The 4-Bedroom Historic Old Edgebrook Colonial Revival: 6270 N. Louise in Forest Glen
Unlike most other neighborhoods, there’s actually quite a lot on the market in the Historic Old Edgebrook neighborhood of Forest Glen.
This 4-bedroom colonial revival at 6270 N. Louise came on the market in April 2012.
Built in 1924, it has many of its original details including a wood burning fireplace, french doors and crown molding.
The house still has the original butler pantry with built-ins.
The kitchen has granite counter tops and what looks like some stainless steel appliances.
Constructed on a non-standard Chicago lot measuring 100x100x127x75, it has central air and a 1-car garage.
Three of the 4 bedrooms are on the second floor with the fourth on the third floor. There is also a main floor family room and an unfinished basement.
The house has been reduced $30,000 since April 2012.
Is this a deal at $719,000 for this neighborhood?
Leonard Benefico at Koenig & Strey Real Living has the listing. (It is agent owned.) See the pictures here.
Or see it in person at the Open House on Sunday, June 10 from 2-4 PM.
6270 N. Louise: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3425 square feet, 1 car garage
- I couldn’t find an original purchase price
- Originally listed in April 2012 for $749,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed for $719,000
- Taxes of $10,857
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 28×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 15×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 12×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 14×13 (third floor)
- Family room: 18×12 (main level)
Only 2 baths? Not enough for the tortoises 🙂
Don’t know enough about the area to comment.
hate that its the first house on one of the only two inlet/outlet streets. but besides that the groovey has fell in love.
if the lundy house is still listed over this then the lundy place needs to drop way more as this is more updated and looks to be in better shape. lundy has more vintage but more work to make modern vintage.
“hate that its the first house on one of the only two inlet/outlet streets.”
why, increased traffic flow?
“hate that its the first house on one of the only two inlet/outlet streets.”
Groove is the anonny of Old Edgebrook. 50% of the houses are not in a satisfactory location for one reason or another.
There is so little traffic in/out of this little area, I don’t think being the first home in makes that big a deal although I would like to be further back.
Last I check Lundy was still on the market and this home blows that one out of the water. I’m surprised this hasn’t sold. I love this home, and think it is reasonably priced.
I really prefer Victorians too but I’d definitely take this over 6239 Lundy at $749,900 which needs far more work (although on a larger lot) and 6219 Lundy at $597,000 as an estate sale that needs plenty of work as well and even 6300 Louise at $879,000 although a much bigger home on a bigger lot but once again needs lots of work.
If you want an inexpensive victorian here’s one
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/5051-N-Springfield-Ave-60625/home/13494634
Groove can hopefully chime in about the area, i’m not too familiar with that part of North Park?
Lovely house, fabulous neighborhood. And a very respectable listing (a rare event). If I poke my head in on Sunday, I’ll report back. Groove, I think being a corner lot outweights being the first – I’d much rather this than be a couple houses in.
Icarus, the only reason it is cheap is the amount of work needed. I think the total investment in that house will be well more than the sale price. This home is pretty set to go and at this ask will most likely sell for under $700k.
Old Edgebrook is far nicer than North Park in my opinion too….
Interesting find though!
“50% of the houses are not in a satisfactory location for one reason or another.”
“why, increased traffic flow?”
“There is so little traffic in/out of this little area, I don’t think being the first home in makes that big a deal although I would like to be further back.”
Remember this is cribchatter and I by law need to, at minimum, post one negative about the subject property
“I really prefer Victorians too but I’d definitely take this over 6239 Lundy at $749,900”
its also the enclosed porch that irks me to no end on the lundy. this one on louise is by far the place i would choose. its saying something as we all know unique and victorians give me woody’s
Benjamon09, you are most likely correct. I haven’t seen the inside but the outside definitely needs a good landscaper to rescue it. The Springfield painted lady property would need to come down at least another $100K and have relatively good bones to be brought back to her glory years. But if you really like Queen Annes and want to live closer in the city, it might be the right project for someone.
“Old Edgebrook is far nicer than North Park in my opinion too….”
On this I agree
“i’m not too familiar with that part of North Park?”
i would not consider that north park.
i used to play ball indoors at the church there, it was a Carpet court!!!!!!
that area is shytie and given the shape of the house its overpriced for that shytie area.
still an awesome victorian i would love to see in its heyday.
“Blackberry75 (June 8, 2012, 1:12 pm) Lovely house, fabulous neighborhood. And a very respectable listing (a rare event). If I poke my head in on Sunday, I’ll report back. Groove, I think being a corner lot outweights being the first – I’d much rather this than be a couple houses in.”
Thanks Blackberry, i wont be able to swing by in am in the west loop on sunday. let me know what you think.
correct the corner lot in this spot is the most ideal
Icarus,
wasnt the freshman/sophomore annual football game at eugine when you were there? my sophomore it was at river because of Eugine flooding.
“its also the enclosed porch that irks me to no end on the lundy. this one on louise is by far the place i would choose. its saying something as we all know unique and victorians give me woody’s”
Groove, I think one day you and I may be fighting over the same house. I love Lundy’s lot but the enclosed porch and needed work kill it for me. Take this house https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/41742717 from Oak Park and put it on the Lundy lot and I’d do anything to own it! 🙂
“Take this house”
porch is to die for, but no turret=no go
porch and turret;
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Park/401-Forest-Ave-60302/home/13273037
Forest is nice on the outside but a horror inside. That is why even under $1M they can’t find a buyer.
A turret would be nice but a porch is far more important!
This place comes with pet deer!?!
Dude, Sweet!
Shama, when 6203 Lundy (in the neighborhood) was on the market it came with a pet rooster. I think that is the theme of the neighborhood!
“Forest is nice on the outside but a horror inside”
its dark and as that rental thing going. it more of an outside thing, the porch and turret and the double decker porch is icing on the cake.
If i wanted to stay in my current house i would have built a wrap around porch, groove loves him some wraparound
“groove loves him some wraparound”
In more than one way? 😉
I know the story of the pet rooster of the house on lundy. I was riding my bike one day a few years ago (as I often ride the north branch trail out of convenience) and I heard a rooster. I was like “wtf?” and I looked aorund there was a big ass rooster running through the yard. I saw a mom and a few kids there in the front yard with the rooster. I was like “is that a rooster” And the mom was like “yeah, we found a baby chicken running around the forest preserve, somebody must have set him loose, and my kids liked it so we kept the rooster”. I asked “What does the rooster do?” and she said “it just runs around the make noises, picks at bugs in the grass, some times it nips at the kids, it doesn’t really interact much, it’s just kind of there but we like it.” Then we both smiled and I rode off. That was probably 09′ maybe the summer of 2010, I don’t remember exactly.
“I was riding my bike one day a few years ago (as I often ride the north branch trail out of convenience) and I heard a rooster”
why and the heck if your riding would you “cut through” here? does not compute?
“I know the story of the pet rooster of the house on lundy. I was riding my bike one day a few years ago (as I often ride the north branch trail out of convenience) and I heard a rooster…”
I doubt you encounter heartwarming tableaux like these any longer, if you even have a place to ride your bike.
“why and the heck if your riding would you “cut through” here?”
Elston to Central to the North Branch trail head–easier to cut thru OE than circling thru the Caldwell-Devon intersection.
Groove, I ride p kostner to foster, then into the park and through the forest preserve on the dirt trail tO Indian head woods. Then i cross central and ride through old edgebrook til that little path next to th old pucinski family house that’s been torn down, I cross Devon and catch the paved trail for about a mile to bunker hill and I do a loop in the and then loop back. It’s about a 12 mile ride for me round trip. It’s a leisurely 90 minute ride. That’s how I know old edgebrook
“Elston to Central to the North Branch trail head–easier to cut thru OE than circling thru the Caldwell-Devon intersection.”
I when riding down central will take a louie at leigh and another at devon catch the beginning of the trail there. you have to cross central his way or mine, why not use the lights and not have to slow down. the exit path out of OE is not conductive to riding more than 5mph.
and from OIP easier just to stay on Elston till it meets milwaukee then catch the trail at weiland pool. I ride down the gannsette and catch it there.
also central is a bit scary as you have cars wizzing past you at 45 mph
“It’s about a 12 mile ride for me round trip. It’s a leisurely 90 minute ride.”
dear gosh man pick up the heart rate, my kid rides faster than that.
“my kid rides faster than that”
Is your kid even off his training wheels yet?
I like this place a lot. I also agree the listing agent did a good job with presentation. I don’t know the area well although I use Caldwell every once in a while. I might check out the open house, if not the area next time I am driving that way.
“Is your kid even off his training wheels yet?”
thats what makes it even more sad.
“Groove77 (June 8, 2012, 4:06 pm)
“It’s about a 12 mile ride for me round trip. It’s a leisurely 90 minute ride.”
dear gosh man pick up the heart rate, my kid rides faster than that.”
I’m primarily mountain biking on dirt through a forest preserve with unkempt trails and numerous unridable obstacles. 12 miles in 90 minutes is a reasonable pace! 12 miles in 90 mins on a road bike? Hurry up slow poke!!
The price sounds about right for this area. It’s a lovely, quiet area with a suburban feel and this house is huge and beautiful.
This is more than real estate wood. I want to put on some Keith Sweat on Groove’s turntables and make passionate love to this house all night long.
Surprised it hasn’t sold at this price in this market.
What is up with the lot south of this that looks like it’s its yard but apparently is not?
(401 Forest)
uh oh..
(Joseph Dunlop house)
Please pass the tissue…
I wish my neighbors owned a rooster. I like the cock-a-doodle-doing.
“I like the cock-a-doodle-doing.”
Jenny dear, that’s why we love you–you’re so full of half-truths.
Watch what you wish for, Jenny.
My mother once had a neighbor, an eccentric widow with the usual two dozen or so cats and a really loud rooster who crowed on schedule at 4:30 AM. People thought he was sort of cute at first, but after loosing that precious hour and half of sleep every morning for few months, some people were considering acts of mayhem against the rooster…and maybe the widow, too.
Regarding the rooster – that family was actually ahead of the curve regarding contemporary companion-animal ownership. I know someone who adopts “rescue” hens (from unscrupulous egg-farm owners) and shows off his menagerie on a social network.
“And the mom was like “yeah, we found a baby chicken running around the forest preserve, somebody must have set him loose, and my kids liked it so we kept the rooster”.
But she didn’t say it in spanish? Or are you doing some translation for us?
Bob, don’t be an idiot. Probably lawyers or something.
Keeping chickens is now trendy among those preparing for Peak Oil and people concerned about the quality and cost of their food, especially the quality. It’s nice to have your own eggs and know where your chicken comes from and how it was raised and fed, given abominable factory farm practices. I’m a bit of a “prepper” myself, though I am doing it in ways more appropriate for a single, middle-aged female apartment/condo dweller. Poultry stewardship is not for people who live in large apartment buildings or who don’t have the stomach to do their own slaughtering.
If I had a SF house and a lot more physical energy, I’d like a goat for companionship and milk, and would learn to make goat cheeses, which are the most delicious cheeses in the world.
Chickens are one thing and I know a few people who are raising them in the city. However this was a lone rooster. Completely pointless to have!
I would love to have a pet goat! Goats are silly and I met a few that could do tricks just like dogs. Sometimes I think I should move to a rural area. It’s too bad there aren’t as many job opportunities out there and that taking care of lots of animals takes a lot of work.
” I’d like a goat for companionship…”
“I like the cock-a-doodle-doing.”
LOL!
“Keeping chickens is now trendy among those preparing for Peak Oil and people concerned about the quality and cost of their food, ”
Not in a dense urban area, laura. Yeah if Juliana wants to do it out in Naperville good for her (oh and your ribfest sucks compared to the ones in the city, too), but if one of my neighbors has a rooster or chicken you better be damn sure I’ll be calling 311 and the police station at every available opportunity.
Want a rooster move to a fvcking area more in touch with nature. Bring one near me and I’m gonna say it’s being raise for cockfighting on my phone ins.
Chicken coops are filthy. Somehow the practice morphed from being a Third World imported problem (in places like Los Angeles (i.e. Mexicans)) to today a favored practice amongst aging hippies, SWPL liberals and the faux-farmer hipsters who know about “farmers markets”, but not actual farming.
Yeah, Ben, really dumb to keep a rooster. Now, if you add a couple of hens to the mix…
It might be niles, it might be northbrook, or west Chicago. Or Evanston.
“Not in a dense urban area, laura. Yeah if Juliana wants to do it out in Naperville good for her (oh and your ribfest sucks compared to the ones in the city, too).”
Didn’t the Tribune do a story not too long ago about people had chickens in cities like Evanston? It wasn’t out in “naperville”. It was the closer in suburbs.
Actually- just found this Sun-Times story about chicken-owners in Chicago. It’s legal in the city, Bob, so all your calls to 311 and the police would be for naught.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/6942644-418/city-of-chicken-coops.html
I think the featured house had good turnout at the open house. It was a beautiful day and I overlapped with a few other couples. My overall impression is that the house will struggle a bit more to find a buyer than I’d expected from the pictures and from the comments here. One the plus side, the yard is beautiful and large, the closets are very functional and the house has tons of storage (particularly in the unfinished basement). The master bedroom is huge and could easily fit an en suite bathroom (which would be a large plumbing project). The current owner raised three children in the house so the overall size/square footage is very good. A couple of the downsides are obvious from the listing but I didn’t fully appreciate them until I saw the house. First, the second floor has three bedrooms, and the fourth bedroom is on the third floor. The third floor feels tight because of a rather low ceiling, so it wouldn’t function well as the master bedroom. I’m not a fan of that configuration – to me a four bedroom house needs to either have four bedrooms on the second floor, or a third floor that can hold a master suite. The home is agent owned, which always makes it slightly awkward when viewing (I was a little unsure about opening closets and cabinets, feeling a bit like a snoop). The kitchen is small and the work area is entirely closed off from the other rooms on the first floor. It feels very separated. The house felt dark, and has a one car garage. That was what stood out to me. I do think it is priced well for the size, and I wish I knew better how it compares to other homes in the Edgebrook neighborhood. I think there is a premium attached to OE, but I’m not sure that outweighs the negatives. Though I’m looking at it from the perspective of a family of 5 – a family of 4 would probably not have any issue with the layout.
I’d rather live in Wilmette.
Thanks Blackberry75,
When you say dark, is it because the decor and wood trimmings? The light fixtures? or really a lack of natural light?
Redfin agent noted something like the yard is deceiving as its smaller that what it looks like because its actually the neighbors. is this true?
Personally i like sectioned off kitchens ass the noise and smells stay in the kitchen. But does the kitchen seem smaller than the pics?
some older houses did do lower ceiling heights on the second floor, for heating reasons. But how low are we talking here?
basement? Unfinished basements always worry me/red flag me. To me it says, it floods or seepage so much why waste money finishing and constantly re-finishing. Did you get the vibe (or smell) here?
“some older houses did do lower ceiling heights on the second floor, for heating reasons. But how low are we talking here?”
Thought same on first read—BB75 was refering to the 3d floor not having high enough ceilings for a good master suite. Seemed no complaints about 2d floor ceiling height.
“Thought same on first read—BB75 was refering to the 3d floor not having high enough ceilings for a good master suite. Seemed no complaints about 2d floor ceiling height.”
reread and see it now. assuming third floor was an attic converted, then low heights is expected.
Re: Light and Dark, I would say part of it could be fixed with additional lamps and better (non-yellowing) bulbs. But the windows are not all full-sized, and the rooms with the most windows are rather small (a sun room on the first floor and an office off of the master bedroom on the second floor). The actual bedrooms, along with the living room and kitchen, felt like they had very little natural light. I’m used to double hungs – I think these were more like small casements (but they looked original and in good shape – they were beautiful windows).
Redfin agent noted something like the yard is deceiving as its smaller that what it looks like because its actually the neighbors. is this true? This is true. The lot line runs somewhere down the middle, though the two houses have agreed to share a fence and I suspect lawn care duties. Pure speculation, but I can’t imagine its a “your kids play on your side and mine will play on ours” arrangement, but I guess that depends on the neighbors! But even with that factor, I still think there is a very large amount of grass on this parcel.
Personally i like sectioned off kitchens ass the noise and smells stay in the kitchen. But does the kitchen seem smaller than the pics? The kitchen is exactly as large as the picture shows – nothing is hidden. Some, but not a ton, of upper cabinets, and not a great deal of counterspace. Given the fact that there are two doorways, I’m not sure you could add anything to the wall that currently has the eat-in table.
some older houses did do lower ceiling heights on the second floor, for heating reasons. But how low are we talking here? Second floor is fine – same as first floor I think. Third floor is low. Third floor felt more like guest quarters/play room or teenager bedroom than awesome master suite.
basement? Unfinished basements always worry me/red flag me. To me it says, it floods or seepage so much why waste money finishing and constantly re-finishing. Did you get the vibe (or smell) here? Not at all – smelled perfectly fine, seemed actually very nice for being unfinished. I’d rather do laundry there than in my basement. I suspect it could be finished, but the owner just never got around to it. He did mention a number of improvements he did make (adding the second full bath on the first floor, electrical and plumbing upgrades, and the kitchen), so I suspect he left something for the next owner, as he should! With three floors of finished living space, it can be hard to justify the finished basement.
thank you again Blackberry75,
kind of disappointed i missed the open house now. there was another in that area i wanted to check out, this one actually in my price range though
You should make an appointment – since it is agent owned, my guess is that it is pretty easy to get in and see it, even if you’re not working with your own agent. In fact in the case of an agent owned house, I think a buyer not working with an agent would be a nice windfall for both parties. I hope I didn’t come across as overly negative – like many on this site, I have my personal, highly specific lens through which I evaluate properties. This is a lovely home, and I’m sure it will find a buyer. I’ve been told that OE goes through waves – people tend to stay for many decades, but then there are periods where the older generation moves on and the younger ones move in. If that’s true, I’d say its experiencing one of those waves now and, with the market where its at, I think it is a good time to jump.
Groove,
You want a Victorian with a turret and two story porch? Did you hop on this one for a cool $100k off list? 🙂
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Park/222-Forest-Ave-60302/home/13271523?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=listings_update&utm_source=myredfin
“Groove,
You want a Victorian with a turret and two story porch? Did you hop on this one for a cool $100k off list”
Nope, should have jumped on the wrap around though. groove loves him some wrap around
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Park/416-N-Maple-Ave-60302/home/13273777
“You should make an appointment – since it is agent owned,”
way out of my price range, would rather not waste folks time on the premise of just being a lookie lou.
i love OE but as my wife points out there would not be enough people for me to talk to and bother
Groove, i’m confused. Are you actively looking as we are or keeping an eye open in case something good comes along? I was under the impression you had bought…i take it you found a house to rent short term?
We aren’t finding anything we like either so either our expectations are off base or the sellers have still listed too high. Or we have to buy in the suburbs. ugh!
“Nope, should have jumped on the wrap around though. groove loves him some wrap around”
I thought no turret was a no-go. Which is more important wrap around or turret?
“I thought no turret was a no-go. Which is more important wrap around or turret?”
A wrap around does make up for lack of a thick turret. But would choose a thick turret than over wraparound.
“We aren’t finding anything we like either so either our expectations are off base or the sellers have still listed too high.”
i find the stuff you would pay market price for ISN’T on the market. and the stuff that you would buy is below market price is on the market but at higher than market price.
[groove continuing double entendre]
heh.
forget the wiki, i’m gonna work on the Groove Translater
“i find the stuff you would pay market price for ISN’T on the market. and the stuff that you would buy is below market price is on the market but at higher than market price.”
“[groove continuing double entendre]
heh.”
i enjoy it even though it can perceive me batting for the other team. i will always take long lengths to be able to work the the word wraparound into conversation.
(sorry did it again)
The best is when you can find both! I’ll keep looking for you Groove! 😉
“A wrap around does make up for lack of a thick turret. But would choose a thick turret than over wraparound.”
“forget the wiki, i’m gonna work on the Groove Translater”
Take out the first “is” and I think you can figure out the rest from there….
“i enjoy it even though it can perceive me batting for the other team.”
It’s ok to have switched teams a few times…unless Dan is around….
“(sorry did it again)”
You didn’t work into the second half, which I found more amusing than the first.
“You didn’t work into the second half”
yes i did …’i will always take long lengths’…
““forget the wiki, i’m gonna work on the Groove Translater”
Take out the first “is” and I think you can figure out the rest from there….”
benji IS correct icarus, take out the first IS.
until i get paid to post here i will not apologize nor proofread my grammar, spelling, and general sense making.
“It’s ok to have switched teams a few times…unless Dan is around”
it not that i purposely switch teams it just i get constantly traded due to lack of performance living up to hype. (see mike bibi)
I meant this:
“i find the stuff you would pay market price for ISN’T on the market. and the stuff that you would buy is below market price is on the market but at higher than market price.”
“I meant this:”
I’m pretty sure someone is an entendre savant; can’t decide if it’s groove or @fo.
“forget the wiki, i’m gonna work on the Groove Translater”
The haircutting series is surprisingly salacious. Then again, I pay $6 for my haircut.
“it not that i purposely switch teams it just i get constantly traded due to lack of performance living up to hype.”
Doesn’t sound too good for the wife…
“Doesn’t sound too good for the wife”
she has been trying to trade me for years, its hurting here salary cap. im on the downward spiral during the end of my career and no other team wants to trade due to my backend loading of my contract. she could amnesty me but see’s it as am a good enough bench player so riding the pine is the best scenario.
what no love for the “riding the pine” innuendo?
Everything must die at some point….
Time to start new innuendo on another thread.
“Everything must die at some point….”
nothing a little blue pill and some internet video couldnt solve.
this awesome place sold for 685k
Thanks for the update, Groove! I was looking for this home recently and couldn’t find it….I figured it had just been taken off the market. Seems a fair price.