Get a 3-Bedroom in the Heart of Southport for Under $500,000: 3855 N. Southport
This 3-bedroom at 3855 N. Southport in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview just came on the market.
Built in 2000, the building has 4 units and outdoor parking. It doesn’t appear to have an elevator.
This unit has a wall of west facing windows.
The listing says it has a remodeled kitchen with white cabinets, new quartz counter tops, a new island, lighting and a new backsplash.
Both bathrooms are upgraded and the master bathroom has a rain head shower and frame-less glass shower door.
There are custom closets.
It has a balcony off the master bedroom.
The unit has all the features that buyers look for including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and 2-car tandem outdoor parking.
It’s right in the heart of the Southport Corridor, near the Music Box theater, shops and restaurants, including the Dairy Queen.
It’s in the Blaine school district.
Listed at $499,900, is this a deal for a 3-bedroom in this neighborhood?
Beata Rogowski at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #3: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed
- Sold in March 2000 for $340,500
- Sold in June 2004 for $398,000
- Sold in April 2008 for $412,500
- Sold in June 2016 for $425,000
- Sold in April 2017 for $481,500
- Currently listed at $499,900 (includes 2-car outdoor tandem parking)
- Assessments of $200 a month (includes scavenger, water)
- Taxes of $9430 (the listing from 2017 said the taxes were $7572)
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: 24×12
- Bedroom #2: 10×10
- Bedroom #3: 10×10
- Living room: 20×11
- Dining room: 10×9
- Kitchen: 11×10
- Laundry room: 8×8
- Balcony: 10×8
This one takes the concept of “kitchen in the living room” to new extremes. It’s so convenient to be able to open the fridge without leaving the couch, right?
What were the architects thinking? I understand the idea of an open floor plan, but does that mean we all have to be on top of each other?
Meanwhile, the MBR – where most people are unconscious most of the time they’re in it – dwarfs every other room in the place. Makes no sense.
#2 also for sale, and has a floorplan in the listing:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/3855-N-Southport-Ave-60613/unit-2/home/12773202
24×12 MBR includes a mediocre closet and a lot of dumb ‘hallway’ space. Room layout is *bad*.
Feature unit probably the same, except the 2d bedroom in #2 split into 2 bedrooms.
Mar-00 price + CPI = $514.5k
Jun-04 + CPI = $542.7
Apr-08 + CPI = $496.7
Never, ever live in a building with a dry cleaners. Studies have shown there is a significant increased risk of cancer associated with the dry cleaning chemicals and, people who live in these buildings, have an increased risk of kidney and other cancers.
Matt,
Does this mean it’s dangerous even if you live on the 24th floor and the dry cleaners is in the lobby? That was our situation for about 5 years back in the 90’s and early 00’s.
“Studies have shown there is a significant increased risk of cancer associated with the dry cleaning chemicals”
The key is “plant on premises” which is basically never the case any more.
The amount of residual chemical on clothes once returned to a drop-off/pick-up point (which is what most of them are in Chicago) is negligible.
Wow that layout is rough. The couch is basically against the island and you’d have to look up on an odd angle to watch TV, ugh.