Get a 3-Bedroom SFH for the Price of a Townhouse: 44 W. 14th in the South Loop
This 3-bedroom single family home in Dearborn Park II at 44 W. 14th in the South Loop came on the market in July 2018.
(The picture above is of several houses in the same subdivision but not necessarily the named property.)
Built in 1995, there are smaller and larger single family homes in this subdivision.
This home is one of the smaller ones, built on a lot that is less than a quarter of an acre.
The listing says it has 20 foot wide interior.
At 2732 square feet, the three story house has a 2-car attached garage with a first floor family room with a half bath.
The second level is the living/dining and kitchen which has white cabinets and stainless steel appliances with a kitchen island. There’s a small deck off the kitchen.
All 3-bedrooms are on the top floor. The master suite has an attached bathroom. There’s also a second bathroom for the other two bedrooms.
The listing says that there are new carpets and the house has been repainted.
The house is just a block from South Loop elementary and near the shops and restaurants of Printers Row.
Listed in July 2018 at $919,900, it has been reduced $20,000 to $899,900.
Is this a good townhouse alternative?
Patrick Natale at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
44 W. 14th Street: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2732 square feet
- There’s no original selling price listed
- Sold in March 2014 for $790,000
- Originally listed in July 2018 for $919,900
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $899,900
- Assessments of $151 a month (includes exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $16,592
- Central Air
- 2-car attached garage
- Bedroom #1: 18×13 (third floor)
- Bedroom #2: 10×12 (third floor)
- Bedroom #3: 10×12 (third floor)
- Laundry room: 3×6 (second floor)
- Family room: 16×13 (main level)
LOFL $5600/mo for the pleasure of living in this?!? Nice to see them put a little lipstick on the pig
Jan Terri thinks its garrish
I know when I spend almost $1MM, I want quarry tile in the kitchen
Oct-95 purchase for $350k.
This place obviously needs at least $50k in cosmetic updates, and then it might be a good value.
Looking at nearby stuff to see what updated places get (no good updated comps I could find quickly), I was curious about the asking price discrepancy bt 1318 and 1324 Plymouth, which are similar sized and both of which are (unlike this one) not in basically original condition. Yet 1318 is at $1.4m, and 1324 is at $1.95m. 1324 is certainly nicer (imo) but not $500k nicer (imo).
Interior looks really dated and I was hoping for a roof deck. It does seem like a nice street with lots of trees, so that’s a plus. The rooms look pretty small, though. Yes, I do think this would be a possibility for a family who wants to live in the neighborhood, but they can’t have too many things or it might feel crowded.