The Perfect South Loop Location for a Townhouse? 1352 S. State
The townhouses in the Dearborn Park II development, at 1352 S. State, were built before the South Loop was considered trendy.
This 2-bedroom doesn’t skimp on square footage. It boasts 2000 square feet with a 1-car garage and room for another car out front.
Built in 1991, it has skylights, a fireplace and a side-by-side washer/dryer.
It’s also in an outstanding location to now enjoy all that the South Loop has become as it’s within walking distance of restaurants, the supermarket and the soon-to-be opening movie theater (and someday- shops) on Roosevelt Road in the Roosevelt Collection.
Fred Scovell at Rubloff has the listing. See the pictures and the virtual tour here.
See the property’s website here.
1352 S. State: 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2000 square feet, 1 car parking
- I couldn’t find an original sales price but it looks like there has only been 1 owner since the early 1990s
- Originally listed in April 2009 for $539,000
- Still listed at $539,000
- Assessments of $65 a month
- Taxes of $5080
- Central Air
- Third parking spot available for $10k
11 x 14 master bedroom? I’d guess this will sell in the mid 400s
You know you have curb appeal when the entrance to your house can be tagged with graffiti.
I noticed the openness to State Street in the photo. What about security?
SS, so no one has curb appeal? I am pretty sure you could walk up to 90 percent of the homes in the world and put some paint on them and walk away.
seems like a nice place.
It seems far enough away from the Ickes homes (at least a mile) that grafitti would be a non-issue. Especially after the Ickes homes are torn down which seems like a definite go these days.
What are the ickes homes? I like this place. It’s a great condo alternative for dog owners or anyone wanting a little extra space without having to look outside the area.
lauren,
The Harold Ickes homes are a large CHA project at 2400 S State. Definitely worth noting for places further south in the S Loop but not that big of an issue this far north I’d imagine.
The city is working to tear them down quickly, too: http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/CHA_to_bulldoze_six_Ickes_bulidings,23675
Ickes Homes is one of three or four Chicago Housing Authority complexes within two miles that send children to the local public schools & parks “who are reared altogether differently than you or I were” according to my grandmother, who I agree with. The asking price for this 20 year old townhouse is about the same as University Village townhomes, less than 5 years old.
I was referring to the garage door in the front. Taggers hit garage doors.
Departingsuburbssoon:
where do you live and where are you moving? I think I’m noticing a reverse trend of suburbs to city
This is a joke. My friend just bought a better place in Lincoln Park. 3 floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 car parking, NO ASSESSMENTS, and a beautiful patio for about 400k.
500k for a very similar place in the south loop? Yeah right.
The garage door doesn’t face State street. I don’t think that being more than a mile from a public housing project is really an issue here.
“This is a joke. My friend just bought a better place in Lincoln Park. 3 floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 car parking, NO ASSESSMENTS, and a beautiful patio for about 400k.
500k for a very similar place in the south loop? Yeah right.”
Where in Lincoln Park? 400k for that sounds too good to be true.
I live across the street from here. It’s a great neighborhood. No one who lives in those townhomes enters or exits on state street. There is only one way you can drive into the subdivision, and that’s on 14th, so there is never anyone there who shouldn’t be. There are also private, gated courtyards inside of dearborn park, giving it a suburban feel in the middle of the city. Besides the three parks in dearborn park I and II, there is also the south loop elementary school, whose district has been redrawn to exclude the kids from the Ickes and is seeing an increase of enrollment. There is a lot of green space in the area and it is very, very dog and family (read kid) friendly. Walk through at any time of day and you will most likely see people of all heritages walking their dogs and/or pushing strollers. It is a truly diverse area.
It’s a shame some people (mostly transplants) define Chicago as area between North avenue to Irving Park, the lake to Ashland.
The Ickes. Brings back memories. I visited with a friend back in the day. Was (is?) a crazy place.
I’m surprised it is still there. For some reason I thought it had been torn down.
I should venture out of the northside sometime maybe. 🙂
homedelete:
I’m in Buffalo Grove which iirc is approx. your old neighborhood. I came here from Beverly/ south side of Chicago for schools & I lean toward renting downtown until I find the deal I can’t refuse. My favorite fish out of water story is when I complimented my then 12 yr olds 1st report card here he replied that his best friend who is asian said his grades were soft and if they didn’t improve a lot his parents wouldn’t let them hang out any more. My kids graduated from Stevenson HS where competition & resources helped them maximize SAT results resulting in admission to great colleges.
“homedelete,
where do you live and where are you moving? I think I’m noticing a reverse trend of suburbs to city”
I think you will be seeing suburban groups heading back to the city. Our family/friends/neighbors started at Roosevelt and Ashland in the 20’s, Roseland 50’s, South Holland 60’s, Dyer In 90’s. Now some are moving further south for cheaper and bigger property and homes. Some and myself are feel that rubber band pulling us back. With a 30 min commute each way for work, weekend events, shows, and great restaurants all makes us wonder ” do I need a 4000sqf home and 2 acres of grass to cut? ” I’m looking at the southloop mainly for it’s quick access in and out ( by car, sometimes quicker IND to southloop than southloop to gold coast)It’s also funny to see that most with “in-towns” soon end up moving back downtown. Like my fathers said ” It’s not the same Chicago that I left in ’68 “
“Where in Lincoln Park? 400k for that sounds too good to be true.”
A few blocks away (east) from the Belmont stop.
“It’s a shame some people (mostly transplants) define Chicago as area between North avenue to Irving Park, the lake to Ashland.”
Yeah because nobody from the West Loop is a transplant..
So in Lake View then, not Lincoln Park?
“Where in Lincoln Park? 400k for that sounds too good to be true.”
A few blocks away (east) from the Belmont stop.
What is the exact address for the 400K place which is few blocks from the Belmont stop? Is there a website or some pics for that place?