A Vintage 4-Bedroom Duplex Down with Parking in Lincoln Park: 820 W. Webster
This 4-bedroom duplex down at 820 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2021.
Built in 1886, this building has 6 units and outdoor parking.
It has a public, rooftop deck and on-site storage.
This unit is a south facing duplex down with many of its original features including pocket doors, original pocket window shutters, plaster moldings, and, according to the 2015 listing, 12 foot ceilings on the first level.
It has 2 fireplaces.
The main floor has the living and dining room, along with the kitchen and 2 bedrooms with 2 full bathrooms.
The kitchen has white cabinets and new stainless steel appliances.
2 other bedrooms are on the lower level, which has a separate entrance.
There’s also a full bathroom with a steam shower, a family room, and side-by-side washer/dryer.
This unit has a deck off the back bedroom.
It also has hardwood floors throughout the main level.
It has central air and an exterior parking space is included.
The listing says its in the Oscar Meyer school district.
Originally listed in early February 2021 for $845,000, it has been reduced $20,000 to $825,000.
Is this a townhouse alternative for those who love vintage?
Emily Sachs Wong at @Properties has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
You can also see it at the Open House on Sunday, Feb 21 from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Unit #1W: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, no square footage listed, duplex down
- Sold in August 1993 for $238,000
- Sold in August 1996 for $272,500
- Sold in June 2000 for $460,000
- Sold in April 2006 for $608,000
- Sold in January 2015 for $717,500
- Originally listed in February 2021 for $845,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $825,000
- Assessments of $462 a month (includes exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger and snow removal)
- Taxes of $13,438
- Central Air
- Side-by-side washer/dryer in the unit
- 1 exterior outdoor parking space
- 2 fireplaces
- Bedroom #1: 13×12 (main level)
- Bedroom #2: 12×10 (lower level)
- Bedroom #3: 13×11 (main level)
- Bedroom #4: 15×12 (lower level)
- Family room: 19×11 (lower level)
- Dining room: 13×11 (main level)
- Kitchen: 14×12 (main level)
- Living room: 20×13 (main level)
Public roof deck. LOL. You mean I could go sit up there even though I don’t live in the building?
Anhow. This seems way overpriced. I am not sure I would even entertain what the 2015 buyer paid. Nice enough but back deck off the master isn’t ideal, one outdoor spot not ideal. I love the high ceilings and the big windows but I am betting the heating bills are pretty high about now. I just don’t know how this sold for over the 2006 price which I would have thought was close to peak. What on earth has the current owner done to think this has appreciated over $100K in six years of ownership? Good luck.
Back deck access off the MBR = Fail
ripped the vintage heart out of this unit.
Layout is just bad.
Great location for a younger couple (Lived very near hear as a 20 something), zero chance I’d want to live in this area now that I’m older
“zero chance I’d want to live in this area now that I’m older”
Curious why? It’s my understanding the bar crowd, party scene has been loosing steam for a decade and is almost gone in Lincoln Park. The rowdy college kids and 20 somethings arent out all hours making chaos around that area anymore. It seems much quieter to me than it used to be but I dont spend much time there either.
“Back deck access off the MBR”
Probably why the floorplan claims the MBR is in the basement. With borrowed light only from the other bedroom(!).
The layout is pretty tough for most families who need 4 bedrooms.
Would be pretty nice (tho still a little awkward–MBR right next to fridge?) for a couple with frequent visitors/short-term boomeranging kid–dedicated spare bedroom, two rooms to serve as separate dedicated offices, two living spaces.
“Probably why the floorplan claims the MBR is in the basement. With borrowed light only from the other bedroom(!).
And no Ensuite and for $825k?
“Would be pretty nice (tho still a little awkward–MBR right next to fridge?) for a couple with frequent visitors/short-term boomeranging kid–dedicated spare bedroom, two rooms to serve as separate dedicated offices, two living spaces.”
The initial design decisions are going to be difficult to overcome. Rework the mainfloor BR & BA (MBR & Office/FR/Library to the deck), and it would work for a parent with non full time custody
But at $825, you shouldnt have to compromise that much
I agree with everyone above. My question is… what else is there for $825K in this part of LP/DePaul specifically? Can a buyer get all of what has been said is missing for this price in this location? If so, then for sure this is wrong priced. But… if you want this LP location, doesn’t it usually cost a lot more to get these things? Aren’t you going to have to compromise if you want this?
Personally I don’t like much about the place, but I do like how they set up the dining in front and living room where the dining would typically go. More people should do so with this sort of place.
“at $825, you shouldnt have to compromise that much”
For sure! Not what I would buy at the price.
This place isn’t awesome:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1616-N-Hudson-Ave-60614/unit-8/home/77444720
but I would 100% pick it over the featured one, sacrificing the element of vintage charm for a more usable layout.
This place isn’t awesome:
That exterior has a real “Michael Graves commissioned by the Walt Disney Co in 1989” vibe.
You’re paying for the location. This place is totally functional. Not bad at all.
“What on earth has the current owner done to think this has appreciated over $100K in six years of ownership?”
The mortgage rates went from 4.5% to 2.75% during that same period.
That’s what they did, The Cat.
“Curious why? It’s my understanding the bar crowd, party scene has been loosing steam for a decade and is almost gone in Lincoln Park. The rowdy college kids and 20 somethings arent out all hours making chaos around that area anymore. It seems much quieter to me than it used to be but I dont spend much time there either.”
I’m in the same boat but believe that Beaumonts is still open
“Beaumonts”
Is this place also too close to the El? They’re the same distance away.
“Is this place also too close to the El? They’re the same distance away.”
Different dynamics
Should only be a couple of blocks away (Well with in walking distance for the non-Sabrina types) People would start out at Glascotts and the like and then find their way to Beaumonts post 2AM, also this area seemed to attract a fairly significant Suburban crowd for weekend partying
Pissing, puking, fights, yelling, property damage.
Not much of an issue for a 20 something, much less enticing now
Possibly its better now
The Frigidaire microhood over the Wolf range is not a selling point. I wonder if that thing even has adequate venting capacity for the Wolf.
“What on earth has the current owner done to think this has appreciated over $100K in six years of ownership?”
Case-Shiller index tells me the market is up about 18% over that time. Seems like they have it priced spot on just based on that.
“What on earth has the current owner done to think this has appreciated over $100K in six years of ownership?”
We bought our current home a couple of years ago, in the low $700s. It’s probably in the low $800s now. Four years before we bought, it would have been in the low 500s/high 400s.
Those finished basement ceilings are too low, probably not legal habitable space.
“Those finished basement ceilings are too low, probably not legal habitable space.”
would that be 7 feet?
assuming they’re using standard 80″ doors they should be close to 7′
Basement ceilings way too low…
I guess that rules out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the buyer.
“Personally I don’t like much about the place, but I do like how they set up the dining in front and living room where the dining would typically go. More people should do so with this sort of place.”
So, our living/dining is a bit smaller (and a lot less charming) than this place, but over the weekend, we flipped our living/dining. Still need to have some lights relocated/swapped out (which the subject property owner didn’t do), but it’s a total game changer.