Dreaming of an East Lincoln Park Row House with Parking? 2017 N. Sedgwick
This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 2017 N. Sedgwick in East Lincoln Park came on the market in October 2020.
Built in 1886, it’s on a 20×110 lot and has a 2-car garage.
If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it the last time it was on the market in 2017.
You can see that chatter here.
If you recall, it has a lot of its vintage features including large crown molding, a ceiling medallion in the living room, and the original wood burning fireplace with a marble mantle in the living room.
The old listing says it has pocket doors but the new listing doesn’t mention them.
There are two bedrooms on the second floor including the primary suite which has an en suite bath and a private balcony.
Two other bedrooms are in the lower level, along with a den and the laundry, and the listing says there is a separate entrance which could make it easy to have an in-law unit.
The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops.
There’s a brick paver patio with a wood burning fire place and a rooftop deck on top of the 2-car garage.
The row house has central air.
The listing says it’s in the Lincoln Elementary and Lincoln Park High School districts.
It’s also just steps from Lincoln Park, the Zoo and Old Town.
In 2017, the row house was originally listed at $1.595 million and sold in February 2018 for $1.215 million.
It’s come back on the market at $1.425 million.
Will it get the premium in this hot housing market?
Chloe Ifergan at Jameson Sotheby’s has the listing. See the pictures here.
2017 N. Sedgwick: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2500 square feet
- Sold in May 1990 for $350,000
- Sold in July 1994 for $457,500
- Sold in May 1997 for $620,000
- Sold in August 2003 for $875,000
- Sold in September 2013 for $1,342,500
- Originally listed in May 2017 for $1.595 million
- Sold in February 2018 for $1.215 million
- Originally listed in October 2020 for $1.425 million
- Currently still listed at $1.425 million
- Taxes are now $23,728 (they were $22,177 in June 2017)
- Central Air
- 2-car garage
- Original wood burning fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 16×11 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 17×10 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 13×8 (lower level)
- Bedroom #4: 10×9 (lower level)
- Laundry room: 8×5 (lower level)
- Family room: 15×15 (lower level)
- Den: 12×8 (lower level)
- Living room: 16×11 (main level)
- Dining room: 14×11 (main level)
- Kitchen: 10×7 (main level)
- Balcony: 12×3 (main level)
- Deck: 13×12 (second floor)
This place has sold like a 2/2 condo. Other than the 1 ten-year owner, it’s a 4-year average hold for 5 owners.
What’s the issue?
I can’t imagine paying 1.4m and that being my kitchen. Tiny and basic.
have there been many carjackings in that particular area of lincoln park?
“What’s the issue?”
2Br in the basement?
The porch attached to the house abutting you’re neighbors window isn’t optimal and as noted the kitchen sucks.
This place has potential and would greatly benefit from an extensive remodel, but the price would need a serious haircut to make it viable
As much as I thought the realatards did a shit job in yesterday’s post, today’s raised the bar on overall shittyness and lack of effort. If I was a partner at J-S I would be beyond embarrassed and course correcting ASAP
I’ve reached the unhappy point in life where I’ve come to realize I’ll never own a Lincoln Park row house.
“I’ve reached the unhappy point in life where I’ve come to realize I’ll never own a Lincoln Park row house.”
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Why anyone would ever want a row house is beyond me. They combine the worst of both single family homes and apartments (condos, actually) with none of the advantages.
Johnc, you have a point about row homes.
However, my view on row homes was shaped by the fact that my aunt and uncle owned an amazing 1890 row home in Washington, D.C. just down the street from where Obama lives now in the beautiful Kalorama neighborhood.
Their row home (more of a town home, but not free-standing), had five full floors and a rooftop deck with a view of the Washington Monument and Capitol. There was an elegant 19th century original main stairway as well as a back stairway behind the kitchen designed originally for the live-in maid.
It was like a second home to me I spent so much time there growing up, and it gave me a lifelong love of such homes.
“Why anyone would ever want a row house is beyond me. They combine the worst of both single family homes and apartments (condos, actually) with none of the advantages.”
If they’re old enough, and depending on the neighborhood, they may have double brick walls so really good sound insulation.
I love a good vintage row house. There’s something that’s special about them.
“I’ve reached the unhappy point in life where I’ve come to realize I’ll never own a Lincoln Park row house.”
Dan #2, why not buy one on the south side?
There are similarly grand, and beautiful, row houses in Bronzeville, Kenwood and Hyde Park. For a fraction of the price.
Sabrina,
It’s not a price thing. We’re getting older and when we eventually sell the house in a decade or so we’ll be near 60. We want to live in a high rise (mind you I expect to still be running marathons at 60, but we’re going to still be hopefully living there at age 80).
“We want to live in a high rise”
Ah- I see.
Well, you’ll have plenty of choices for your vintage flavor even in mid and high rises then. Chicago really IS blessed in that regard.