Duplex Up Contemporary 2-Bedroom with Zen-Like Terrace for $699,900: 919 N. Wolcott
This 2-bedroom duplex up in 919 N. Wolcott in West Town came on the market in October 2024.
Built in 2004 by Ranquist, this building has 9 units and attached garage parking.
This contemporary unit has a 19-foot wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that faces the street and the large 32×15 “zen-like” private outdoor space.
The listing says it has high-end finishes throughout including Philippe Starck for Hansgrohe and Duravit.
The kitchen has modern Arclinea cabinets in the kitchen, along with Miele, Subzero appliances and a peninsula with Carrara marble countertops and seating for 4.
There’s a exposed stone wall in the dining room which also has a partial wall. The listing says the dining room could be a third bedroom.
The second floor has a lofted den that is open to the lower level which leads to the primary suite.
The listing calls the primary suite a “tranquil retreat”. It has an en suite bathroom with a double vanity, a tub and a walk-in-shower.
The second bedroom is on the main floor and appears to have windows.
This unit has the features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and one car garage parking.
This building is near the restaurants and shops on Chicago Avenue, along with the Mariano’s supermarket.
Listed at $699,900, that’s $51,900 above the 2023 sales price of $648,000.
Will this seller get the premium in this low-inventory market?
Anne Loncar at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #103: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, duplex up, no square footage listed
- Sold in April 2004 for $450,000
- Sold in June 2008 for $620,000
- Sold in July 2013 for $570,000
- Sold in March 2019 for $560,000
- Sold in October 2021 for $635,000
- Sold in January 2023 for $648,000
- Originally listed in October 2024 for $699,900
- Currently still listed at $699,900
- Assessments of $366 a month (includes exterior maintenance, scavenger and snow removal)
- Taxes of $10,188
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Garage parking included
- Bedroom #1: 14×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 12×10 (main floor)
- Living room: 21×15 (main floor)
- Dining room: 14×11 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 13×9 (main floor)
- Office: 16×13 (second floor)
- Walk-in-closet: 9×7 (second floor)
- Laundry: 10×5 (main floor)
- Terrace: 32×15 (main floor)
Man, nobody likes living here
Seller is trying to recoup costs
I really like Ranquist developments and think they do some interesting stuff but can’t understand why in some of their multi-unit buildings they have master suites without bathroom doors. No pocket doors, no water closet, just open to the rest of the suite, like the subject property.
Just a really strange design choice.
The color scheme photographs a *lot* better than the two prior listing viewable on RF, but i still don’t like it.
It’s fine for what/where it is/when it was built.
How cold is that floor in January?
April 2004 for $450,000 +CPI= $754k
June 2008 for $620,000 +CPI= $893k
July 2013 for $570,000 +CPI= $769k
March 2019 for $560,000 +CPI= $694k
October 2021 for $635,000 +CPI= $723k
January 2023 for $648,000 +CPI= $683k
The ’08 buyer had almost the worst possible timing, and everything after teh ’13 sale showing the ~$50k in ‘dated’ cosmetics/mechanicals.
If it doens’t go quick-ish, close to ask, it’s not a good sign for the market.
what’s the metal thing on the wall next to the sink in the bathroom pic (18). flushing mechanism for the toilet? why would anyone want that setup.
they floorpan is a tough sell for a young couple that may even consider having a kid. bedrooms on opposite floors just doesn’t work with a baby or young child. I can see why this place turns over often.
“what’s the metal thing on the wall next to the sink in the bathroom pic (18). flushing mechanism for the toilet?”
Yes.
“why would anyone want that setup.”
toilet is wall mounted; easy to mop under. Additional storage, too!
“toilet is wall mounted; easy to mop under. Additional storage, too!”
Perfect for storing your Squatty Potty.
I looked at a unit above this one. It wasn’t that exciting. Low ceilings. Not a ton of natural light. View of the alley. This duplex at least has some cool factor.
I recall us talking about a unit here sometime in the past on CC and I said it looks like Osama bin Laden’s compound.
“I said it looks like Osama bin Laden’s compound”
Was this Dan you?
https://cribchatter.com/a-sleek-contemporary-west-town-penthouse-919-n-wolcott/#comment-66584
Found it:
https://cribchatter.com/contemporary-2-bedroom-penthouse-now-39k-under-2008-price-919-n-wolcott-in-west-town/#comment-156929
My three cents worth:
1. “Patio” is nice, but I would worry about flooding and damp being below grade.
2. Color/sheen/photography – especially the dark walls – shows the seams and flaws in the drywall.
3. Shelving preventing opening breaker panel – poor choice of photo, for who knows what other violations or inspection issues lurk!
Also agree on the bathroom door – looks like it’d be easy to add, especially with the switches right inside the bathroom by the counter.
“I really like Ranquist developments and think they do some interesting stuff but can’t understand why in some of their multi-unit buildings they have master suites without bathroom doors.”
This was the “in” thing like 20 years ago in these “modern” buildings. I don’t get it either. I hate it in hotels and certainly hate it in my own home.
Some of us want privacy!
Anon, that wasn’t me, I’ve always been Dan #2. Apparently a prior Dan was such a POS that he was banned, so I had to take the #2 name to distinguish me from him. Back in 2007 or whenever I joined.
Wait Anon – just saw the one you posted from May 2011 – yes that was me – and right after Bin Laden was killed! I still have the same eye for detail, I suppose. Wow, 13.5 years ago. My kids were 11 and 7, and now they’re 24 and 21.
The “POS Dan” is/was helmuthofer. There were other Dan’s, too.
I don’t think that first one was DanHof, but guess it could be.
Is funny that two separate dan’s had similar reactions to the place.
Appears to have been taken off the market.
“I don’t think that first one was DanHof, but guess it could be.”
Yes, Dan #1 (just went as Dan) was Helmethofer originally. Then he went on a homophobic rant on Christmas Eve, of, oh, 2009? I can’t remember which year I had to ban him.
He tried posting under numerous names to “disguise” himself and ultimately came back as HH.
In recent years, instead of actually posting about the properties, he comes on here to post racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-semitic tirades. He knows I will remove his comments so, recently, he tried to post his usual anti-semitic rants here under a new name. But his racism shows every time.