4-Bedroom Duplex in Irving Park Still Available 7 Months Later: 3500 W. Irving Park
We last chattered about this huge 4-bedroom new construction duplex at 3500 W. Irving Park in Irving Park in August 2009.
See our prior chatter and pictures here.
It is still available and has been reduced only $5,000.
It has all the bells and whistles of new construction, with 10 foot ceilings and a new kitchen with granite counter tops and maple cabinets.
The unit actually has 2 wood-burning fireplaces.
The listing says tandem parking is extra.
Similarly sized units nearby have sold near this asking price in the last several months.
Matt Garrison at Coldwell Banker still has the listing. See more pictures here.
Unit #1N: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2600 square feet
- Listing calls it a “bank approved short sale”
- Was listed in August 2009 for $349,900 (parking extra)
- Reduced
- Currently listed for $344,900 (parking extra)
- Assessments of $225 a month
- Taxes are “new”
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: (main level): 12×13
- Bedroom #2: (main level): 11×11
- Bedroom #3: (lower level): 13×19
- Bedroom #4: (lower level): 9×11
Black appliances in that kitchen just screams cheap-o.
And I am not a fan of duplex downs, although for the sqfootage this isn’t a terrible deal I guess
This would be a pretty good deal if half the space wasn’t below grade.
This is the one MGG wanted to bet HD he would sell in 30 days, back in August…
“It is still available and has been reduced only $5,000.
…
The listing says tandem parking is extra.”
The question is: Did the “extra” for parking get raised by $5k?
I will still say,
wipdeedoooo on the this place. and i dont get it.
your on Irving park
half your sqft is below grade
its 345k w/o parking.
if you want to live in this area you can get an older house, not as much sq ft, on a QUIET street for a lot CHEAPER. and i can bet there will be a bedroom below grade on the older house too. plus you will get a yard and garage and in the list it wont be “extra”
this place is example of whats the problem with housing in chicago. GREED and more GREED.
developers take a lot and look at it and say “how many units can we jam on this land”.
you see it all over SFH torn down and rezoned to throw up a 3 or six unit condos. and one unit is listed higher than the price of the original SFH.
its GREED, cause the alderman and city will pass the zoning cause now insted of getting 5k in property tax on 1 SFH now they will get 6 5k payments for the same lot.
all this GREED got us what?
“you see it all over SFH torn down and rezoned to throw up a 3 or six unit condos.”
Not that I disagree with your point, but this place didn’t need to get re-zoned–lots fronting major streets all already have denser zoning.
And if you want an example of no-rezoning–even where it probably made sense–look at the just auctioned off condos on Western, just south of IPR.
I like the denser living areas, as long as we plan correctly for parking. Denser living = better opportunity for shops & food establishments to be walkable. I like that, plus more neighbors gives a better sense of security.
Thus the fight to get space but remain in high density areas shoves $ per square foot up. Excluding schools of course!
grooves right; but older house can mean big repair bills, not everybody is as handy as you are.
“but older house can mean big repair bills”
So can new construction done by four mooks with a pickup truck and some tools.
anon (tfo) on February 2nd, 2010 at 12:09 pm
“but older house can mean big repair bills”
So can new construction done by four mooks with a pickup truck and some tools.
LOL Owned!
“if you want to live in this area you can get an older house, not as much sq ft, on a QUIET street for a lot CHEAPER.”
There’s a 4br listed for $139k on St Louis. And another on Ridgeway for $149. And a brick 4br on Ridgeway for $200k. And a 5br four doors south of Hot Dougs for $199. None of which have meaningful basement living space and all of which include parking space in teh price.
The neighborhood of Independence Park a few blocks further down Irving Park Road is a fairly nice place to live. Large park in the the neighborhood with baseball diamonds and lighted tennis courts, decent housing stock, near public trans, farmer’s market in the summer. Decent area which of course as with most north side ‘hoods makes it much more expensive than the places anon(tfo) listed
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/3902-N-Central-Park-Ave-60618/home/13456922
“Decent area which of course as with most north side ‘hoods makes it much more expensive than the places anon(tfo) listed”
The $200k brick house on Ridgeway is 3938–one block from Ind. Park. I’m sure the inside is rough (no pix, and it’s a single lot), but that’ll sell way before that (really nice) house on CP you posted.
You’re right, sorry, the ridgeway house is in independence park. missed that, i’m multi-tasking while waiting for my document to print in the document print queue (slow printer)
HD: I’m not so certain about that Central Park listing: look at the burn-in on the TV above the fireplace! Some of the worst I’ve ever seen.
Pretty yard though.
“I’m not so certain about that Central Park listing: look at the burn-in on the TV above the fireplace!”
Ha!
Just noticed that the Elem School is listed as “Disney Magnet School”. They really have no shame, do they?
not only is the disney school a magnet, it’s the disney II magnet school.
I did bet HD. Email me to redeem a $25 Starbucks card. I do guarantee a sale in next 30 days.
MGG
Anon,
The worst is (i posted about it before) the stretch of condos and condos in between SFH on Narragansett from belmont to addison. found out it was alderman Banks who rezoned all of it for a nephew with the Sergio & Banks buliders/real estate.
F’ING GREED right there
“And if you want an example of no-rezoning–even where it probably made sense–look at the just auctioned off condos on Western, just south of IPR”
Someday when I run into you at a party or social function in this great city of ours I’ll introduce myself. Until then, you can donate the $25.00 to the anti-cruelty society or the American cancer society in my name, homedelete:
usiwebpool dot cancer dot org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp
http://www.anticruelty.org/site/epage/35288_576.htm
“#Matt Garrison on February 2nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I did bet HD. Email me to redeem a $25 Starbucks card. I do guarantee a sale in next 30 days.
MGG”
Revassal,
true, but isnt that what part of a ass fee is for to build reserves for future problems?
same should go for owning a old SFH, build a savings for future medium to big problems. or just tapp the HELOC which is what it should be intended for not a ATM.
“grooves right; but older house can mean big repair bills, not everybody is as handy as you are”
homedelete:
done. see below.
MGG
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Thanks Matt.
Gordon Gekko: That’s the one thing you have to remember about WASPs: they love animals and hate people.
“all this GREED got us what?”
Its not pure GREED that got us into this mess. Pure GREED is great from a capitalism standpoint. What got us into this mess was ever expanding availability of credit and a lowering of loan standards so that people could treat RE as a speculative investment and gamble large sums of the banks money.
Would’ve never happened if RE still required 20% down and banks had to hold the loans they originate on their books.
MGG: That was a stand up move. *applaud*
“Would’ve never happened if RE still required 20% down and banks had to hold the loans they originate on their books.”
Which they would have self-regulated themselves to do, but for GREED. Some banks didn’t feel the need to keep up with the Joneses on that, and they’re the ones that are okay today.
Can’t believe MGG – nice, its all about the love on CC…
“What got us into this mess was ever expanding availability of credit and a lowering of loan standards so that people could treat RE as a speculative investment and gamble large sums of the banks money.”
that sounds like GREED from the lender down to the lendee (is lendee even a word?).
“Pure GREED is great from a capitalism standpoint”
yeah yeah yeah invisible hand and crap, but i say communism looked good on paper too 🙂 we are all born with a thing in our brain that light ups on right and wrong both capitalism and communism dont use. even our “new” socialism society we are leaning towards will skip over that too.
yep you can tell i am in voting mode today 🙂
*standing applause*
Way to go Matt on honoring your gentleman’s bet!!! Top class bro, Top class! 🙂
and this is why Matt G is on CNN/CNBC/FOX News/Discover Channel/Telemundo/NickAtNite/The U/that Korean station/WGN and the rest of us post anonymously behind a alter ego.
*applause again*
If i dont end up using Gary L this spring you will 2nd on my list.
MG you put me in a good mood so I matched your donation:
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HD
Thanks man!
Groove
You’re in good hands with Gary!
and another donation from Groove77
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All the regulars should donate $25.00.
We are not all rich like you guys HD.
“We are not all rich like you guys HD.”
hey i am considered one of the POOR people on cribchatter and i dropped $25.
“All the regulars should donate $25.00.”
(In true G conspiracy theorist fashion)….yeah so HD could subpoena the donation records and find out our true identities 🙂 🙂 🙂
“All the regulars should donate $25.00”
Hey HomeDelete where are all the Kimo’s, PaulJ’s, and Bradfords on this one?
Awesome
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Wicker on February 2nd, 2010 at 2:04 pm
MGG: That was a stand up move. *applaud*”
Nice to groove and HD as well.
but I was ambushed, next time I’ll write a dissertation.
yes 4 mooks, but you’d be a kook for taking that.
i’ll donate some time to match.
I will take homedelete up on his suggestion. I almost never comment but I read everyday and I really get a kick out of all the comments. My way of saying thanks. Besides, I can afford it because of all the money I save by renting…
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I rescued two dogs I’m not donating shit although I have in the past
Sidelined Buyer,
Awesome!!!!!!!!!! good match donation, darn kewl of ya!
i have never been named in a donation before, outside wife and parents, darn kewl 🙂
I am going to bed with a cheesy smile and good warm feeling tonight 🙂
Two great days in a row!!!
today i just found out my new phone is getting updated with even more cool feature! its not Real Estate related but i am prety fricken happy 🙂
Good to see the CC community being leveraged for positive action – good work on suggesting this, HD, and thanks to Sabrina for making it all possible!
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awesome ROMA!!!!!!!
great seeing us cribhaters pay it forward to chicago charities 🙂
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JoeZ loses again!
“JoeZ loses again!”
and sneaky money hording document avoiding animal lovers WIN.
extra *snaps for you revassal 🙂
For all of you that are interested. The 2 ground units mentioned above are now listed at $299.000. There is also a top floor unit available in the same building that has roof space and views of the Chicago skyline. The unit is a 2 bedroom and should be about 1200sq and is listed at $229.000.
Under K.
$273,500
It took over a year MGG; It’s a tough market out there.
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/3500-W-Irving-Park-Rd-60618/unit-1N/home/21721485
“#Matt Garrison on February 2nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I did bet HD. Email me to redeem a $25 Starbucks card. I do guarantee a sale in next 30 days.
MGG”
I on the other hand suggested it would go section 8; so in our gentleman’s bet – we were both wrong.
The real winners are the cats and dogs of the anti-cruelty society.
HD-
There is still another one left if you want it. You have dibs playa. I will make another donation to a charity of your choice either way.
MGG