A Renovated 3-Bedroom in River Bend at 333 N. Canal in the Near West Side
This 3-bedroom in River Bend at 333 N. Canal in the Near West Side came on the market in October 2021.
Built in 2003, River Bend has 149 units and attached valet garage parking.
It has a river walk in front of the building on the Chicago River, a party room, dry cleaners, exercise room, 24 hour door staff and on-site management.
The listing for this unit says it has been “completely renovated and reimagined by Thomas Stringer Design Partners.”
The renovation put the emphasis on open concept living.
It has wide plank walnut floors, custom doors and hardware, custom lighting, an integrated sound system and millwork in the kitchen and baths.
It has 2 bedrooms and a third den/office/bedroom.
The primary suite has blackout shades, a walk-in-closet, an en suite bathroom with double vanity, heated towel bar, and Italian marble shower with full body spray.
The unit has a “chef’s kitchen” with Wolf, Dacor and Kitchen Aid stainless steel appliances along with Transceramica “concrete” counter tops with waterfall edge and a breakfast bar with seating for 3.
It has a dining room.
There’s a built-in wine fridge.
The unit has central air, washer/dryer in the unit and deeded parking and storage is also included.
River Bend used to be known for its fantastic views directly east down the Chicago River from its east facing balconies, but now the construction at Wolf Point has blocked that view.
Originally listed in October 2021 for $995,000, it has been reduced to $980,500.
Buyers love “new.”
Does this renovation close the deal?
Kevin Davis at ARNI Realty has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #2703: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2032 square feet
- Sold in March 2003 for $543,000
- Sold in October 2007 for $740,000
- Sold in April 2013 for $635,000
- Originally listed in October 2021 for $995,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $980,500 (includes deeded valet parking and storage)
- Assessments of $1465 a month (includes gas, doorman, cable, exercise room, exterior maintenance, scavenger)
- Taxes of $14,736
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 22×14
- Bedroom #2: 13×11
- Bedroom #3: 11×9
- Living room: 17×14
- Dining room: 14×11
- Family room: 13×10
- Kitchen: 10×10
- Balcony
The second bedroom’s width is only 9.5 feet wide.
The den is only 8.6 feet wide. A lot of non usable space.
What’s the deal with 2br lost space under the transom window?
Other than the master suite, this place doesn’t look very enjoyable to live in
“What’s the deal with 2br lost space under the transom window?”
This building’s diagram is pretty unusual: It is a low-ceiling single-loaded corridor along most of the west side of the tower… so, they created the ‘transoms’ to introduce windows to the western, otherwise windowless spaces…
Buyer with a million dollar budget has a lot of options in the city that are far better than this one.
But…you do get Michael Scott’s awesome plasma TV in the kitchen ???? ?
Yikes another tough sell.
As noted, the views are gone. The location is very meh too, nothing in the immediate vicinity. For nearly $1500/mo HOA’s the amenities are dated too.
The interior is quite nice, but the space isn’t used very well. It’s setup as a DINK residence, with a huge inefficient closet, decent office, and very small guest room (which is surprisingly not noted as a bedroom in the layout although it has a closet and natural light…)
David #3:
We already have several Davids on Cribchatter, who have been around a long time. We have one David and one Dave.
Please pick another name or sign in using David #3 (which is what I have “renamed” you.)
“The second bedroom’s width is only 9.5 feet wide.”
This is pretty common for the smaller bedrooms. Usually 9 to 10 feet wide.
“This 3-bedroom”
Where’s the 3d bedroom?
I thought it was against realtor rules to call a room w/o (at least) borrowed light and without a closet a “bedroom”. Was that not true?
What’s that building extending south of Wolf Point West?
^dude?! so Sabrina, I guess this is another poster who claims to live in Chicago but is in some rural red state…
‘anon’… all three ‘bedrooms’ actually have operable windows and two “What’s that building extending south of Wolf Point West?”… uhhh, Saleforce tower under construction for the last year or two on WOLF POINT…
“uhhh, Saleforce tower under construction for the last year or two on WOLF POINT…”
Yep, Salesforce tower. Will it be done in 2022? It’s going up FAST.
Will be one of the tallest commercial buildings built in the city in the last decade, won’t it?
“ This is pretty common for the smaller bedrooms. Usually 9 to 10 feet wide.”
Is it common when the listing is for $1 million? Both of these spaces can fit a crib or small desk at best.
Very disappointing unit. Was hoping for better, but rooms with no windows and overall no views don’t do it for me.
This place would have been far better 15 years ago before everything else got built around it.
“ It is a low-ceiling single-loaded corridor along most of the west side of the tower… so, they created the ‘transoms’ to introduce windows to the western, otherwise windowless spaces…”
Thanks – is the corridor 7’high?
“ all three ‘bedrooms’ actually have operable windows”
Do you have to crawl across the corridor to open the windows?
^I’m not sure of the specific height of the corridor, but by code, I believe, it is required to be a minimum of 7’2″ (or maybe it’s 7’6″)
and I also believe that yes, you do have to crawl across the corridor to reach the window latches…
I always thought it was a crazy solution to try to maximize the number of eastern facing units… everyone knew that eventually that view would be gone and there is a good argument to make that the western view over the tracks and the west loop to the sunsets is quite lovely as well…
“all three ‘bedrooms’ actually have operable windows”
Missed the faint glow above the bookshelf. Fair enough.
Where’s the closet?
“uhhh, Saleforce tower under construction for the last year or two on WOLF POINT”
CANNOT BE!!! Sabrina assured us for months that there was NO WAY that Salesforce (if it was even going to get built) would extend even an inch south of WPW.
When did you move to town, Jack? June of 2020?
“Both of these spaces can fit a crib or small desk at best.”
Oh, come on. The Hancock place today shows two bed in 17×10, so you can totally have one in 8.5×10.
Especially if you don’t lose room for a closet door.
“ I always thought it was a crazy solution to try to maximize the number of eastern facing units… everyone knew that eventually that view would be gone and there is a good argument to make that the western view over the tracks and the west loop to the sunsets is quite lovely as well…”
The initial sell would have been tougher not having the River be the focal point.
I don’t see any blinds on the Transom windows – gonna be a PITA to use as a full time Br. If your remodeling, how don’t you put this in?
One thing the design provides is some natural light in the kitchen
“CANNOT BE!!! Sabrina assured us for months that there was NO WAY that Salesforce (if it was even going to get built) would extend even an inch south of WPW.”
For months?
Where you been anon(tfo)? I said years ago that I was wrong and that it WOULD poke out past the other Wolf Point building and would impact the views of River Bend.
Yawn.
“everyone knew that eventually that view would be gone and there is a good argument to make that the western view over the tracks and the west loop to the sunsets is quite lovely as well…”
“Everyone” didn’t know. That land had been vacant for a hundred years. At the time River Bend was built, the Kennedys weren’t shopping it around. And then the housing bust hit so it seemed assured that it would be a while before anything went in there.
But this is a cautionary tale that no “view” is assured unless:
The structure is city landmarked (not even National landmark designation is good enough. Must be from the city)
Even an existing building is no guarantee as buildings can be torn down. I’m thinking of the development that was proposed up on LaSalle in the Gold Coast where they were going to tear down a vintage mid-rise building and build a 40 story tower, which would have blocked the west views of the high rise next door.
The developer recently dropped the proposal.
And heaven forbid it should be a parking lot.
It took a year for you to admit this:
“you’re not ever going to be blocked now unless they decided to build something IN the river in the future.”
and this:
“The Salesforce building isn’t going to be in FRONT of Wolf Point West. If anything, it will be behind it. You won’t see it at all, except for the floors that are above Wolf Point West.”
was wrong, notwithstanding multiple links in the thread.
You also, in May-19, wrote:
“The middle building will the tallest, if it gets built.”
What happened to Sabrina the Bear? “If”??
““Everyone” didn’t know. That land had been vacant for a hundred years. At the time River Bend was built, the Kennedys weren’t shopping it around. And then the housing bust hit so it seemed assured that it would be a while before anything went in there.”
Well, I guess every architect knew this… this site was almost inarguably the most valuable building site in the entire city… of course the Kennedy’s were going to develop it regardless of how long it sat empty…
“of course the Kennedy’s were going to develop it regardless of how long it sat empty…”
I guess decades of “going to develop it” results in someday “everyone” being right, right?
Lol.
But from what I remember with the sales center, they weren’t hiding anything with that piece of land sitting there. But it’s interesting to see the 2013 pictures for this unit, because it looks very different out those windows.
This 3-bedroom in River Bend just sold.
Listed at $980,500 in December 2021.
Sold in February 2022 at $965,000.