Do You Love Vintage Rowhomes? 822 W. Windsor in Uptown
This 3-bedroom rowhouse at 822 W. Windsor in Uptown just returned to the market.
Built in 1893, many of the vintage features are still intact.
It sports a greystone facade and a stunning wood staircase.
All 3 bedrooms are on the top floor.
The listing says it has a “newer kitchen” and the basement is partially finished with a full bathroom and an extra kitchen.
There is no parking, but the listing says there is rental available across the street for $75 a month. There is also no central air.
Joe Siciliano at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See more pictures here.
822 W. Windsor: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, no square footage listed
- Sold in November 1993 for $95,000
- Sold in December 1995 for $110,500
- Sold in February 1997 for $136,000
- Originally listed in September 2009
- Re-listed in January 2010 for $429,000
- Taxes of $5098
- No central air
- No parking
- Bedroom #1: 17×16
- Bedroom #2: 12×11
- Bedroom #3: 11×10
Really like the interior, but *hate* the location. While not the worst location in Uptown, it’s far from the best. And being right next to the driveway for the parking garage (and the garage itself) is a real downer.
Also, can you call two attached houses a “row”? I’d think you need at least three for it to be a row.
Isn’t this basically neighbors with all the hospitals getting news lately about all the felons they’re housing? Great neighbors!
Regardless, it’s a nifty looking place.
NO parking
NO central air
429k in a not great area of Uptown?
yeah no
Beautiful! BUT… no a/c (my husband wouldn’t even consider it), no parking, and the neighborhood is not great-can’t walk anywhere. But I love thats it’s close to the lake. I wonder if you could add parking if it has a yard?
Oh, just saw on street view it’s the end, right next to a parking garage for a high rise, don’t know if I’d like my windows looking out to that. Still, so pretty inside.
That’s a section 8 highrise too so expect to hear some trunk rattling…
Talk about over-improving. I guess it’s not *the* worst location in Uptown, but it’s close.
Gorgeous place for sure, tho. What a staircase.
But, umm, what’s with the teapots? Urns?
“I guess it’s not *the* worst location in Uptown, but it’s close.”
Until the streetfights move over from Sheridan/Leland, it won’t even have an arugment for worst.
I love the Wilson el stop. IT’s my favorite on the entire north side, other than Howard of course.
If only I could pick it up and move it a mile south…
“If only I could pick it up and move it a mile south…”
You might be able to find some drugs around the corner of this place to help you accomplish that
homedelete,at least the Howard el stop was completely rebuilt.
So take it off your “fave” list and replace it with the Jarvis or Lawrence stops.
Wilson, Lawrence, and Jarvis are the 3 grottiest el stops on the north end of the Red Line.
for me i can never do uptown, nada, never.
I do love the, really love the stairs and built-in. one positive is right out your front door there is always live “entertainment”
“Wilson, Lawrence, and Jarvis are the 3 grottiest el stops on the north end of the Red Line.”
the wilson single-handily has more crazies than all chicago put together.
I do miss the wilson train yards. did a lot of graff on the trains parked there.
I beleive the 148 Exoress Bus picks you up on the clorner of Claredon and Windsor and takes you downtown. I would take that instead of the el from this location.
It is a crappy part of Uptown for sure. Its creepy over there, you need garage parking. The place is overpriced I think.
Also, I know you guys will think I am crazy, but I kinda LIKE the Wilson El stop. It has an old school Chicago grittyness to it… and you can find the occasional sage walking around, saying “whose a playa? Whose a playa? Whose a playa?”
“I do miss the wilson train yards. did a lot of graff on the trains parked there.”
Thanks a lot. bc of you and your pals, we’re all paying the pensions for a few dozen CTA train cleaners.
Man… I really miss the crazies on the Red Line. Pure entertainment. Much better than the thug element I deal with on the Green line.
On another note, the place is really nice. Too bad the socialists really destroyed this area….
I used to get off at Wilson every night in the early 90’s after 12am.
Always an adventure.
The Morse stop at night is my least favorite. Its so quiet there, so many crazies hanging around… at least its well policed with a squad car going by every 5 minutes.
Only a couple blocks from Leland and Sheridan. I’d say it could justifiably called the same general area (Montrose to Lawrence, east of Broadway), and if so, about the worst of Uptown . Leland is (or at least used to be, back in my day) the gang dividing line b/t Folks and Vice Lords, so I suppose that’s a little worse right there. Anyway, this area has crazies, vagrants, litter, some gangbanging, hospitals, half-way houses….lotta things going against it.
And, FWIW, I agree with Jason the Wilson stop has a certain urban gritty interest/charm (it kinda feels NY-ish, for example, dontchathink?), and a hell of a mix of people – students, refugees, yuppies going west, crazy preachers, ghetto poets, vendors, graff writers, etc.
“Thanks a lot. bc of you and your pals, we’re all paying the pensions for a few dozen CTA train cleaners.”
and paying for mayor daley graff blasters, the current CTA deficit and pensions of the paint sniff dogs. (well that last one factor in the dogs short life span)
Dont worry karma got me back for my bad teen behavior.
“I used to get off at Wilson every night in the early 90’s after 12am.
Always an adventure.”
Damn, you could probably write a book about this
I tried to see if there was anything this expensive in the area, and didn’t find anything besides 2 large multi-units.
Until I found….this!: http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/928-W-Agatite-Ave-60640/unit-1W/home/12743855
800k!!!! Local school listed, in what I assume is just more ridiculous error as opposed to deliberate fabrication, as Blaine.
“And, FWIW, I agree with Jason the Wilson stop has a certain urban gritty interest/charm (it kinda feels NY-ish, for example, dontchathink?), and a hell of a mix of people – students, refugees, yuppies going west, crazy preachers, ghetto poets, vendors, graff writers, etc.”
Exactly! Eclectic crowd there!
“Dont worry karma got me back for my bad teen behavior.”
Your kid already causing you grief?
“Your kid already causing you grief?”
kid is absolutely awesome, hence why there is talks of another 🙂
I dont beleive karma is that specific (it will come back to bite you exactly the same).
karma got me back in other ways.
800k for a 4000sqft duplex down in Uptown? hahaha
awesome interior
That duplex down is a fricken joke priced in fantasy land.
02/20/2001 WARRANTY DEED $435,000.00
That’s what he paid in 2001.
“That duplex down is a fricken joke priced in fantasy land.
02/20/2001 WARRANTY DEED $435,000.00
That’s what he paid in 2001.”
The person trying to sell that thing for $800k now is exactly the type of person to buy a $435k duplex down in Uptown in 2001. It’s basically right next to Lakeview, I’ll be a millionaire in a few years!!
Nice rowhouse. Kitchen is lovely. So many nice things about the house. There are several express lines running downtown. Too bad about the location. That’s going to kill the sellers. Where would one price this to sell quickly? $350-375K? Who to target as buyers?
Under contract! Either they accepted a lowball offer or someone really fell in love with the staircase and kitchen and overpaid by a lot.
I don’t think the price is to high, have any of you been inside the house?
the location is great … you can walk to the lake.any condo or townhouse with much less charm cost as much…..