9 Months Later, East Lakeview 3-Bedroom Greystone Unit Still Available: 710 W. Barry
This 3-bedroom in a vintage greystone at 710 W. Barry in East Lakeview has all the bells and whistles buyers look for.
It has central air, a deeded parking spot and a washer dryer in the unit.
The listing calls the kitchen a “chef’s kitchen” with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
It has a fireplace and two terraces.
All three bedrooms are also on the same floor.
The unit has also been reduced by $55,900.
Is this a deal?
James Luxton at @Properties has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #2: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 car parking
- Sold in January 2002 for $430,000
- Sold in March 2006 for $550,000
- Originally listed in July 2009 for $574,900
- Reduced
- Currently listed for $519,000
- Assessments are not listed
- Taxes of $5487
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: 12×13
- Bedroom #2: 14×10
- Bedroom #3: 14×10
Looks wonderful at first look-beautiful, great location… but then in the virtual tour I noticed little things. Back deck looks like it is off the master, and it’s all OPEN. Augh. Maybe it would be possible to build some partial walls to separate the dining room, that would make a huge difference. And it actually looks kind of small? What is the *real* sq. footage I wonder…
I was online yesterday looking at the wide range of vintage condos and co-ops for sale at present. Many nicer units at lower price point, located on nicer blocks in Gold Coast/Lincoln Park.
Gut rehab stripped out original architectural character/woodwork. Unit is in a formerly working-class three-flat building squeezed between two adjoining buildings. Charm factor limited to front porch’s roof deck and kitchen, bathroom, and livingroom millwork, otherwise it’s brick wall views in close quarters. Doesn’t seem like a half-million dollar home in this market.
“I was online yesterday looking at the wide range of vintage condos and co-ops for sale at present. Many nicer units at lower price point, located on nicer blocks in Gold Coast/Lincoln Park”
any examples? im looking in those neighborhoods and unless you want to pay a $1500-2000 assessment/mo, i dont think there is anything this nice in GC for $500k.
Talk to me goose, I think is i am dropping a half mill on a place i would like my kitchen cabinets and my island to have the same grain of wood or at least have the same color stain.
And i thought we agreed it needs to have red knobs to be listed as a “chef’s Kitchen”? please resend out the memo.
also on the the TPS coversheet add in the memo on calculating square footage
“Gut rehab stripped out original architectural character/woodwork.”
Architect, do you think this explains the diagonal planks in the LR, and do you think that also means that there is no glorious wood beneath the carpet?
Other question: is there really no ass fee?
Otherwise, the rehab seems reasonably tasteful, and the unit seems bright, in spite of being squashed on two sides. Still seems that half-mil-plus is a bit too much for a unit in LV of this size and for not being top floor.
Sorry to be OT so early in the morning. Was looking at this listing. Was there really a $475K sale in 2005 really for a short lot not in the best part of Bucktown? Wow.
Also, can’t the realtor put up a couple photos? Anyone seen this place? Jon?
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/2013-N-Oakley-Ave-60647/home/13356730
Motion to ban usage of Chef’s Kitchen in Real Estate listings going forward, especially when said Kitchen is no such thing
Motion Seconded
“Also, can’t the realtor put up a couple photos? Anyone seen this place? Jon?
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/2013-N-Oakley-Ave-60647/home/13356730”
This place baffles me. I can see it (quite clearly) from my roof deck and I’ve watched it go up and be on the market FOREVER. I don’t think that anyone has permanently lived there – but I could be wrong – just going from walking past it 3 times a day…
It looks nice, but the price seems out of line for what you can get in the neighborhood. Two doors down the people bought the lot in between and turned it into a nice yard.
Floorplans for 2013 – http://www.chicagoultimatehomes.com/listings/2013_Oakley/floorplans.pdf
motion is call to a vote
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Barry on March 24th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Motion to ban usage of Chef’s Kitchen in Real Estate listings going forward, especially when said Kitchen is no such thing
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Groove77 on March 24th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Motion Seconded
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Nice looking place. It will probably move for around $500k. The previous price point was too high since there was no decent financing available. Now it is getting to the point where the power couple can buy with a decent down payment and get a conforming $417k loan or less.
If the stove has a hood, they call it a chef’s kitchen.
But yeah, groove, that island was a poor, poor choice. Looks horrible next to the other wood.
Contrasting wood is hot, hot, hot in the kitchen. Don’t you people watch HGTV?
I like it. In other peoples’ kitchens.
“Contrasting wood is hot, hot, hot in the kitchen. Don’t you people watch HGTV?”
actually i dont, But contrasting to the point where type, stain and grain is different. it visually hurts my feelings.
“I like it. In other peoples’ kitchens.”
LOL 🙂
“But yeah, groove, that island was a poor, poor choice. Looks horrible next to the other wood.”
I think the island color would look pimp on the cabinets in this kitchen.
“Contrasting wood is hot, hot, hot in the kitchen. Don’t you people watch HGTV?”
Contrasting wood is a delicate art that scares me. I am not nearly secure enough in my design skills to use contrasting wood. This island is an example of why.
The design concept behind non-matching cabinets/island does not work in such a small and open kitchen plan. In a large “country style” kitchen the island can be made to look like a vintage/antique piece of furniture. In this situation it looks like they could not match standard stock cabinets and did not want to spend the money on custom.
“Was there really a $475K sale in 2005 really for a short lot not in the best part of Bucktown? Wow.”
And it sold over ask. See susanbermanbroker dot com for the pic of the old place, showing pending at an ask of $469k.
Floorplan looks decent:
http://www.chicagoultimatehomes.com/listings/2013_Oakley/floorplans.pdf
You get the gator deck *and* a full roof deck. Of course, the floorplan proves that the 3400sf is BS–the roof deck is 17×56 or 952 sf, and the actual footprint isn’t quite that big. The real total interior space is less than 2900sf.
“You get the gator deck *and* a full roof deck. Of course, the floorplan proves that the 3400sf is BS–the roof deck is 17×56 or 952 sf, and the actual footprint isn’t quite that big. The real total interior space is less than 2900sf.”
Thanks, anon. Missed this post earlier. There’s got to be a better way to follow posts on CC.
Maybe the 3400 sf is with deck(s). 🙂 They have lowered the list $50K in the last month but, who knows, maybe they’ll jack it back up for the summer.
“There’s got to be a better way to follow posts on CC.”
My wish would be for a list of posts with comments w/in the last 72 (or whatever–24 would even be okay) hours, for catching up on singleton comments on old posts, especially from newbie commenters (who seem to get slotted by submission time after the moderation hold). Not sure if that’s hard or even possible.
“Maybe the 3400 sf is with deck(s).”
And with a fair approximation of usable interior space–deduct the 800 (net of the stair cupola) of the roof deck, you get 2600sf, which seems about right, net of walls + stairs.