“Country Chic” 3-Bedroom SFH Under Contract in 3 Days in Graceland West: 1450 W Pensacola
This 3-bedroom single family home at 1450 W. Pensacola in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lakeview came on the market in late June 2021.
It went under contract within 3 days.
Built in 1901, the listing says it had a 2-story addition in 2016.
It’s on a 25 x 121.9 size lot and has a 2-car garage.
The listing calls it “country chic.”
It has french doors, beamed ceilings in the kitchen, a fireplace, a sunroom and exposed brick in the lower level recreation room.
The kitchen has white cabinets, an island that seats 3, 2″ concrete counter tops and butcher block counter tops, a farmhouse sink, SubZero refrigerator and a Bertazzoni 6-burner range.
The office on the first floorm has reclaimed pine bookshelves.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor along with 2 bathrooms.
There’s a primary suite which has vaulted ceilings, skylights, a walk-in-closet and a spa bath.
There’s also a balcony off the primary suite.
The basement has the third bathroom, the laundry room and the recreation room.
The listing says there is all new electrical and plumbing.
It has central air.
It came on the market at $1 million and went under contract within 3 days.
Is Graceland West the alternative for those priced out of Southport?
Jill Peet Saponaro at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
1450 W. Pensacola: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, no square footage listed, single family home
- Sold in October 1986 for $114,000
- Sold in August 1992 for $177,000
- Sold in July 1999 for $425,000
- Sold in November 2015 for $600,000
- Listed in June 2021 for $1 million
- Under contract in 3 days
- Taxes of $14,336
- 2-car garage
- Central Air
- Fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 11×21 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 11×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 14×11 (second floor)
- Office: 10×7 (main floor)
- Sitting room: 14×8 (second floor)
- Sunroom: 21×7 (main floor)
- Living room: 12×15 (main floor)
- Dining room: 11×15 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 18×14 (main floor)
- Recreation room: 18×10 (lower level)
- Laundry room: 9×13 (lower level)
- 2nd floor balcony
- Back deck
I’d have a tough time settling in a neighborhood named after a notorious cemetery. Though I suppose the benefit is that you’d never have to leave.
contingent
Hope it was multiple bids/escalation/no contingencies. If not, as a seller, I might be upset.
Three feet short of a standard city lot, no backyard and $15,000 in taxes. Within walking distance is an Americash Loan, a subway and Dunkin’. for this price, I’d almost rather live a house walking distance from a suburban downtown like this instead:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Naperville/401-Highland-Ave-60540/home/39599249
Better lifestyle, less chance of getting carjacked
“Better lifestyle, less chance of getting carjacked”
It’s a lovely neighborhood. You need to get out more, HD. You probably haven’t been to Graceland West in 30 years if you’re googling it to see where the Dunkin Donuts is.
“Better lifestyle, less chance of getting carjacked”
Also, you can just feel the irritation in your comment HD. That you can’t believe that people haven’t turned against the big city despite the pandemic and the looting. That people STILL love the city and want to be in it. That they’re willing to pay a million dollars, and more, to live there.
You can’t STAND it.
Because it flies in the face of all that you have espoused on this blog for the last 10 years.
Urban living is here to stay. GenX loves it. Millennials still love it, despite the pandemic. And GenZ is coming up the ranks quickly.
Chicago rents are back to pre-pandemic highs again, by the way, one of the few cities which can say that.
Sabrina, It’s Dunkin, not Dunkin’ Donuts.
HD: “It’s Dunkin, not Dunkin’ Donuts”
Also HD: “Within walking distance is … Dunkin’.”
???
How do you know they are leaving??
Kids could be out of the house, and downsizing. They’ve owned it for (almost) 6 years–that’s not unusually short.
Maybe taking the opportunity to get a decent deal on a downtown condo.
“this family is likely leaving”
It’s pretty evident that there is a couple that is *maybe* leaving the city.
And the kids are doing what kids who don’t live in mom’s basement do.
Anontfo, Dunkin’ Donuts changed their brand name to just Dunkin’. Sabrina still called it the old name, I corrected her.
Rest assured HH, wherever the owners move, they’ll remember to bring their liberal politics and their We Believe yard sign.
“It’s pretty evident that there is a couple that is *maybe* leaving the city.”
None of you know anything and stop acting like you do.
My god.
I will remove any comments discussing it further.
AH!
I thought you were picking on the ‘.
“Within walking distance is an Americash Loan”
It’s gone! Vacant, and sign flipped around last time I drove by.
And this one closed over ask at $1,025,000.