A 2/2 With Parking Listed $10,000 Under the 2016 Price: 340 W. Superior in River North
This 2-bedroom in 340 W. Superior in River North came on the market in December 2021.
Built in 2001, 340 W. Superior has 120 units and attached garage parking.
The building has 24-hour door staff and an exercise room.
This unit has hardwood floors throughout and a wrap around terrace with two walls of windows and city views.
The kitchen has been “updated” and has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, a tile backsplash and a peninsula.
The primary suite has an en suite bathroom that the listing says has been “newly renovated” with a large walk-in-shower and double vanity.
The second bathroom has had a “recent remodel.”
The listing says the unit has “designer lighting.”
It has the features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and parking is available for $30,000 extra.
This building is near the shops and restaurants of River North’s Gallery District which has seen a lot of new construction luxury apartment buildings in recent years.
Listed at $475,000 plus $30,000 for parking, it is priced $10,000 below the 2016 price of $515,000.
Is this a deal?
Caroline Druker and Matthew Druker at Baird & Warner have the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #701: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed
- Sold in January 2002 for $297,000 (no parking included)
- Sold in September 2002 for $345,000 (included parking)
- Sold in June 2013 for $399,000 (included parking)
- Sold in May 2016 for $515,000 (included the parking)
- Currently listed for $475,000 (plus $30,000 for parking)
- Assessments of $827 a month (includes heat, a/c, gas, doorman, cable, exercise room, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
- Taxes of $8443
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: 14×11
- Bedroom #2: 13×9
- Living/dining combo: 19×17
- Kitchen: 10×9
- Balcony: 16×6
Yesterday’s unit should look at this place for simple updates. Painting the Pringles cabinets makes it looks less dreary and newer. Walk-in shower probably nice for some, but not me.
I hate barn doors. Also, really only a one bed + den. Still better than yesterday’s. N
Why not go w/ 801 which IMO is nicer and save $15k? (Not sure parking is inc’l)
Kitchen wasn’t updated. Still has the top mount sink. Painting the cabinets isn’t enough to call it updated.
“Sold in January 2002 for $297,000 (no parking included)”
No, a parking spot, 3-18, was included in the $297k price.
1501 ($510) and 1601 ($496.5) both sold over the summer. 1501 has a genuinely nicely updated kitchen (same footprint) and 16 is the top floor.
1601 included a floorplan: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/340-W-Superior-St-60654/unit-1601/home/12680922
Is that office with the built in the 2nd bedroom? yikes! This place overall is ok but for nearly half a mill no way
wonder how that liquor store downstairs fared during the past 2 years
I always thought this building and location was decent but other posters had a problem with the location which I never understood. Probably got my car washed a few doors down like 100 times before and it seemed like a pretty quiet street. Just lots of dog walkers and luxury cars waiting to get in the wash.
The 3br units along the curve always seemed like a good deal, especially the penthouse.
“1601 included a floorplan: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/340-W-Superior-St-60654/unit-1601/home/12680922”
Too much wasted space in a 1200sf 2Br (1Br + Den)
Designer lighting – LMFAO
1/2 the terrace is a bad walkway.
Almost feel bad for the owners as they’re going to lose a pretty good chunk of change
Pretty nice. I like oval dining tables.
“especially the penthouse.”
Not one on the curve, but a very good deal for the size (it included the referenced tandem spot):
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/340-W-Superior-St-60654/unit-04/home/167653266
A few … unusual things.
Sellers moved to metro Nashville.
@anon 250PSF, very good deal for that one. And I meant 2br + den** I don’t think this building has standard 3brs
I had a quirky realtor who would immediately comment on the kitchen sink in every property we viewed and am now super turned off by drop in sinks. Anyone else view drop-ins as a red flag indicating shoddy quality?
“No, a parking spot, 3-18, was included in the $297k price.”
I assumed it was anon(tfo), given the prior history of the unit, but the CCRD didn’t list it so I don’t include it unless it’s listed there.
“Walk-in shower probably nice for some, but not me.”
Lauren: even if there is a tub in the second bathroom? You are just against walk-in-showers, in general or you want a tub in the primary bathroom?
Do the condos that have the big soaking tub AND the walk-in-shower work better?
Not everyone has a bathroom that big though. ha ha.
I seriously looked at this building. Many of the higher floor units have amazing southeastern views. You’re close enough to some of the RN action, without being full on in it. The Chicago brown line is right there for easy transit. The surrounding area south is luxury & SF homes. Cabrini in the north has gotten much nicer too.
This layout sucks though as does being on a lower floor. The 05 pie shaped layout is much better, but more $ (https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/340-W-Superior-St-60654/unit-1205/home/12688561)
Also with a smaller building that has a doorman the HOA is a bit high for just having a meh gym and nothing rooftop.
Location has gotten better over the years, as more stuff around it. Decent location, preferable to Streertville because you can drive west on Chicago Ave and access the rest of the city and the Kennedy, or north to Clybourn.
You need a car. There are no more taxis, Uber is a ripoff and unreliable, and whatever happened to the “Zipcar” revolution? Never took off.
This building has an ugly exterior. The guy who developed it, his “schtick” was that he wore hip glasses with red plastic frames. Why are the balconies green? Terrible choice.
“wonder how that liquor store downstairs fared during the past 2 years”
I bet probably very well. With yoga studios curtailed due to covid and covid-crazies customers, what else do they think about? The store likely sold tons of Chardonnay and Trulys to the residents so they could watch Netflix.
“Lauren: even if there is a tub in the second bathroom? You are just against walk-in-showers, in general or you want a tub in the primary bathroom?”
I am not against walk in showers in secondary bathrooms, but don’t like when there is only a shower in the primary. I totally fine with tub/shower combos if space is limited.
oh right I forgot that everything was mandatory closed by the government but the liquor stores and pot shops… lol what a fucking joke
“The 05 pie shaped layout is much better”
A 2/2 with a foyer!
“You need a car. There are no more taxis, Uber is a ripoff and unreliable, and whatever happened to the “Zipcar” revolution? Never took off.”
Young people don’t like cars, HH. Uber just announced that they had their best week ever in the last week. Looks like they’re back in operation.
There’s probably a Zipcar located in this building or right next door. Lol.
“I bet probably very well. With yoga studios curtailed due to covid and covid-crazies customers, what else do they think about? The store likely sold tons of Chardonnay and Trulys to the residents so they could watch Netflix.”
I like how HH, who once claimed he lived in River West and went “out” to Au Cheval which “proved” he lived in Chicago, is mocking those who live a mile away in River North for buying wine and watching Netflix.
The irony.