2-Bedroom Wrigleyville SFH is Now Listed at $425,000: 3745 N. Seminary
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 3745 N. Seminary in Wrigleyville in June 2011.
See our prior chatter here.
Since that time, it has been reduced $74,000.
It is the third cheapest single family home for sale in Lakeview.
If you recall, while it is marketed as a single family home, it appears to be two units as the listing touts the “english garden level in-law apartment.”
It also appears that there is just one bedroom in the “owners” unit and the other bedroom is in the garden in-law apartment.
However there is an unfinished 21×51 attic space which could be converted.
The house was built in 1896.
The backyard sports a brick patio and a 1-car attached garage.
There are hardwood floors in the owners unit and a woodburning fireplace in the family/kitchen area.
The kitchen has white cabinets and appliances.
The house does have central air.
We’ve seen that buyers want “new” and are reluctant to take on any projects.
How low will this go?
Teresa McCauley at CityNet Real Estate still has the listing. See the pictures here.
3745 N. Seminary: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3000 square feet, 1 car garage
- Sold before 1986
- Was listed in June 2011 for $499,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed for $425,000
- Taxes of $9800
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 8×20 – main floor
- Bedroom #2: 7×13 – in walk-out basement
Redfin sez taxes = $10,420
Lot is only 100′ deep.
How much of that 21′ width in the attic is actually usable?
how much does it cost on average to put in an internal staircase to make a true basement/lower level?
“how much does it cost on average to put in an internal staircase to make a true basement/lower level?”
With this one, I think you’d need to add a porch and a new front door, too, as the front door looks to open into the basement level.
And, the answer largely depends on how much structural framing you need to do.
Who wants a SFH with the second tiny bedroom in the basement? I won’t want my child sleeping regularly below grade. Tear down.
It’s getting close to where you could tear it down, re-use the foundation and build new.
You’d have to classify it as a renovation/remodeling to be able to keep the footprint too – it looks really close to the lot lines.
It’s such a terrible lot and a terrible location (around the corner from the fire house and Wrigley Field and across the street from a parking lot) I can’t imagine it’s worth it to tear down and rebuild. Probably a rental for some recent college grads who want to live near the ballpark and bars and don’t mind if people pee on their property.