2-Bedroom Top Floor Vintage Beauty in Graceland West: 1466 W. Warner
This 2-bedroom vintage unit at 1466 W. Warner in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview was first listed for sale in January 2009.
It was then withdrawn in November of 2009 but came back on the market last September at a reduced price.
This top floor condo is now listed $45,000 under the 2005 purchase price.
At 1400 square feet it has a full-sized dining room along with two bathrooms.
The kitchen has a chef’s range and stainless steel appliances.
The unit has space pak cooling, in-unit washer/dryer and parking appears to be included.
Robert Darrow at @Properties has the listing. See more pictures here.
Unit #3E: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1400 square feet
- Sold in July 2001 for $299,000
- Sold in August 2005 for $380,000
- Originally listed in January 2009 for $399,000
- Listing removed in November 2009 when listed at $360,000
- Re-listed in September 2010 for $335,000
- Currently still listed at $335,000
- Assessments of $315 a month (includes heat)
- Taxes of $5488
- Space pak cooling
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Parking included
- Bedroom #1: 12×11
- Bedroom #2: 10×12
- Dining room: 19×12
Parking does not seem to be included – it is listed as “Garage Parking $135/month” Otherwise, nice place.
I like the apt, the building, and the neighborhood. Nice space and light, and dig the subway tile. Space pak is a nice plus, and garage parking is huge. Are those all the same cabinets? Why paint some, but not all? Give it another bedroom, move it one block south into Blaine, get the taxes down to about 3800, and it’s a nice option for a small family determined to live in a yuppie hood who can’t afford a SFH. Gotta also be cool with doing specials for projects, tho, cuz assessments of 315 that include heat on a vintage building = no reserves.
Nice building and unit.
How is that a “chef’s range”? Is that really a “built-in” refrigerator? Neither look it to me (tho the fridge is a cabinet front), but it’s not a good pic for judging.
One for HD–
Price history on 1W:
http://chicago.blockshopper.com/property/14173090551004/1466_w_warner_unit_1w/
Sucks to be that 08 buyer, huh?
Very nice unit. If only the master bedroom’s wood work was not painted.
I think this one must sell given the charm and reasonable assessment/taxes. But then again what do I know : )
anon, i think we’ve determined that for a real-TORE, a “chef’s kitchen” is one that, say, “has appliances” or “may contain cutlery”
ergo, a “chef’s range” is realtor-speak for “one that can produce heat to cook food”
Six comments about the actual listing…what’s happening? This is great.
“Price history on 1W:”
That is a 2200 sf duplex down, tho.
Tho, that doesn’t really help when 1E sold for $392 in Apr-09. Having listed for $469 in Jan-09. Over 35% off in 8 months. Ouch.
“Six comments about the actual listing…what’s happening? This is great.”
You broke the string, Lisa. We were trying for a record.
Yeah, I saw that too. I am hoping that 1E and 1W are not identical size/layout.
Take a look at how just about every unit has sold 2-3 times since the 01 conversion, and remember Sabrina’s repeated point about how long people really stay in a condo (vs. how long they think they will).
“I am hoping that 1E and 1W are not identical size/layout.”
Based on the Redfin closed listings (I’d post links, but (1) you need to be registered + logged in, and (2) it’ll be in moderation), they are both 2200 SF, the room sizes are (basically) the same and they are described in essentially the same way.
1E claimed an ass of $321, v. $335 for 1W, so it’s probably slightly different.
so basically painting your trim (easy to replace by the way) is the deathknell for vintage lovers?
‘so basically painting your trim (easy to replace by the way) is the deathknell for vintage lovers?”
Why do you say that?
because everyone whines about the trim being painted on this site
My you are in a fowl mood today Sonies : )
Sharp unit. Too bad there’s no parking.
Yes, paining old growth hardwood makes a vintage lover go limp…
I think its the quality of the trim that gets painted is the real problem. A lot of that trim in the older homes is old world hardwood from trees up north with distinctive patterns and master mill work. All that wood, except for a few protected areas, has been logged over three or four times.
“because everyone whines about the trim being painted on this site”
missed miumiu’s comment on the trim.
“My you are in a fowl mood today Sonies : )”
Is he acting more like a chicken, a goose or a turkey?
What’s with the kitchen? You have your white cabinets, your brown ones and then the black granite. Some SS appliances and then some with the white wood inlays. It looks like they took 3 kitchens and tried to combine them.
Chef’s kitchen? No. Dr. Frankensteins? Perhaps.
“Is he acting more like a chicken, a goose or a turkey?”
He is being cocky and seems to be in abad mood so I thought I could play with the word. I guess my try a humor was not successful…hehe
“He is being cocky and seems to be in abad mood so I thought I could play with the word. I guess my try a humor was not successful…hehe”
So, chicken. I assume a small one, what with the sno-pocalypse coming.
“Yes, paining old growth hardwood makes a vintage lover go limp…”
For sure. Notice how they placed the (wood-framed) mirror to show that the other side of the pretty, 5-paneled bedroom door had not been painted over (though the inside, in accordance with the rest of the trim, had).
That was funny anon…btw, I am a chicken too as I am working from home today.
Graceland West is not a neighborhood name. That’s a Realtard contrivance.
I think my scorn of realTORE-invented names is right up there with anyone’s, but GW does designate a distinct area. Don’t know the history of the name or who came up with it (I’m sure it’s a relatively recent invention), but on the other hand this is not Ravenswood, or Uptown, or Lakeview, or St. Ben’s. GW works for me.
I’m not in the business of defending realtors, but Graceland West is a real area, but not an “official” neighborhood.
It’s the area immediately west of Graceland Cemetary.
http://gracelandwest.org/
Well, that takes it back to 1980, probably not enough to satisfy Bob. Still recent, assuming it dates from sometime around then, but no “Southport Corridor”
“So, chicken. I assume a small one, what with the sno-pocalypse coming.”
you know what they say about assuming right?
Roma-
Not as recent as “West Bucktown” “West Wicker Park” and “East Humboldt Park”. Haha.
Graceland West is very very pretty. However, I think it’s zoned as: Uptown
On the U of C map (official community areas), this is Lakeview, not Uptown. Let’s get back to the place itself, I think I hear Lisa crying in the background.
“you know what they say about assuming right?”
That Sonies missed the joke?
Irving Park Rd was originally named Graceland Avenue. It was changed to honor Irving Washington.
Beautiful unit, top floor, good neighborhood, low assessments, vintage finishes, spacepak cooling system, lots of light, seems to have a good layout and I absolutely love the subway tile bathroom. This is a great 2/2… if it crept closer to the 2001 price it would be an incredible deal IMO.
…and I actually kind of like the jumbled up Kitchen, it is a nice deviation from the contractor special finishes that have flooded similar properties.
“Graceland West is very very pretty. However, I think it’s zoned as: Uptown”
Graceland West has been a neighborhood association for like 20 years (maybe more.) So it’s name is NOT a recent phenomena.
Also- I too thought it had to be Uptown (as it is north of Irving Park Road) but officially it IS considered to be Lakeview.
“because everyone whines about the trim being painted on this site.”
I LOVE painted trim. I admit it.
There was a design to show on HGTV once where the host woman went into a vintage home in Toronto that wasn’t selling and it had a ton of the non-painted wood vintage trim in one room but the other room was painted over. The non-painted room looked dark and old. She convinced them to paint over all of it (though the husband thought it was sacrilige to do so.)
It looked fabulous when she was done with it. It looked like a brand new house.
Keeping the unpainted wood trim, in some cases, just really dates a home (to me.)
“Take a look at how just about every unit has sold 2-3 times since the 01 conversion, and remember Sabrina’s repeated point about how long people really stay in a condo (vs. how long they think they will).”
I’m telling you. Most people would be shocked at how often people move out of condos. I’m only surprised when someone HAS been there, say, more than 6 or 7 years. But now, given market conditions, it’s getting really difficult for most to move.
I looked at a second floor unit in this building back in 2003. It was a really lovely unit, but it was listed at either $375K or $380K and I was also looking at several 3bd/2ba units in the $380K – $390K range, and ultimately, I opted for one of the 3 bds.
WRT painted wood trim: even if you love the unpainted look, it can be a bit much. My place has wood trim/molding/dish rails/portrait rails/built-ins and I only have natural wood in the living room, dining room, entry, hallway, and one of the bedrooms. The rest is painted. It was partially an aesthetic decision (I love painted white wood in the bathrooms) and partially a practical one (in the kitchen and 1 of the bedrooms, the wood required significant patching or else a total re-build; it was cheaper to patch and paint than to re-do)
That’s Washington Irving, not the other way around. And was there ever a park named after him?
For that matter, were there ever parks named Hyde or Albany?
BTW I love that little nabe, especially during December when just about every building has a spectacular lights display, and in the summer when the front-lawn flower patches are a riot of color.
And it’s a nice healthy walk to Wrigley Field!
“For that matter, were there ever parks named Hyde”
Uh, yeah. In London. Same with Albany.
But it’s usually just a marketing thing, like all the “X Park” “X Woods” ‘burbs (which Irving Park was originally) and like Greenland.