An East Lakeview Townhouse With A Big Private Terrace: 2900 N. Sheridan
This mid-century modern townhouse in the Sheridan Courts at 2900 N. Sheridan in East Lakeview came on the market in August 2020.
Built in 1955, the Sheridan Courts has 18 units and an underground parking garage with assigned parking.
This is an end unit.
It has floor to ceilings windows that face north and south. The listing says the south facing windows are new.
The first floor has the living and dining room along with the kitchen and a half bath.
It has a wood burning fireplace in the living room.
The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
It has the preferred layout, with all three bedrooms on the second floor, along with two bathrooms which the listing says have been updated.
The master bathroom has Hans Grohe fixtures and the second has Grohe fixtures.
The listing says there’s a new furnace.
It has central air and one car garage parking.
But the big selling point is the big fenced in patio/yard which measures 23×19 and has a wood deck.
For those looking for outdoor space during COVID, does this townhouse check all the boxes?
Robin Lemer at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures here.
2900 N. Sheridan: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1499 square feet, townhouse
- Sold in April 1998 for $222,000
- Sold in June 2000 for $285,000
- Sold in September 2004 for $347,500
- Sold in August 2016 for $430,000
- Currently listed at $599,000 (1 garage parking space included)
- Assessments of $393 a month (includes lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $10,870
- Central Air
- Wood burning fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 13×11 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 12×11 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 10×9 (second floor)
- Living room: 23×11 (first floor)
- Dining room: 9×6 (first floor)
- Kitchen: 13×7 (first floor)
- Terrace/Patio: 23×19
These places are super cool, we missed out on a possibly larger inside unit with nice wood finishes and good energy inside.
Not sure how people feel about the pros of east lakeview lifestyle + artistic architecturally interesting development, vs the cons of low ceiling, small spaces, probably gets humid and moldy on the first floor, plus the obvious of rioting and mass urban chaos, where it is now no longer reactionary to say that unpredictable chaotic violent conditions are liable anywhere at anytime for any reason.
“plus the obvious of rioting and mass urban chaos, where it is now no longer reactionary to say that unpredictable chaotic violent conditions are liable anywhere at anytime for any reason”
Won’t weigh in as to how real those issues are, but the 151 bus impact is real.
$600k is crack pipe territory
3rd bedroom is tiny, so this is a 2Br+Den with limited living space
In general I dont like the 250sf Masterbaths, but leaving the dead end corridor in the MBR was dumb.
The terrazo looks nice (though coved base would have been nice) and outdoor area is acceptable
“dead end corridor in the MBR”
It’s pretty clear what they were thinking, but isn’t the better solution frosting the last pane, putting in a pocket door (also frosted glass) and have those closets open, rather than doored?
Would be a lot better if the bath had a pocket door, too.
“3rd bedroom is tiny, so this is a 2Br+Den”
ehh, my 6 yr old is in our 3rd br that is this size (10×9) and its totally fine for a kid.
“this size (10×9)”
Issue is that is the max dimension on both sides, and 1/2 of the 9 is actually 8, and 90% of the 10 is actually ~9.5
Nice job on the outdoor space–but where does the gate lead to? Just the neighbor? Why?
“It’s pretty clear what they were thinking, but isn’t the better solution frosting the last pane, putting in a pocket door (also frosted glass) and have those closets open, rather than doored?
Would be a lot better if the bath had a pocket door, too.”
It feels like the designer was running up against their budget and didnt feel like spending anymore time in the project or they gave the design to an intern and didnt monitor the progress. I get the sharing of the wet wall but the rest is just bad/lazy design
You also get the added bonus of trying to clean between the closet and storefront
“3rd bedroom is tiny, so this is a 2Br+Den”
ehh, my 6 yr old is in our 3rd br that is this size (10×9) and its totally fine for a kid.
As TFO said, the dimensions are most generous
Pre Covid, I’d agree that a kid could make due in that space till about Jr High. Depending on the WFH/Remote learning situation that space would be tight if both parental units are WFH.
“Nice job on the outdoor space–but where does the gate lead to? Just the neighbor? Why?”
Fire Egress? but there’s a gate on the opposite side that would drop you on the sidewalk
How odd that there’s no basement. If you want to raise kids in a townhouse, a rec room/basement is the best thing. Just put all the toys down there and let them make a mess. If that isn’t an option, the toys will take over the rest of the house.
I assume this is being marketed at young couples with kids, right? Who else would want it? Maybe an older retired couple, but many of them look for single-level living.
Obviously, a townhouse with parking included is rare in this neighborhood, so that’s a plus. Maybe if you have older kids it might work. But with my kids now 20 and 17, it has been so great having a basement they and their friends can hang out in. It doubles as an exercise room. The utility of a lower level shouldn’t be under-estimated.
It’s Contingent
“Fire Egress? but there’s a gate on the opposite side that would drop you on the sidewalk”
Fire Egress for the neighbor who is in the middle and doesn’t have sidewalk access?
Looks like zero percent rates are at a tug of war with covid + Chicago violence and the low rates are gaining momentum.
Chicago’s RE is going to outperform New York, and San Francisco but only because Chicago’s in an earlier stage of tax raising compared to the other two.
Pritzkers going to take this state down New Jersey’s path where it will be dependent on billionaire income. It’s a nice temporary patch to a sinking ship. Then the billionaires leave and their budget is left with massive holes like when David Tepper left and then the progressive tax will be used to soak the rest of the tax base 🙂
I didn’t vote for Pritzker and I’ve been wavering on how to vote in this November referendum on ending the flat state income tax.
Changing it to a system like he proposes where the richer pay more would definitely hurt my family and me, but we could afford it and I would be willing to consider it if I thought it might do any good for the state. Meaning services like infrastructure and schools.
I just have so little faith that any new taxes will go into actual improvements and not into pension funds that allow state workers to retire at 50.
How do I send in a tip for a new property? You need to analyze 3306 n Clifton in Lakeview on sale for 549k but sold for 400k a few years ago.
“How do I send in a tip for a new property? You need to analyze 3306 n Clifton in Lakeview on sale for 549k but sold for 400k a few years ago.”
Thanks for the tip Julie.
We’ve never chattered about this building before so I don’t have a picture. Let’s see if it sells by next week.
“It’s Contingent”
How could that be?
No one is buying in the city. Everyone is fleeing for the suburbs.
Isn’t the “basement” here the parking garage? I always liked these, but being on a bus route and all the weird individual unit modifications made to the exterior of each one hurt the overall look.
“We’ve never chattered about this building before so I don’t have a picture. Let’s see if it sells by next week.”
Want me to get you a picture?
Julie
“Want me to get you a picture?”
Nah.