JPS — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:18:24 +0000

I doubt this is 1600 sq ft….I’d guess 1250-1300.

By: tess

tess — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:41:15 +0000

I can’t tell what floor this is on. Anyone know?
Also, the kitchen seems oddly placed and quite small in the photo.

By: Ze Carioca

Ze Carioca — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:22:31 +0000

Funny… I couldn’t imagine not having an open kitchen but find it senseless to have it open into a dining room and not living/family room. On top of this, for this property, It’s not much of an open kitchen if you are pressed between the island and oven with piss poor sightlines of the room it is supposed to be opening into.

By: Sonies

Sonies — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Still seems high priced to me… is that their own backyard? Or is that shared?

By: anonny

anonny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:37:33 +0000

Bob - I agree: I hate open kitchens (but could tolerate one open to just a dining room). My point was that, because this kitchen is open and because the current island is beyond ugly, the new owners will no doubt be eager to update the island (and yes, something of the wood/granite sort, as seen in thousands of other 2/2’s, would be a huge improvement).