The East Lakeview 1920s Vintage 1-Bedroom: 737 W. Brompton
We chattered about this 1924 9-unit vintage building at 737-739 W. Brompton in East Lakeview last year.
Last time, it was a 2-bedroom which sold quickly.
See our prior chatter and pictures on the 2-bedroom unit here.
This time around, you can get into the same building and enjoy the same gorgeous vintage bones for a lot less.
This 1-bedroom with dining room is back on the market.
The unit has a unique bay window in the sunroom.
It has hardwood floors throughout, a wood burning fireplace and a small deck off the kitchen.
The property also has central air and while there is no washer/dryer in the unit (it’s free in the building), the listing says one can be added.
There is no parking. It is leased in the neighborhood.
Mary Ann Genellie at Prudential Rubloff has the listing. See more pictures and a virtual tour here.
Unit #2S: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, dining room, sunroom, no square footage listed
- Sold in September 1994 for $118,000
- Sold in March 2002 for $195,000
- Originally listed in December 2009 for $248,900
- Deactivated
- Re-listed in March 2010 and currently listed at $248,900
- Assessments of $132 a month
- Taxes of $2797
- Central Air
- No in-unit washer/dryer (can be added)
- No parking
- Bedroom #1: 13×11
- Living room: 17×11
- Dining room: 16×11
- Kitchen: 12×8
- Sunroom: 10×6
I’ve been in the unit (though it was quite a few years ago). Nice place, though the finishes are quite vintage and the kitchen, IMO, needs work.
Only if Parking was included.
This is a really beautiful place. I love the way the rehabber, whoever it was, worked around the duct work. Most fine old vintage buildings are badly marred by the addition of furnace ducts in buildings built for steam heat- the original architects never figured on ducts, and it’s hard to integrate them into the architecture and it’s done pretty gracelessly most of the time.
It looks like a very good deal for the money at first blush. It’s a steal compared to what comparable units were selling for in 2006. You paid more than this for a so-so 4 room 2 bed rehab along the lake in Rogers Park, in 2006. It’s really difficult to believe that maybe this price is too high.
But it could be. Many pundits are making a convincing case for a rollback to the prices of 1996, based on the stagnation of incomes since the late 90s, and the current deterioration in employment and incomes from that level in the past two years, at least among the non-mega-rich.
Now, I don’t quite believe it, but I didn’t believe we would see so many jobs lost and so many foreclosures and failed loans, either. So maybe $249K is too high, even though it FEELS like a bargain for this great place.