Crilly Court Row House Renovated to Perfection for $1.65 Million: 1712 N. Crilly in Old Town
This 3-bedroom Crilly Court row house at 1712 N. Crilly in Old Town came on the market in June 2023.
Built in 1886, this is a brick and limestone Queen Anne style row house in the Crilly Court complex that was developed by Daniel Crilly.
There is no parking with any of the row houses as they back up to a unique private gated alley. This makes the backyards very quiet.
The listing says there is “easy street parking” (is that on Crilly? It is permit only) or “multiple rental options within a block.”
The listing says this row house has been renovated to perfection.
Not many of its original vintage features appear to remain except some crown molding. It has two fireplaces, however, one in the living room and one in the primary bedroom.
The kitchen has been remodeled, there are rehabbed bathrooms, custom built-ins and closets, all new lighting, a new deck, windows, doors and roof.
The kitchen has custom high-end white cabinetry, iceberg quartzite counters in a matte leather finish, Waterworks hardware, Ann Sacks tile, Subzero and Miele appliances, an island with seating for 4 and a bar area with a double under counter wine/beverage center.
Off the kitchen is a deck that overlooks the private, gated landscaped alley.
The primary suite and two other bedrooms are on the second floor.
The primary suite has multiple closets and an en suite bathroom with a double vanity and oversized shower.
There is another full bathroom on this floor.
The lower level has a family room, which is currently open to a fourth bedroom, a full bath, the laundry and storage.
The row house has central air and a skylight.
The listing says that this row house is “rarely available” but it last sold just 3 years ago, in 2020.
Listed in June 2023 for $1.65 million, that’s $150,000 above the 2020 sales price of $1.5 million.
Crilly Court is unique. It’s in the Old Town historic district and is near the shops and restaurants of Old Town and Lincoln Park, as well as Second City and Zanies.
Will this row house sell quickly even without deeded parking?
Lindsay Everest and Rachel Martell at BerkshireHathaway HomeServices has the listing. See the pictures here. (Sorry, no floor plan.)
1712 N. Crilly: 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3100 square feet, row house
- No sale back to 1986
- Sold in December 2013 for $1.075 million
- Sold in August 2020 for $1.5 million
- Currently listed at $1.65 million
- Fee simple
- Taxes of $27,483
- Central Air
- No parking but easy street parking or rental in the neighborhood
- 2 fireplaces
- Bedroom #1: 17×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 9×18 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 12×10 (second floor)
- Living room: 17×19 (main floor)
- Dining room: 13×16 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 13×21 (main floor)
- Family room: 16×32 (lower level)
- Laundry room: 12×18 (lower level)
- Deck: 16×14 (main floor)
“No sale back to 1986”
May-82 for $114k, with a $100k mortgage. 2013 was an estate sale.
Challenge with thes sorts of places is where to hide the WFH desk. At this price point, I want an office space of some sort (if not a proper office), and this doens’t even have an actual guest room.
also: nowhere remotely near front door to put coats.
Could live here quite well as dinks, or empty nest, tho.
I like the place. Kind of has a Brooklyn townhome feel to it. You could make a separate office / work space in basement fairly easy.
Maybe I am getting old, I just feel like $1.6 just goes so much further in burbs and the city just doesn’t offer as much anymore to justify the tradeoffs.
Central air but mini-splits in some upstairs bedrooms?
Had friends that used to own this. Gorgeous house, but even more so than the house, the neighborhood is the real gem here. Alley in back is full of kids and parents hanging out every afternoon. I don’t know how, but they have gates on either end so they can close it to traffic. it’s really nice.
“Central air but mini-splits in some upstairs bedrooms?”
and baseboard heat…
Cant figure out where the bathroom/mudroom is – back door at grade? Looks like there are stairs coming up to the kitchen. Cool feature but not having a powder room on the main floor at this price point seems like a miss.
I like that the kitchen is separated.
Not sure if its the photographer has oversaturated the pics but the main floor ceiling looks jacked
The bed in the basement looks dumb
“$1.6 just goes so much further in burbs”
Got anyplace that checks the following boxes:
Walkable neighborhood, with restos, etc., a larger park, and transit within a genuinely reasonable walk.
Comparably updated w/ comparable level of finishes, with good curb appeal.
“it’s twice as big, and has a huge yard” aren’t automatic pluses, unless the rest is comparable, too. We all know you can find an enormous house with meh finishes and appearance for this price.
” I don’t know how, but they have gates on either end so they can close it to traffic.”
I was going to say “Private alley”, but it’s not labeled as such on the plat. I think they just did it at some point, and nothing has ever happened.
“Cant figure out where the bathroom/mudroom is – back door at grade?”
Pics 14 & 31 are of the same bath, which is above grade somewhere. Stairs down in rear od #11 are stairs to basement.
No space here for an at-grade addition.
Really hard to tell.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/171-N-Lombard-Ave_Oak-Park_IL_60302_M76415-29781
About 2 blocks to Green line. Maybe .5 mile to Metra and downtown oak park. Can walk to downtown Oak Park, walk to elementary and high schools, multiple large parks in walking distance including community pool, gymnastic rec center, ice skating rink. Grocery store. Pretty much every amenity you can ask for from coffee to weed in walking distance (at very worst a short bike ride). Multiple decent restaurants in walking distance.
Plus it has a yard and twice the size…
Russ, I can’t imagine spending 10k a month to be like 3 blocks from Austin that’s insane! Then I can’t imagine spending 10k a month to live anywhere but that’s just me I guess…
Crilly Court is a very nice street and yes very quiet for the city, very nice house too.
Yeah, I can’t stomach that kind of PITI nut either. The area is quite nice. Beautiful and quiet tree lined streets. Oak Park does a good job insulating itself from Austin. Crime really isn’t really any different from what you’d see in the city imho.
I like the city, but I guess I don’t find the value proposition as great anymore. I guess if single or DINKs it still has more appeal for some folks.
That’s a nice one Russ, but it has a serious “best house on the block” issue. Also, what’s happening with the former Motessori School next door? That looks like shit in all the streetviews.
It is missing the big park proximity.
If I had to pick between the two as my only options, I’d be seeing you around OP, even tho I’d much rather be west of Ridgeland, and like OT better than OP.
Nice place. TV in the LR (and basically in the entry way) is a bummer. Kitchen and deck are great. Wonder how feasible it would be to wall off a small murphy bedroom/office where the bed is in the lower level.
Anon, it is definitely probably best house on block mainly because it was pretty much built from ground up a few years ago vs being 100+ years old. It is hard to find a new house like that in Oak Park. There are several parks in walking distance, although I don’t know that they qualify as large but they have playgrounds which is what parents want more than anything…
Not sure about the lot next door. I’ll drive by it later today. Vacant lots / dilapidated homes aren’t lasting long, so it will probably be infilled with a new construction house at some point.
“mainly because it was pretty much built from ground up a few years ago vs being 100+ years old”
and ~twice the size of the old houses. Nothing else on the block has a zillow or redfin estimate over $725k.
I think it’s tough to have the house that is literally 2x the value of the neighbors–it points them all out as teardown candidates. I’m not looking to be the block ‘mayor’, but I also don’t want to be the ‘rich folks’.
Same house west of Ridgeland at $1.6m would be more appealing, imo.
Plenty of properties on the North Shore are walking distance to shopping, beaches, parks, the train line, etc. Mine is one of them. and it didn’t cost $1.65 million (it’s worth less than half of that).
Of course it doesn’t have the charm of the property in question, or the city location. If you do want to pay $1.6 million for a 19th century home, though, they’re up here. There are always tradeoffs. But let’s not pretend the entire suburban region is Hoffman Estates.
“I think they just did it at some point, and nothing has ever happened.”
I think it’s more than that. Has been like that forever. I’m assuming its gated so that the fire trucks can get in there. Because there is NO parking back there and they don’t allow cars.
Crilly Court was built in 1886. The building behind it is old as well. There wasn’t exactly zoning going on back then.
“I don’t know how, but they have gates on either end so they can close it to traffic. it’s really nice.”
There is NEVER traffic, right? It is never open. No one parks back there. I have always assumed that it has the gates to prevent anyone from driving there to cut through but that the alley is there for fire truck reasons, perhaps.
Seems like the building does use it as a park, however.
“Yeah, I can’t stomach that kind of PITI nut either. The area is quite nice. Beautiful and quiet tree lined streets. Oak Park does a good job insulating itself from Austin. Crime really isn’t really any different from what you’d see in the city imho.”
Isn’t this why Oak Park has been so popular for so long? It basically IS the city. Same size lots. Metra and subway. Good restaurants. Higher taxes though but prices have always been lower (maybe not anymore though). Oak Park River Forest High School is considered “good.”
“there is NO parking back there and they don’t allow cars.”
It’s really weird that Google went to the trouble of photoshopping multiple cars into the streetview.
I don’t understand what Google gets out of that. Any guesses?
It’s a conspiracy
“But let’s not pretend the entire suburban region is Hoffman Estates.”
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Let’s do that about the North side and Bucktown, too.
“Let’s do that about the North side and Bucktown, too.”
Bucktown IS on the North side. And it IS urban. I don’t see what that has to do with comparing Hoffman Estates to Oak Park or Evanston. There are “urban suburbs” and there are “suburbs.” Heck, I’d even argue Chicago has “rural suburbs” like Wayne and St Charles.
And Hoffman Estates IS suburban, isn’t it?
Wildcat Grove?
Reduced to 1.599m, and pending.