3-Bedroom East Lakeview Vintage Rehab With All the Bells and Whistles: 612 W. Surf
This vintage 3-bedroom at 612 W. Surf in East Lakeview just came on the market.
The listing doesn’t say when the building was constructed and neither does any of our old chatter on this building.
It has 8 units and outdoor parking behind the building. I don’t believe there’s an elevator in this building.
This unit was rehabbed by prior owners but still retains many vintage details.
It’s a rare vintage unit with the kitchen installed in the front of the unit, and not the back.
The kitchen has 42 inch custom light wood cabinets, white quartz counter tops and stainless steel appliances along with a walk-in pantry.
It has a breakfast bar that opens to the dining room which has a gas fireplace.
The third bedroom has French doors, built-in bookshelves and the original wainscoting.
There is crown molding, recessed lighting, plantation shutters and hardwood floors throughout.
The unit has 2 marble bathrooms.
There’s also a large covered deck. The prior listing pictures in 2016 had those hanging chairs. Are they included again in this sale?
It has the features that buyers look for with vintage including space pak cooling (radiator heat), washer/dryer in the unit and an outdoor parking space, which is rare for East Lakeview vintage buildings.
It’s in a prime East Lakeview location, near shops, restaurants and popular bus lines.
It’s also in the Nettelhorst school district.
This unit has listed at $560,000, which is $42,500 more than the 2016 sale.
Will they get the premium 4 years later?
Michelle Siska at Dream Town has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #2B: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed
- Sold in July 1991 for $152,000
- Sold in August 1996 for $209,000
- Sold in June 2004 for $371,000
- Sold in February 2016 for $517,500
- Currently listed for $560,000 (includes one outdoor parking space)
- Assessments of $322 a month (includes heat, gas, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $7968
- Space pak cooling
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- 2 large storage rooms
- Gas fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 16×12
- Bedroom #2: 11×10
- Bedroom #3: 13×13
- Living room: 17×13
- Dining room: 22×12
- Kitchen: 11×10
- Laundry room: 5×19
- Deck: 20×8
Nice place and price seems reasonable. Layout is a bit different with the kitchen in front. Assessments seem absurdly low, maybe a looming special?
The $42k “premium” is the owners covering their costs (realtor & loan). If this isn’t an indication of a HAWT market, I don’t know what is…
I really like fireplaces in dining rooms. You get all the charm, yet it’s not taking up a wall that might otherwise accommodate a couch or tv.
These folks’ happy place is obviously resto hardware. Owning those same chairs (in a different shade of wood), I’m afraid that they will soon realize that the kids who are prompting their move are going to ruin the seats. Assuming the chairs are still in stock, they should buy a couple of backups and store them in the basement they’re going to have.
I rented the mirror second floor unit in 610 W. Surf over 10 years ago when I first moved to Chicago. There is no elevator. I loved this apartment! Decent space, equal sized bedrooms, great location. At the time, the building was super quiet and all the neighbors were friendly. Mostly owner occupied.
Location is east enough to be cool, and pick up the vibe of the park etc. Go just north and west — and you have the scummy Clark St. hot dog stand vibe and crime.
Parking looks easy enough
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what is the sq. ft?
Marked as contingent.
“what is the sq. ft?”
Assuming that the dimensions on the floorplan are accurate, I’d call it about 1400. Most realtors would likely round it up to 1500.
A certain sometime contributor here would probably list it as 1950 and say “it’s just a number”.
Beautiful place, very well-located, well worth the money. HOA is reasonable and the taxes are what you would expect.
No wonder it went under contract so quickly.
“Location is east enough to be cool, and pick up the vibe of the park etc.”
What park? What are you even talking about?
Just a reminder: HH does NOT live in Chicago. He has no idea.
It’s close to the north end of Lincoln Park, just a walk of four blocks or so
Living here might fire up your creative juices.
Anyone else recall an album from the 90s called 620 W Surf?
Had a girlfriend living in this street back in the day. Always tough to park but amazing location for walking. And the lakefront path was indeed just a short walk or run East.
That’s too far for some to waddle. Might as well be in Iowa
It’s close to the north end of Lincoln Park
Doesn’t Lincoln Park technically go all the way up to Hollywood(i.e. to the end of Lake Shore Drive)?
“Doesn’t Lincoln Park technically go all the way up to Hollywood”
According to the Park District, it sure does:
“Lincoln Park totals 1,188.62 acres and it lies along the lakefront from Ohio Street Beach in the Streeterville neighborhood, northward to Ardmore Avenue in Edgewater.”
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/lincoln-abraham-park