Get a 3-Bedroom Townhouse in Lakeview for Under $400,000: 3847 N. Fremont

This 3-bedroom fee simple townhouse at 3847 N. Fremont in Lakeview has been on the market since March 2011.

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In that time, it has been reduced $49,100.

The main living/dining/kitchen space is on the second floor, with 2 bedrooms on the third floor and the third bedroom (or family room) on the top floor.

The townhouse has a front patio but also a private rooftop deck off the third bedroom/family room.

There is an attached garage and central air.

The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.

The baths are marble.

The townhouse is now listed $6,000 under the 2004 purchase price.

Is this a deal for a 3-bedroom townhouse in this location?

Carrie Georgitsis at Redfin has the listing. See the pictures here.

3847 N. Fremont: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1800 square feet, attached garage

  • Sold in March 1989 for $210,000
  • Sold in June 1992 for $215,000
  • Sold in July 1997 for $226,000
  • Sold in June 2000 for $333,000
  • Sold in August 2004 for $405,000
  • Sold in August 2007 for $432,000
  • Originally listed in March 2011 for $449,000
  • Reduced
  • Currently listed for $399,900
  • Assessments of $100 a month
  • Taxes of $6833
  • Central Air
  • Bedroom #1: 12×12 (third floor)
  • Bedroom #2: 12×10 (third floor)
  • Bedroom #3: 16×11 (fourth floor)
  • Rooftop Deck: 12×14

45 Responses to “Get a 3-Bedroom Townhouse in Lakeview for Under $400,000: 3847 N. Fremont”

  1. Eeek!!! Crib alert! No wonder Sabrina calls it ‘cribchatter’! Virtually every property listed in the GZ has a crib in the 2nd bedroom, and, we’re talking about houses in the slang as ‘cribs’! Nice double meaning there Sabrina, impressive.

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  2. lol!

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  3. This is considered Wrigleyville or Irving Park, not Lakeview right? Anyway, I think this location is pretty good. Close to the lake and the red line. The only thing that really sets this place back is the fact that if you’re on the main level, you either have to walk upstairs or downstairs to use the rest room, and the main bathroom is going to be shared by both bedrooms (unless someone wants to walk down 2 flights of stairs to take a shower). Other than that, it seems like a good price point. I bet it sells for $385K.

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  4. I wonder why people seem to think they need so much space. How would it be hard to raise a kid or two in this *crib*?

    Don’t shoot me for asking but why aren’t the schools in lakeview better than what they are?

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  5. Wow, this has traded hands quite frequently…

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  6. “This is considered Wrigleyville or Irving Park, not Lakeview right?”

    Considered by whom?

    It is definitely W’ville, definitely Lakeview and definitely *not* Irving Park (which is entirely west of the river). Some might tar it with an Uptown brush, but wouldn’t be correct.

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  7. I have to wonder if they bought this before or after Countrywide stock started to go haywire. That was when the canary in the coal mine started to freak out. It died a year later. I think the day it started was between August 6-9 2007 forgot specifically.

    They aren’t getting out of this with only a 6k loss–they wanted to play with big money and they’re going to sit tight or lose big money. Check out MLS 07849297 for a sneak peek of where valuations are headed.

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  8. Looking to buy on August 31st, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    Wrigleyville is a section in Lakeview.

    It’s not “hard” to raise a kid in here, it’s just not as desirable if better alternatives exist.

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  9. “Eeek!!! Crib alert! No wonder Sabrina calls it ‘cribchatter’! Virtually every property listed in the GZ has a crib in the 2nd bedroom”

    Thats a prop, its just a staging crib so potential buyers get the feel for where their baby will sleep. If that was a real crib the babies name would have been painted above it.

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  10. i used to live right around the corner from this. great area. anyone remember the mexican grocery store? Is rick’s cafe still under the el? that place was excellent

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  11. “Wow, this has traded hands quite frequently…”

    probably because the demographic buying shitty narrow townhomes in wrigleyville is the same that changes their entire wardrobe and clothing styles every time their newly 24 month leased BMW hits the 1 car garage and can’t stand to live in such squalor once they hit the jackpot and crap out a kid or two and want to move back to their homeland in the burbs where they grew up because they can’t afford daycare so the grandparents get to watch the kids

    wait, waht am I talking about?

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  12. Looking to buy on August 31st, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    “I have to wonder if they bought this before or after Countrywide stock started to go haywire. That was when the canary in the coal mine started to freak out. It died a year later. I think the day it started was between August 6-9 2007 forgot specifically.”

    Probably before. If they closed it August, they probably had everything locked up in July 2007.

    Heck, I closed on a place in August 2007. I paid less than the previous owner’s 2004 price from the developer, about 4%. I knew the market was going south, I just didn’t know it would be this bad.

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  13. I think sonies nailed it pretty good. Funny side note sonies the new Z4’s model is the 2.8i turbocharged 2.0 liter four cylinder replacing the current 3.0i’s inline six cylinder that actually has 3.0 liters of displacement.

    Will the DBs who buy new BMWs notice their model designation no longer refers to their engine displacement and they lost two cylinders? NOPE PROLLY NOT! 🙂

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  14. “Check out MLS 07849297 for a sneak peek of where valuations are headed.”

    To not be in a 2-unit association is completely worth $50k to me. Having 8 units would at least allow for a mediator if there were an issue.

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  15. Looking to buy on August 31st, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    “Will the DBs who buy new BMWs notice their model designation no longer refers to their engine displacement and they lost two cylinders? NOPE PROLLY NOT!”

    That’s always been the case.
    2006-2011
    328i = 3.0 liter
    335i = 3.0 liter

    2005 545i = 4.4 liter
    2006-2010 550i = 4.8liter

    750i = 4.8 liter.

    Does it matter, it hasn’t matched up for a while….

    All BMW engines are going forced induction with increased torque and torque is what sells.

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  16. they do that on the mercedes benz AMG cars too 5.5 liter V8 with a supercharger = 6.3

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  17. Bob, the new Z4 is faster than the old Z4 and gets better gas mileage. THOSE SUCKERS!

    The problem with this type of townhouse is that when you have young kids you really want all of the bedrooms on the same level.

    When the kids are 10 or 12 or older, having the master bedroom on a different level is great.

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  18. Looking to buy on August 31st, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Sorry, I just caught a mistake, the 2006 E90 was the 325 and 330. But, my point is most buyers do not know and it doesn’t make them a DB. That terms gets thrown out way too much….

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  19. “Don’t shoot me for asking but why aren’t the schools in lakeview better than what they are?”

    Blaine, Nettlehorst, Audubon?

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  20. Looking to buy on August 31st, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    “they do that on the mercedes benz AMG cars too 5.5 liter V8 with a supercharger = 6.3”

    Ok, my last post about cars…

    Yep you are correct. Although it went from E55 as a 5.5liter blown 8 to an E63 with a 6.2 liter natural asp to a E63 with 5.5 liter blown 8 again. All for fuel economy. Welcome to a new era.

    12year BMWCCA member here.

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  21. “Will the DBs who buy new BMWs notice their model designation no longer refers to their engine displacement and they lost two cylinders? NOPE PROLLY NOT!”

    BMW hasn’t gone with strict engine displacement model designation for quite some time. I have a friend with a loss leader (no options) 1999 323i with a 2.5L engine.

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  22. Who knows, Betty may live in Naperville. The center of the universe….

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  23. “Blaine, Nettlehorst, Audubon?”

    perhaps I got it wrong. I was going by what was listed on redfin for this house.

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  24. “What a stupig f#cking comment to make (and not only because people could give a sh!t about your personal experiences).”

    Welcome to cribchatter!

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  25. in a unit this narrow I’d be hesitant to invite my morbidly obese friend over.

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  26. homedelete –

    There is a large, new condo/commercial bldg where the Mexican store was. Emerald City cafe is under the Sheridan El: Very good eats, but a bit pricy. There is a new Walgreens going in at Sheridan and Irving where the old service station was.

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  27. This is Sabrina’s favorite street for some reason.

    More double lots on this street than anywhere in Lake View.

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  28. “perhaps I got it wrong. I was going by what was listed on redfin for this house.”

    Burley? I won’t bother to check CPS because Anon will look it up anyway.

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  29. Is the burrito house still on sheridan there? I used to love that place after 2 a.m. Before then, no deal.

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  30. BettyBoop there’s a new level of offensive right there.

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  31. Going by the listing info if it’s correct, it doesn’t seem that narrow to me,

    Living Room
    Size: 24X12

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  32. Yeah I dont get the autism comment. Try knowing anyone with an autistic child and how agonizing the first months and years of development are. It will tear your heart out.

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  33. wait, if 24 is the length, 12 is the width, I take back what I said.

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  34. If it is in Greeley as the listing states then that is probably what’s hurting it the most (and is possibly part of why they are selling). I think $350k would probably get it done though. And it’s a personal peeve of mine when selective/magnet schools are included on listings.

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  35. “And it’s a personal peeve of mine when selective/magnet schools are included on listings.”

    I’ve seen gold coast listings with “walk to Latin” in the listing. That is even worse.

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  36. the whole place is probably 12′ wide by 49′ or 50′ long add in some stairs and you ahve some real unspacious living. The 1800 sqft is probably counting either garage or deck space too.

    I hope the sound dampening between the walls is good and you don’t have loud neighbors, but that is probably another reason this place has sold so many times, because it sucks

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  37. The July 1997 buyer made out well, didn’t they?

    We had a similar experience, buying a 2-bedroom condo in LP in mid-1997 for $205,000 and selling it in 2002 for $320,000. Those were the days! (It’s probably only worth $300,000 today).

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  38. Man that kitchen wall is sad. It looks like a cheap space divider. Either open it up or close it properly.

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  39. “The July 1997 buyer made out well, didn’t they?”

    Depends what they bought after that. If they kept moving up, they might be seriously under water now.

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  40. “Depends what they bought after that. If they kept moving up, they might be seriously under water now.”

    They paid ~$550 for their next house, sold it for ~$850 in ’06, and don’t appear in Cook County as an owner again until 2010, when they paid $610 for a brick colonial in Evanston.

    Found part of the gap–paid $885k in ’06 in Barrington (basically in Fox River Grove, whatever that is), sold that for $750k in ’09 (“agent owned”).

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  41. Fox River Grove = down at the heel Lake Barrington, but you’re near/on the Fox River (lower Fox, nowhere near the Chain), so it evens out.

    I recently heard that Cary, one town over from Fox River Grove, has townhomes for sale in the $65k range.

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  42. “This is Sabrina’s favorite street for some reason.”

    What are you talking about?

    I’ve written about a property on Fremont a total of FIVE times in 4 years.

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  43. It’s in Greeley. Have to go all the way down to Addison to be in Nettelhorst.

    Is also proximity to Disney, though, so that’s almost certainly an option, too.

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  44. “What are you talking about?”

    Based on the rest of the comment, and the next, he meant to post it on the George thread.

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  45. honestly I have no idea who would buy such a tacky place at such a high price, maybe if jersey shore does a season filming in Chicago?

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