Crib Chatter

We’ve chattered about this unique 6-bedroom single family home at 1339 W. Webster in Lincoln Park several times over the last couple of years.

See our December 2011 chatter here.

At one point, in 2009, it was listed at $4.2 million. A year ago, it had been reduced down to $2.995 million.

But finally, after 4 years, the house has a new owner.

It recently sold for $2.325 million.

If you recall it was built in 1896 and renovated sometime after 1996 by architects Burns & Beyerl.

The 10,143 square foot house is on an irregular 75×76 lot.

But in the latest listing it was being marketed with the property next door so the lot size was 75×125.

Two of the bedrooms were on the second floor, one was on the third, one was on the main and two were in the lower level.

A masonry perimeter wall also enclosed a 40×40 garden/courtyard that has been featured on the Sheffield Garden Walk.

The final listing was marketing this property as vacant land. It said it had R-4 zoning.

Is it inevitable that this house will be torn down and replaced with townhouses or multiple condo units?

Wilfredo Aguilar Jr. at Property Consultants Realty had the listing.

1339 W. Webster: 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 half baths, 10,143 square feet, 2 car garage

• Sold in November 1995 for $635,000
• Was professionally renovated in this time period
• Originally listed in October 2008 for $4.2 million
• Reduced several times
• Was listed in December 2011 at $2.995 million
• Reduced
• Sold in December 2012 for $2.325 million
• Taxes now $23,020 (they were $13,183 in 2009)
• Central Air
• Bedroom #1: 21×13 (second floor)
• Bedroom #2: 13×8 (main floor)
• Bedroom #3: 21×13 (second floor)
• Bedroom #4: 10×19 (third floor)
• Bedroom #5: 12×11 (lower level)
• Bedroom #6: 12×11 (lower level)