Converted in 2007, This 2/2 Industrial Loft Lists at $385,000: 3963 W. Belmont in Avondale
This 2-bedroom loft in the Florsheim Shoe Company Lofts at 3963 W. Belmont in Avondale came on the market in November 2023. (Sorry, I don’t have a current photo.)
Built in 1924-26, the Florsheim Shoe Company was one of the world’s largest shoe manufacturers. This building was designed by Alfred Alschuler.
It was converted into 100 loft condos at the height of the bubble, in 2007. There is also an attached heated garage.
The building has door staff and an exercise room.
This loft is a corner with 1200 square feet.
It is an authentic loft with exposed brick walls and two walls of industrial windows. It has tall concrete ceilings and exposed ductwork.
Both bedrooms appear to have full walls and windows.
The kitchen has wood cabinets, stone countertops, a breakfast bar and the listing says “all new kitchen appliances” which are stainless steel.
The unit also has a balcony.
The loft has features buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit (2021) and one heated garage space.
The listing says there are no special assessments and the unit can be rented.
This building is on Belmont and surrounded by the shops and restaurants of Avondale. It is near the Belmont blue line stop and multiple bus lines.
Listed at $385,000, is Avondale still a hot neighborhood after covid?
Andrew Albright at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #413: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1200 square feet, loft
- Sold in April 2007 for $354,500
- Currently listed at $385,000
- Assessments of $550 a month (includes doorman, exercise room, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $6500
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- One heated garage parking space included
- Bedroom #1: 11×16
- Bedroom #2: 13×13
- Kitchen: 11×15
- Living room: (no square footage listed)
- Balcony (no square footage listed)
Do the new owners get to keep the driftwood?
Anyone thinking about buying this needs to stop listening to shills and punch themselves in the face for being dumb.
You can rent, nicer, newer and larger for less
“3936 W. Belmont”
Thought to myself “is there a building on the north side of Belmot that I’m not recalling”
Clicked on the link:
“Oh, it’s 3963 W Belmont”.
1174 = 1200. Who knew! But still, partial credit for un-gross rounding.
This is a nice enough unit for the price. The kitchen and baths are dated, but the unit does have a nice industrial feel. Just wondering what the view off the balcony is.
“what the view off the balcony is.”
It’s the roof of the southern, 3-story, section of the building, along Pulaski.