Buy a 1924 Mansion on the Boulevard: 3000 W. Logan Boulevard in Logan Square
This 8-bedroom vintage mansion at 3000 W. Logan Boulevard in Logan Square came on the market in June 2020.
Built in 1924, the brick house is on an oversized Chicago corner lot measuring 37×162 and has a 2-car garage.
It has 5,748 square feet on four floors.
The listing says it has the original 1920s craftsmanship.
That includes stained glass windows, a paneled dining room and carved moldings.
The listing says there’s 3 bathrooms but the floor plans seem to indicate 3 full bathrooms and 2 half baths.
There’s white cabinets in the kitchen.
The listing says there are “no restrictions on interior renovations.”
The house has central air.
Originally listed in June 2020 for $2.2 million, it has been reduced to $1,999,900.
What price will it take to get a vintage lover to dive in?
George Selas at Dream Town Realty has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
3000 W. Logan Boulevard: 8 bedrooms, 3 baths (but maybe 2 half baths too?), 5748 square feet
- Sold in November 1983 for $150,000 (per Redfin)
- Lis pendens foreclosure filed in October 2014
- Originally listed in June 2020 for $2.2 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $1,999,900
- Taxes of $22,869
- Central Air
- 2 car garage
- 37 x 162 lot
- Bedroom #1: 19×16 (third floor)
- Bedroom #2: 16×15 (third floor)
- Bedroom #3: 13×12 (third floor)
- Bedroom #4: 12×11 (third floor)
- Bedroom #5: 17×13 (main floor)
- Bedroom #6: 14×13 (main floor)
- Bedroom #7: 13×13 (main floor)
- Bedroom #8: 13×10 (main floor)
- Living room: 25×17 (second floor)
- Dining room: 17×16 (second floor)
- Library: 15×11 (second floor)
- Breakfast room: 11×11 (second floor)
- Kitchen: 17×16 (second floor)
- Attic: 36.13 (fourth floor)
Wow
Only complaint is need m0re pictures
How are taxes on this only $22K?
“How are taxes on this only $22K?”
1. Sold in November 1983 for $150,000
2. Senior + HO reduced taxes by ~$1200
3. Highest ever AV was $1,219,610; current is $1,109,840 after appeal.
4. The *only* property in the assessment neighborhood, in the assessment class (over 5,000 sf)–ie, “no” good comps.
“How are taxes on this only $22K?
senior exemption??
Could use a tv over the fireplace in the main living room, but is otherwise so cool.
37 years of ownership and facing foreclosure. that sucks.
I think it would still cost a pretty penny to bring this place ‘up to date’, while maintaining some of the beautiful original details.
If a rich young couple were to buy it and want to modernize it, it would cost a boatload. I think at a 2 million dollar price point in logan square, there are probably better options, no? Even given the uniqueness and square footage.
“facing foreclosure. that sucks.”
seems to have been cleared up, as the mortgage was subsequently assigned into an RMBS.
Looking at subsequent filings, and then looking at the reasons behind them, this guy doesn’t deserve sympathy.
“I think at a 2 million dollar price point in logan square, there are probably better options, no?”
Depends. There just aren’t that many SFHs, on corners, on the boulevard.
But, here’s another available right now:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/2657-W-Logan-Blvd-60647/home/173368719
the nicest parts are not as nice, BUT were these my only two choices, I’d choose 2657, largely because I could move in and find the kitchen at least acceptable.
Reminds me of the Wrigley Mansion. Beautiful place, but would you want to live there? A bit too opulent. I hope someone will buy it and keep it nicely preserved, as it seems to have been so far.
Great house, very cool. If you could transplant it to a more tranquil and less rundown location and get a real kitchen installed it would be perfect.
It has to be rough having that much money, and nice house, and then have to grocery shop in ghetto-like conditions never seeing an attractive woman etc. I’m racking my brain to even think of the go-to grocery store over there, I guess the new Aldi.
” the new Aldi.”
Which one?
I have not checked, but I may have known the owner before this one.
If it was hers, it’s a gem.
Beautiful house, but the kitchen needs a lot of help, and the rest of the house needs updating and redecoration as well. I’d assume that the mechanical elements, which are the most expensive items, are very aged, and need replacement or rebuilding. This will all cost $500,000 at least in a place this size.
I really hope that whoever acquires this place retains all the beautiful vintage architectural details, which would be beautifully complimented by cleanly styled modern furniture.
Very sad to hear of someone losing his house to foreclosure after nearly 40 years of ownership, when you would think he would have the place paid for and have increased his equity greatly over the decades, but this is not the first time I’ve seen this happen, and it seems to happen more often with large, expensive dwellings, than modest ones. I’ve met too many older, formerly high-income, people who simply do not want to face the fact that they can no longer afford to live on the same massive scale as they did when they were still earning high incomes. So they borrow against the house not only to finance extravagances like cruises and other expensive entertainment, but to pay the taxes and mounting maintenance on a house that far exceeds either their needs or their ability to support it. I have a near neighbor, a lady of 90, that this happened to, and she refuses to understand that she sold her house and spent the proceeds on the high living to which she felt entitled when she took an equity loan to pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars in consumer debt she ran up after her husband passed and she closed her own business. She will go to the grave asserting that the bank “stole” her 10 room house.
“” the new Aldi.”
Which one?”
That wasn’t supposed to be a gotcha question–I’m just not clear which Aldi you would go to from this location.
There are two Aldi’s stores within easy reach of this address:
1753 N Milwaukee Ave
or
4030 W Wrightwood
Thanks, Laura, I know–I was wondering which one DanHof was referring to.
The one at Wrightwood and Pulaski has been there for 15(?) years, so I have to assume not that one.
The one on Milwaukee has been open for over 3 years, so I don’t really think of it as new, either. But lets say that’s what he meant.
It’s about 1.75 miles away, so the owner of this place is driving. Once you’re in the car, why wouldn’t you–instead of going down Milwaukee–got east on Logan, and then have Target on Elston, and the Aldi+Costco+Jewel along Clybourn all within about the same distance as that ‘new’ Aldi? And the Elston/Webster Mariano’s is just a little further.
Or you can stay a little closer and go to the Jewel on Elston, hit Joong Boo, and pick up a beef at Portillos, too.
And, finally, while we all know it’s not DanHof’s cup of kombucha, all summer the farmer’s market is basically at the front door, and the Dill Pickle Coop is an almost reasonable walking distance (half mile one-way).
“Aldi+Costco+Jewel along Clybourn”
As Sabrina would say, “you don’t live in Chicago and never did” if you think someone is driving that far east on Diversey with traffic logjams to get a bottle of wine. My guess is they would go to grocery store next to Midtown Fitness club on Elston. Surprised that place hasn’t closed yet though.
Anon- I’d head for the Aldi’s/Costco complex. Target is the worst place to buy groceries- limited selection and high prices.
My dream retail combo is Aldi’s/Trader Joe’s with a Jewel and a Mariano’s nearby. Costco is strictly for people who have families and get the good of buying in bulk.
“If you could transplant it to a more tranquil and less rundown location and get a real kitchen installed it would be perfect.”
It’s on a lovely historic street surrounded by other mansions, single family homes and some condo buildings in Logan Square with a park in front of it where, in the nice weather, people are out having picnics and hanging out in folding chairs.
Parents literally were pushing their kids in strollers on the sidewalk as I walked by.
Again, HH doesn’t live in Chicago. He has no clue.
Agree- Logan Boulevard is beautiful, though there are other neighborhoods I prefer.
This house has nice carpentry on its back porch. I always pause to admire it. Could imagine worse places to pass a Chicago winter than in that front room.
“get a bottle of wine. My guess is they would go to grocery store next to Midtown Fitness club”
WTF? There’s a Binny’s that’s closer to this house than that. And a wine shop that’s 2 blocks away. Why go to a grocery with a so-so selection?
And, if that’s your guess NOW, why did you guess “the new Aldi” the first time?
You don’t even know how to use Google, nevermind anything real about this part of the city.
Nice try. You guys lie more than the media! That Aldi was a Centrum deal, they knocked down the old one and put the new below residential. Most people consider it new, esp. as compared to the old one. I go to that Aldi, the new one has a tiny parking lot. I also go that grocery store on Elston, but only when passing by. It’s never full. Midtown redid their garage and it splits the outdoor parking with that grocery store across from the Lincoln dealer. I used to go to Strack Van Til sometimes before it closed, and still go to the Dollar Tree, that’s my go to version. Ever pound nails at the Radler?
“Anon- I’d head for the Aldi’s/Costco complex”
You don’t know what you are talking about! You think getting from the subject property under the Kennedy, across Elston, and then across the river is feasible for a normal grocery trip? Past the logjams near Diversey Bowl? Dream on. The Fullerton route isn’t much better. Your choice is either some scummy Aldi to the west, never been there, or the Aldi in Bucktown, or the Fresh Thyme near Midtown, and that’s till not a fun drive.
“That Aldi was a Centrum deal, they knocked down the old one and put the new below residential. ”
Yes, and it opened in 2017. June, in fact.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170608/bucktown/aldi-1753-n-milwaukee-ave-bucktuck-wicker-park-grocery-store-wheres-aldi-606/#:~:text=BUCKTOWN%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Aldi%20at%20the,new%20address%20of%201753%20N.
You’re a f’ing troll.