A 2/2 New Construction Vintage Condo in the Heart of Wicker Park: 1351 N. Damen
This 2-bedroom at 1351 N. Damen in Wicker Park came on the market in October 2019.
This building was constructed in 1885 and has been renovated into 3 luxury condos.
It also has a 3-car garage.
The listing for the 3-bedroom first floor duplex down says it has great windows as there are no neighboring buildings on either side of the property with an alley on one side and what looks like an empty lot on the other side (but who owns that lot???)
The units have Italian cabinetry and luxury appliances.
The pictures on the listing are from other buildings by this developer who also has done The Hampdens in Lincoln Park and Basecamp in Old Irving.
The first floor 3-bedroom duplex down unit is already under contract at a list price of $774,900.
This second floor 2-bedroom has a large 17×38 deck.
It has central air and washer/dryer in the unit.
From the pictures and listing description, it doesn’t look like any of the vintage features of the building were saved in the renovation.
But this building is in a prime location in Wicker Park, just a few minute walk to the Damen blue line stop, Wicker Park’s farmer market, and the shops/restaurants of Damen/Milwaukee/North and Division Street.
At $649,900, is this the going rate for new construction 2/2s in this hot neighborhood?
Jaclyn Hinton at Center Coast has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #2: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1200 square feet
- “New Construction”
- Originally listed in October 2019 at $649,900
- Currently still listed at $649,900
- Assessments of $186 a month
- Taxes are “new”
- Garage parking
- Bedroom #1: 13×14
- Bedroom #2: 12×12
- Living room/dining room: 25×12
- Kitchen: 12×8
what looks like an empty lot on the other side (but who owns that lot???
It better be part of this property as the deck is a major infringement over the open space”
“It better be part of this property”
it is. from previous listing…”Classic 3 flat winner with SIDE YARD INCLUDED.”
looks like it will be nice, but I just would not want to live right here. Across from a school pretty much sucks, and unless/until the city does something about the seasonal gutter punk infestation, I wouldn’t want to be this close to the park, especially on Damen. And next door to a church isn’t awesome, either.
” And next door to a church isn’t awesome, either.”
Are you referring to the place across the street just south of the school? If so, it’s not a church anymore. Converted to apartments a couple of years ago.
However nice they make the interior, there’s no putting lipstick on a pig. This is a $649,000 2-bedroom on a busy street next to an alley. Way too many strikes against it. I can find a much better 2 BR for less.
This place is a joke for the money-small, mediocre location, boring interiors…the deck is very nice and unique but seems overvalued here.
“Are you referring to the place across the street just south of the school?”
No, the Pentecostal Church of God that is across the side yard.
I’m sure the congregation are all nice people. I don’t think that places with high volume use are great neighbors. And, if they ever sell to a developer, that’s going to end up a 3.5/4 story building, blocking most of the light to the sideyard.
That’s a lot of money for just 1200 square feet.
I must be getting old.
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