A 4-Bedroom Row House on a Cul-de-Sac in East Lincoln Park: 1919 N. Lincoln Park West
This vintage 4-bedroom row house at 1919 N. Lincoln Park West in East Lincoln Park/Old Town came on the market in September 2021.
Built in 1888, it’s on a 19×72 size lot and has 2 secured parking spaces on a driveway behind the property.
It’s also on the part of Lincoln Park West that actually ends in a cul-de-sac.
The row house has some of its original features including 12 foot ceilings on the main level with ceiling medallions and plaster details in the living and dining room and the original shutters.
The kitchen has been “remodeled” with Brookhaven cabinetry with soft shut drawers and pull out shelving, quartz countertops with full height backsplash, a pantry and luxury appliances including a 6-burner Wolf stove with double ovesn, Miele and Electrolux.
The primary suite takes up the entire third floor and includes a walk-in-closet, bath with Carrara marble double vanities, steam shower, soaking tub, heated floor and towel rack.
There’s also a small balcony on that floor.
Two of the other bedrooms are on the second floor along with a full bath.
And the fourth bedroom is in the lower level, along with a family room, laundry room and full bath.
There’s also a half bath and mud room on the main floor.
It has exposed brick and 2 ornate marble fireplaces.
The row house has central air.
If this property looks familiar, that could be because we chattered about it in 2012 when it was last on the market.
Many of you didn’t like the modern kitchen 9 years ago.
You can see our chatter here.
Originally listed in September 2021 for $1.3 million, it has been reduced $50,000 to $1.25 million.
In 2013, it sold for $900,000 after trying to get over $1 million originally.
But 2012 was the low in prices after the housing bust.
It’s in prime East Lincoln Park/Old Town, close to the Zoo, Lincoln Park and the shops and restaurants of Old Town.
With a completely different market in 2021, will this sell over $1 million this go around?
KC Lau and Luke Reilly at @Properties have the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
1919 N. Lincoln Park West: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3000 square feet
- Sold in June 1999 for $437,500
- Sold in November 2003 for $810,000
- Sold in February 2010 for $850,000
- Sold in March 2013 for $900,000
- Originally listed in September 2021 for $1.3 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $1.25 million
- Taxes are now $23,597 (they were $13,773 in 2012)
- Central Air
- 2 car secured parking
- 2 fireplaces
- Bedroom #1: 18×12 (third level)
- Bedroom #2: 17×14 (second level)
- Bedroom #3: 11×11 (second level)
- Bedroom #4: 13×12 (lower level)
- Living/dining room: 31×13 (main level)
- Kitchen: 15×12 (main level)
- Mud room: 11×6 (main level)
- Family room: 21×18 (lower level)
- Laundry: 10×10 (lower level)
- Foyer: 17×7 (main level)
Where does the door in the basement Br lead?
looks like some discoloration along the basement wall. Would want to make sure no water damage.
Nice place, the 2 parking spots are key. Think the ask is high but for the right buyer they’ll get it, just might have to wait
I’ll stick with my comment from 9 years ago. I love the exterior, love the block, but the interior is a bit too meh without enough vintage touches. I think they’ll get their $1 million. It’s a great location. One of my favorite streets in town.
You can feel the broker’s fatigue and laziness as the listing pics progress. That’s quite the tax increase since 2012. $1,075,000.
Good point about the 75% tax increase over 9 years. The cynic in me wonders if any owner is really getting their money’s worth out of those higher taxes, which have gone up way faster than inflation. Are the city’s schools, roads, crime improved since 2012? I’d argue none of the above.
And now the mayor wants to make sure property taxes continue increasing at a rate higher than local inflation (see Tribune today). Lightfoot continues to disappoint and to break promises.
Also chattered in ’09:
http://cribchatter.com/?p=7935
“The cynic in me wonders if any owner is really getting their money’s worth out of those higher taxes”
Do you ever get your money’s worth when paying back overdue debt?
That’s what taxes are on a ~$1.2m property in Chicago these days–they simply aren’t “high” in any local, relative sense.
to the current property:
Nothing says “not enough space” like a freezer and wine fridge in front of a door, except maybe a freezer and wine fridge in front of a GLASS door. Really not much storage space, overall.
Nothing says “we cheaped out on some aspects of the reno” quite like a shitty tile transition (kitchen to mud room) and a refrigerator on top of a hvac (return?) vent. Someone must *love* vacuuming the fridge coils frequently!
Big yikes to the ductwork patch job in the utility room. Get someone in who cares to do a good job. I’d need to seriously test the ability of that system to heat *and* cool all parts of all four floors.
All the baths are pretty nice, esp considering how small a couple of them are.
This place makes me feel like the doors in my house all match nicely (they don’t)–it’s like someone bought whatever doors were on the recycled door truck that day–hardware and all–and made do.
I like the top floor suite, but question preserving that balcony at the cost of ~15-20% of the floor being hallways.
I would not pay 1.2 to be forced to de-ice and clean the snow off my car every winter. That would be an annoying downgrade in standard of living.
I know my Tesla battery would get annihilated in those outdoor winter temperatures.
There are things to love about this place, especially the location. Wonder about the painted brick, though. Painting blocks the pores on the surface and, with deteriorating brick – as this appears to be – that can exacerbate problems over time. And removing this paint would be a big project. Gives me pause…..
Keep in mind that this is north of the Lincoln Park West/Lincoln/Wisconsin intersection. This is not, in my opinion, nearly as an attractive area as south of the intersection is. However, the overall location is very good (and if you’ve got kids, there is a daycare about 200 feet from here).
Does anyone know if the long-ago Jazz Bulls (and more recently, Katacomb, then Amp Rock or something) space (entrance almost exactly across the street) is still a potential bar/club space?
“Big yikes to the ductwork patch job in the utility room.”
isn’t that what duck tape is for 🙂
One of my biggest real estate pet peeves is when owners upgrade a room to be on trend with the current era, with no regard to the era of the home. Anyone with 2 eyes can see that the very 2010 modern kitchen looks totally mismatched with the rest of the home.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/235-W-Eugenie-St-60614/unit-T2/home/13344190
This listing is chatter worthy
“This listing is chatter worthy”
I’ll say.
@anon (tfo) RE: “Does anyone know if the long-ago Jazz Bulls (and more recently, Katacomb, then Amp Rock or something) space (entrance almost exactly across the street) is still a potential bar/club space?”
Amp Rock was before Katacomb, which closed nearly 10 years ago. It’s been The Drop since then, which closer early/mid-2019 supposedly due to landlord dispute. I’ve never known the little boarded-up entrance/exit directly across from this property to ever be used, main entrance is on Lincoln.
“I’ve never known the little boarded-up entrance/exit directly across from this property to ever be used”
Huh–was the Jazz Bulls entrance way back when (yes, I’m “old”). Hence the “please leave quietly” on the wall (which I recall as being a Katacomb add, but whatever).
Here’s a pic of it being the entrance to Katacomb from something like 20 years ago:
http://www.planet99.com/chicago/bars/katacomb__10263.html
In picture 10 of the half bath, did anyone else wonder to reach the toilet paper from the toilet?
“In picture 10 of the half bath, did anyone else wonder to reach the toilet paper from the toilet?”
that’s actually the hand towel holder. still an odd location as it’s too low. there’s something next to the toilet for the TP. take a look through the 3D walkthrough.
“This listing is chatter worthy”
Is it?
We’ve chattered about these units in the past. People who are interested in mid-century architecture are attracted to this complex.
“ We’ve chattered about these units in the past. People who are interested in mid-century architecture done poorly are attracted to this complex.“
FIFY
The utility pole that obstructs a portion of the entrance into the parking is quite undesirable.