Classic Vintage West Ridge 3-Bedroom with Garage for $375,000: 2043 W. Farwell
This vintage 3-bedroom at 2043 W. Farwell in West Ridge came on the market in July 2023. (Sorry, no picture)
Built in 1925, 2043 W. Farwell has 6 units and private garage parking. The listing says the building is professionally managed.
This 2000 square foot single floor unit has many of its vintage features including base and crown molding, a decorative living room fireplace, arched doorways, a foyer, a separate dining room with wainscoting and built-in bookshelves.
It has hardwood floors throughout and plantation shutters on the living room windows.
The unit has a “chef’s kitchen” with french doors, dark wood cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and an island with seating for 3.
The primary bedroom has an en suite bath, which is rare for vintage units, with a bathtub. There is also a second full bath.
The listing says the unit has new windows in all bedrooms.
It has the features buyers look for including space pac cooling, washer/dryer in the unit and a private garage spot.
The building has had a number of recent projects. The listing says those include “tuck-pointing on the south and west walls, the west side plumbing stack for all kitchens was replaced, garage doors painted and a new hot water heater in 2023.”
The seller is giving a credit for a planned project special assessment. The public listing doesn’t provide the amount.
An agent who saw this unit says on Redfin it has north, west and east exposures. There doesn’t appear to be any outdoor space.
This building is a half a mile from the Rogers Park Metra stop and near Warren Park and Indian Boundary Park. Shops and restaurants are nearby on Devon as well as Clark.
There are a lot of these classic 6-unit buildings with these large 3-bedroom units in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Listed at $375,000, is this a single family home alternative?
Suzanne Niersbach at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #1W: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2000 square feet
- Sold in April 1983 for $76,000 (per Redfin)
- Sold in June 1985 for $81,500 (per Redfin)
- Sold in August 1992 for $132,000
- Sold in September 2013 for $263,500
- Sold in October 2020 for $332,000
- Currently listed at $375,000
- Assessments of $514 a month (includes heat, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $6836
- Space pac cooling
- Radiant heat
- Private 1-car garage parking
- Large storage unit
- Decorative fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 16×14
- Bedroom #2: 16×11
- Bedroom #3: 16×9
- Living room: 26×16
- Kitchen: 17×15
- Dining room: 16×13
- Foyer: 13×8
- Laundry: 4×5
I grew up in the 1960s-70s about 2 blocks away. Babysat here a few times. Even then it was a beautiful building.
Nice unit, might be a bit overpriced based on 2E
I’m only seeing spacepac vents in the small BR, its possible that they’re clipped from the photos but I’d want to verify
Barring a need or strong want to be here, you could do better in the suburbs
“Barring a need or strong want to be here, you could do better in the suburbs”
Could you? Which suburb?
Evanston? Oak Park? Park Ridge? Those would be the “similar” types of suburbs that someone looking at West Ridge would probably also look at.
Only 5 properties available in Evanston at $375,000 or under with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 1 car garage parking. This is the only one even close to the 2000 square feet. But it’s a co-op with HOAs of $1980 a month.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Evanston/1508-Hinman-Ave-60201/unit-7D/home/18805102
Not sure you can do “better” in the suburbs with these finishes, square footage and the garage. Suburbs have been red hot the last 3 years. Prices have really risen. No one looking in West Ridge would look in, say, Elgin, for a vintage house.
3 homes on the market in Park Ridge that fit the criteria of this unit. Priced at $375,000 or under.
Here’s what you get in Park Ridge. Is this “better”?
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Park-Ridge/413-N-Knight-Ave-60068/home/13649106
Come on. The reality is that the suburbs are much more expensive after the pandemic gains. Chicago IS the better deal. By far.
Could get this brick Queen Anne down in Beverly for $365,000. But square footage is just 1185. You do get a yard and 2-car garage though.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1735-W-105th-Pl-60643/home/13073116#marketing-remarks-scroll
Just 4 homes meet the criteria in Beverly right now.
Nice unit. If you want a big classic vintage condo on the cheap this is one way to get it. My beef is no outdoor space and kind of a dull neighborhood. But you’re not far from Loyola or the restaurants on Devon.
“Could you? Which suburb?”
Westchester, Berwyn, Lombard, etc
“Evanston? Oak Park? Park Ridge? Those would be the “similar” types of suburbs that someone looking at West Ridge would probably also look at.”
Yeah the subset of folks seriously looking at this place and OP 0r PR is nill
Embarrassing
“Yeah the subset of folks seriously looking at this place and OP 0r PR is nill
Embarrassing”
JohnnyU. Tsk, tsk. Do you have ANY clue about Chicago area real estate? Someone is going to tell their real estate agent: hey, let’s go look at this 3-bedroom in West Ridge and, oh yeah, let’s look in Lombard too.
Hell no.
West Ridge is a very specific, non-GreenZone neighborhood. Someone looking there is there for the parks, the vintage homes, access to public transportation. They may work in Evanston but can’t afford to live there.
In Lombard, there are 3 houses that meet the criteria and price point of the West Ridge property. This is the closest in square footage. They’ve updated it nicely. It’s further than a half a mile from the Metra stop, however. They are selling after just a year for more, of course. Listed at $365k.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Lombard/152-E-Sunset-Ave-60148/home/18109244
I don’t know why you think Lombard is necessarily cheaper. It used to be 10+ years ago. But many buyers are priced out of Downers Grove so they have been going to Lombard, pushing up those home prices. They’ve been building apartments in the downtown too, and at Yorktown Mall. There’s a bit more buzz about it at least.
Berwyn has 10 homes. Those are mostly bungalows so someone looking at a 1925 condo might be interested.
Again, someone who hasn’t lived in Chicago in decades really has no clue what has gone on in both the city and the suburbs and especially over the last 3 years. But keep on being an “expert” about those suburbs JohnnyU and how a buyer could do so much better out there. That’s not necessarily the case.
By the way, thanks for making my argument about the low inventory come through loud and clear. 3 homes at $375,000 or less in Lombard with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths? Wow. There is NOTHING on the market. I feel for those buyers who are looking. No wonder there are bidding wars. Nationwide, 39% of properties have multiple bids, up from the pre-pandemic level of 25%.
“But square footage is just 1185.
from the listing:
Aprox. Total Finished Sq Ft: 1,997; Total Finished/Unfinshed Sq Ft: 2,362
“You do get a yard and 2-car garage though.”
Lot Information
Dimensions: 50X125
A big yard.
“West Ridge is a very specific, non-GreenZone neighborhood. Someone looking there is there for the parks, the vintage homes, access to public transportation. They may work in Evanston but can’t afford to live there.”
Drunk again I see
Look at my first post on the property.
“In Lombard, there are 3 houses that meet the criteria and price point of the West Ridge property. This is the closest in square footage. They’ve updated it nicely. It’s further than a half a mile from the Metra stop, however. They are selling after just a year for more, of course. Listed at $365k.”
There are 7 3Br homes in Lombard <$375k
"Berwyn has 10 homes. Those are mostly bungalows so someone looking at a 1925 condo might be interested."
There's actually 23
Again why point out what I've already stated?
The buyer pools for a 1925 condo Vs a SFH is completely lobsided.
You seem very bitter
“from the listing:
Aprox. Total Finished Sq Ft: 1,997; Total Finished/Unfinshed Sq Ft: 2,362
“You do get a yard and 2-car garage though.”
Lot Information
Dimensions: 50X125
A big yard.”
And the subject property aint 2000sf
“There are 7 3Br homes in Lombard <$375k" Nope. 2 homes that are listed under 375,000 with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a garage like the current property in West Ridge. Sorry, the cutely remodeled house I originally linked to listed at $365k doesn't have a garage. So there are only 2 homes. Lol. NO ONE who is looking at West Ridge, a historic neighborhood in Chicago, is going to be looking in Lombard. NO ONE. And anyone who lives in the Chicagoland area knows this. Please talk some sense, JohnnyU. In Berwyn, there are now 11 homes that meet the criteria. Not 23, JohnnyU. One home was listed since I originally posted my data last night. Also, I'm not just searching for SFHs. I looked for ANY property listed at $375k with 3/2 and garage. I didn't even include a/c or w/d. There is one similar condo listed in a vintage building in Oak Park but it's on Austin. Would someone choose to buy on the border with Austin and on a busy street versus the West Ridge condo? I don't know. But you do have an option. Lol. But that's all you're getting in the burbs. Hard to get an updated house in the suburbs with 3/2 and 2000 square feet and a garage for $375,000. And it's not likely to be cute vintage like this condo. Chicagoland is a hot market. Prices have gone up. This condo is a good townhouse or SFH alternative for many buyers.
You don’t get to include the basement, do you anon(tfo)?
And yep- you have to go down to Beverly, miles away from this place in West Ridge, to get a SFH with features anywhere close, at this price point.
Proves my point, right?
The inventory is TIGHT.
“You don’t get to include the basement, do you anon(tfo)?”
But its ok to include imaginary bedrooms and add decks, storage lockers, garage/parking spaces, etc into the sf calculation
“Proves my point, right?
The inventory is TIGHT.”
You are drunk, lol
That wasnt your point
““There are 7 3Br homes in Lombard <$375k" Nope. 2 homes that are listed under 375,000 with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a garage like the current property in West Ridge Sorry, the cutely remodeled house I originally linked to listed at $365k doesn't have a garage. So there are only 2 homes."
There's 4
"Lol. NO ONE who is looking at West Ridge, a historic neighborhood in Chicago, is going to be looking in Lombard. NO ONE. And anyone who lives in the Chicagoland area knows this. Please talk some sense, JohnnyU. In Berwyn, there are now 11 homes that meet the criteria. Not 23, JohnnyU. One home was listed since I originally posted my data last night. Also, I'm not just searching for SFHs. I looked for ANY property listed at $375k with 3/2 and garage. I didn't even include a/c or w/d. There is one similar condo listed in a vintage building in Oak Park but it's on Austin. Would someone choose to buy on the border with Austin and on a busy street versus the West Ridge condo? I don't know. But you do have an option. Lol. But that's all you're getting in the burbs. Hard to get an updated house in the suburbs with 3/2 and 2000 square feet and a garage for $375,000. And it's not likely to be cute vintage like this condo. Chicagoland is a hot market. Prices have gone up. This condo is a good townhouse or SFH alternative for many buyers."
The subject property isnt 2000sf.
Thats a pretty broad and absolute statement
Do better
“You don’t get to include the basement”
Why not? Duplex downs always do.
BTW: unit is contingent
“There’s 4”
There’s 2 homes in Lombard as of this morning that had 3/2, priced under $375,000 with at least a 1 car garage like the current property.
This is in a metro area with over 9 million people.
Ba ha ha ha. No wonder the current property is under contract already.
You said the buyers could “do better” in the suburbs than this property. I said you were wrong and proved it. Prices are up everywhere in Chicagoland. And yes, even in Chicago.
The only drunk person here has always been you, JohnnyU.
“But its ok to include imaginary bedrooms and add decks, storage lockers, garage/parking spaces, etc into the sf calculation”
Huh?
Per the MLS rules, basements aren’t included in square footage.
“There’s 2 homes in Lombard as of this morning that had 3/2, priced under $375,000 with at least a 1 car garage like the current property.”
There are 4 – But the box of wine down and check zillow
“You said the buyers could “do better” in the suburbs than this property. I said you were wrong and proved it. Prices are up everywhere in Chicagoland. And yes, even in Chicago.”
And they can.
The only thing you “proved” is you dont have any clue and you like to lie alot.
Do Better
“And they can.”
Nope. It’s clear they cannot. How many more suburban cities do I need to look at to show you that you can’t get anything even close to this unit for this price?
I know it’s hard to keep up with Chicago, let alone the suburbs, from far far away. Especially when you haven’t lived in a place, or even visited, for many years. This market is moving fast. Record low inventory is here to stay and the job market is still strong.