Charming Greystone Top Floor 3-Bedroom in East Lincoln Park for $800,000: 626 W. Belden
This top floor 3-bedroom at 626 W. Belden in East Lincoln Park came on the market in September 2025.
We have chattered about this building, and even this unit, previously in 2020. At that time, during the pandemic, it did not sell.
See our 2020 chatter here.
But it came back on the market in 2022 and sold quickly.
If you recall, this greystone was built in 1889. It has 3 units and garage parking.
The building was converted into condos in 1995. There are no other amenities.
This unit has some of its vintage features including ceiling medallions in the living and dining rooms along with a fireplace with a carved wood mantle. The current listing says the fireplace is “decorative” but it was “wood burning” in 2020.
It has 10 foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout.
The kitchen is at the front of the unit and has a window. It now has green cabinets (they were white in 2020), white counter tops, a breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances. It’s open to the living and dining room.
This is a rare vintage unit which has a primary suite, with its own full bath with a double vanity and walk-in-shower, along with a walk-in-closet. In 2020, that closet was being used as an office because it has a window.
Current pictures show it being used only as a closet.
It has the other features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit, in the walk-in-closet, and garage parking.
It also has a 7×8 private deck off the primary bedroom.
The property is in the coveted East Lincoln Park neighborhood and is near Lincoln Elementary, the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park, and the shops and restaurants on Lincoln.
In 2022, it was listed at $599,900 and had “multiple offers received.” It closed for $58,100 over the list, at $658,000.
Three years later, the market is even tighter. The unit has been listed at $800,000 this time.
Will it get multiple offers again?
Tom Campone at KellerWilliams ONEChicago has the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.
Unit #3: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed, penthouse
- Sold in September 1997 for $345,000
- Sold in March 2006 for $520,000
- Sold in August 2012 for $470,000
- Sold in July 2015 for $577,500
- Sold with “multiple offers” in May 2022 for $658,000 (listed at $599,900)
- Listed in September 2025 at $800,000
- Currently still listed at $800,000
- Assessments are still $325 a month (they were $325 a month in 2020) (includes parking, exterior maintenance and scavenger)
- Taxes are now $12,448 (they were $9761 in 2020)
- Garage parking included
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Decorative fireplace (was wood burning fireplace in 2020)
- Bedroom #1: 12×23
- Bedroom #2: 9×11
- Bedroom #3: 11×14
- Living room: 12×21
- Dining room: 12×9
- Kitchen: 13×8
- Deck: 7×8
Range and fridge belong in a cheap rental, not a $5500/mo condo.
The kitchen otherwise looks a lot better with the green in lieu of the white out.
pix from this listing and the prior listing show that there isn’t much storage space for the unit.
800k seems crazy for this type of place.
“800k seems crazy for this type of place.”
Another example of how huge the GFC bubble was:
March 2006 for $520k +cpi = $843k(!!) with (apparently) dated bathrooms.
First sale in summer 1995 was $292k.
Move the tv into one of the bedrooms, and this place starts to approach Unicorn territory.
Those taxes!
Was in town a couple of weeks ago for a work thing, stayed at the Palmer House. Hadn’t been to Chicago since Nov. Took a sunrise run to the lakefront up to the Riverwalk to around the Franklin bridge and back. I don’t know if there’s a more spectacular and impressive urban 5ish mile run in the world.
“Those taxes!”
Indicate that the Assessor’s MV is only $614,500.
If it sells for $800, and is assessed at $800, taxes about be over $16,000.
The location tax is real with this place. Probably $300k more than the same place just a few miles west.
“just a few miles west”
I think I’d pick this one for $240k less, less than a mile away:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2459-N-Seminary-Ave-APT-2S-Chicago-IL-60614/54534935_zpid/?
The condos around Sacramento/Beldon (mostly on Lyndale) look to be mostly about the same $800k price, but also most duplex units that are less than 10 years old.
“Move the tv into one of the bedrooms, and this place starts to approach Unicorn territory.”
We have discussed this as one of your unicorns in years past anonny. Lol.
“Was in town a couple of weeks ago for a work thing, stayed at the Palmer House. Hadn’t been to Chicago since Nov. Took a sunrise run to the lakefront up to the Riverwalk to around the Franklin bridge and back. I don’t know if there’s a more spectacular and impressive urban 5ish mile run in the world.”
But Chicago is a hellhole anonny.
“I think I’d pick this one for $240k less, less than a mile away:”
No parking with 2459 N. Seminary. For some, it won’t matter. For others, it matters a LOT.
Also, Belden is top floor. Seminary is second floor. It has a unit below AND above. As someone who once lived in an 1890s graystone in the middle unit, I can tell you that it should definitely sell, or rent, for less than the top floor unit. Absolutely no privacy at all.
That being said, they priced Seminary at an attractive price and it already has multiple offers. Best and final is due on Monday at 5 pm. Wonder what it will ultimately sell for?
Listed at $560,000. My guess is that it will close $675,000, all cash.
“will close $675,000”
’04 price + CPI = $680.
’19 price + CPI = $593.
Anything over ~$625k is winner’s curse territory, but that’s not stopping people right now.
Contingent.
and, condolences.
oh, and the Smeinary place I linked is also contingent.
Feature closed 11-17 at $850k
Seminary alt closed 11-14 for $645k.
“Feature closed 11-17 at $850k”
Interesting that it sold over ask in 2022 with “multiple offers.” We don’t know if it had multiple offers in 2025 (likely though) as it sold over ask again by $50k.