A Mediterranean-Style SFH with a Red Clay Tile Roof for $849,000: 2530 W. Morse in Indian Boundary Park
This Mediterranean-style brick bungalow with a red clay tile roof at 2530 W. Morse in the Indian Boundary Park neighborhood in West Ridge Manor came on the market in June 2025.
I don’t have a picture of this house but I wanted to crib about it anyway.
Built in 1924, it’s on a larger than normal Chicago lot measuring 37×124 and has a 2 car garage.
The listing says it has been “thoughtfully rehabbed and updated.”
There was a full dormer addition in 2017 which added 2 new full baths to the 2 that were already in the house for a total of 4 full bathrooms.
There are refinished hardwoods on the main level.
The kitchen has been “fully renovated” with gray (light blue?) 42-inch cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and an island that seats 3.
The kitchen is open to a family room/den which has a fireplace.
There is a decorative fireplace in the living room and a separate dining room.
2 of the bedrooms are on the second floor, one is on the main floor and 2 are in the lower level.
There’s also a recreation room in the lower level, with hardwood floors, along with an exercise room.
The laundry is on the second floor with a brand new washer/dryer.
There are all new windows and doors with lifetime warranties.
Other upgrades include:
- Central Air (2017)
- Steam humidifier (2017)
- New boiler (2017)
- New basement staircase (2017)
- New roof (2017)
- Lower level recreation room (2017)
- New back deck (2017)
- Professional turfed yard (2023)
- Paver patio (2023)
The listing calls the house a “lush, serene outdoor retreat.”
The garage is “newer” with a reinforced roof deck with a pergola.
This house is just a few blocks from the popular Indian Boundary Park and a few blocks from Western Avenue and its buses and some restaurants like McDonald’s and KFC. Warren Park is also nearby.
Listed at $849,000 after the renovation that is $424,000 higher than the 2016 sales price of $425,000.
Will this renovation pay off?
Keith Claunch at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures here (sorry, no floor plan).
2530 W. Morse: 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2406 square feet, single family home
- Sold in November 2007 for $343,000
- Lis pendens foreclosure filed in March 2011
- Sold in May 2011 for $250,000
- Sold in April 2016 for $425,000
- Currently listed at $849,000
- Taxes of $8584
- Central Air
- 2-car garage
- 37×124 lot
- 2 fireplaces, one decorative
- Bedroom #1: 18×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 14×18 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 10×11 (main floor)
- Bedroom #4: 9×13 (lower level)
- Bedroom #5: 11×20 (lower level)
- Family room: 21×16 (lower level)
- Kitchen/den: 25×10 (main floor)
- Mudroom: 6×7 (main floor)
- Laundry: 4×5 (second floor)
- Foyer: 5×11 (main floor)
- Dining room: 11×11 (main floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 9×10 (second floor)
- Living room: 21×18 (main floor)
- Exercise room: 16×20 (lower level)
Transit is a little tricky here…you are pretty much taking the bus and making a connection The 96 to the red line to the loop is a solid hour if you make your connections perfectly. I know folks who live in the Western burbs with shorter commutes than that…but this seems really nice. I like the proximity to the sculpture garden path.
This one is enough more that it’s not really direct competition, but I like it quite a bit:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2216-W-Greenleaf-Ave-Chicago-IL-60645/3571480_zpid/
This one would really benefit from a floorplan, or a showing. Pix aren’t hitting me as being in a logical order–but if they are, that might make less sense.
Prior similar featured house on Morse:
https://cribchatter.com/get-an-italian-villa-bungalow-in-indian-boundary-park-2721-w-morse/
Finally sold Aug-18 for the $450k last ask.
“Transit is a little tricky here…you are pretty much taking the bus and making a connection The 96 to the red line to the loop is a solid hour if you make your connections perfectly.”
I think you’re probably driving your car from here. Not all parts of Chicago are transit friendly.