Get a Lakeview Single Family Home for Under $500,000: 3352 N. Marshfield
This 3-bedroom single family home at 3352 N. Marshfield in Lakeview just came on the market.
Is this Roscoe Village? Or Southport? Or neither?
Either way, it is steps to the Whole Foods, Wishbone and assorted other restaurants, bars and activities.
The listing says the house has an open loft like first floor layout.
The second story was added 19 years ago. It houses all 3 bedrooms.
The master bedroom has a fireplace.
There are skylights.
One bathroom is on the first floor and one on the second.
Built on a 71x25x58 lot, it has a 1-car attached garage and central air.
The kitchen has white appliances.
Is this house a good townhouse/condo alternative?
James Miller at Direct Broker has the listing. See the pictures here.
3352 N. Marshfield: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1927 square feet, 1 car garage
- Sold in May 1992 for $98,500
- Currently listed for $499,900
- Taxes of $7861
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 16×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 13×10 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 10×8 (second floor)
wow. this house is staged perfectly…..for a garage sale. Yikes. This is right across from the Y. I think this was listed a few years back, but obviously didn’t sell then.
“walkout to a future deck area”
What does that mean? Maybe there is something in the sales agreement that requires the buyer to construct a deck off the master? This place is hideous. A half mil hideous. Even the yorky on the couch (covered in a bedsheet) looks embarrassed to live here.
Think you could add a 2d floor to the place on Montrose for $100k?
Would you pay 10% more for this than the Weiboldt’s condo?
hahahahahah 500k for this?
in your dreams
What was this, before the SFH conversion a tool and die shop?
i tried really hard to look through these photos and try see past the stuff and to imagine the rooms empty but i just couldn’t.
1-800-got junk needs to intervene here.
PS – Half a million dollars this is not. Even empty.
ha – i didnt even NOTICE the yorkie. he camouflaged right in.
this would be a great place to play “I Spy” with. I spy a green mop…GO!
(just kidding, sabrina would probably ban me if i tried to start that game, much less continue commenting on the decor)
Even looking past all the “stuff” in this house, this thing is U-G-L-Y. There was a property last week that was also just horribly ugly. If those two houses fought, I wonder which would win for being the ugliest.
Lack of windows on the first floor, I’ve seen more natural light in duplex downs.
This should be a tear down candidate.
This is shameful.
“This should be a tear down candidate.”
If torn down, the replacement could not be as wide, as close to the street nor as large in above-grade floor area. As a lot, it’s maximum value is to the two adjoiners.
I think the “future deck” has something to do with the blue tarp you see in sabrina’s picture
I, too, immediately thought of the “ugly duckling” one story house from last week. I can’t tell whether the finishes (stairway, built-ins, etc.) are half-way decent or really cheap.
Meanwhile, no one else has pointed out that in addition to being across from YMCA/parking, it sits on a 1/2 of standard depth, irregularly shaped lot that backs up (with almost no back yard buffer)to commercial buildings on Lincoln. Yukk.
“What was this, before the SFH conversion a tool and die shop?”
i’ve seen county jails that look more inviting.
“Wilson on March 21st, 2011 at 1:38 pm
If those two houses fought, I wonder which would win for being the ugliest.”
I thought the same thing.
These people didn’t even try to de-clutter or stage; at least with last week’s ugly house, you weren’t forced to see the seller’s crap.
Trying *really* hard not to comment on all the clutter, but these pics stress me out just looking at them!
Overall, not a big fan of this stretch of Marshfield.
My OCD is kicking in…must..go..home…and…CLEAN. I am having trouble seeing past the junk. The location is great, but the listing price and taxes are way too high. I don’t think anyone should pay more than 250K.
“What was this, before the SFH conversion a tool and die shop?”
It was built as a store, according to the old Sanborn maps.
Looking at this just ruined my day. Bad lot as a teardown/ gut job as a re-do: no more than 200K in my estimation
industrial supply store?
Sanborn maps, really? I left my library card at home but must be a slow day for mr. data dump.
These homes are so f’d up I don’t understand why they get posted. If only perhaps to illustrate how woefully inadequate 90% of Chicago’s SFH housing stock is? Take a walk around Lake View and you see houses that would otherwise be crack dens on the South Side with Audi driving, Ipad toting yuppies living in it. Roof is about to collapse and the siding is rotted out, but hey.
Sure thing there, mr. daddy dump.
“it sits on a 1/2 of standard depth, irregularly shaped lot that backs up (with almost no back yard buffer)to commercial buildings on Lincoln. Yukk.”
The currently vacant former home of The Ark, no less.
What are people even thinking when they buy a half a million dollar house? Do you remember what a half a million dollar house used to look like? This isn’t it.
I will buy this for 200k. 500k is funny–these house monkeys really are livin’ in the clouds.
wow…talking about clutter. These people need to remove some of their stuff before they list their place. Oh and the exterior and the first floor window is just horrible. It reminds me of home sale TV shows where someone gets it and help the folks before they can sell.
They probably decided to post pictures of the house with all the junk intact so the viewer would be distracted from the sheer ugliness of the place. Looks like it used to be a car repair shop or parts shop.
I like the staircase a lot. Being a reader/musician/person who worked in a frame shop for seven years – I can see a few things in the photos I have in my house. Dollars to donuts the current owners are big time NPR listeners, too. The downstairs is a little iffy on the sunlight. I like art glass, but there isn’t a clear window, I don’t think. Upstairs, the skylights definitely help. Fireplace in the bedroom is cool. Price is crazy high. When I go to sell my place (and I’ve been a SERIOUS library user for years to slow book accumulation and we only have like half our art out at a time, etc. and I’m not into scrapbooking) we would still totally get a storage unit when we list. Probably not a bad idea for these folks. I think the lack of light towards the kitchen is going to require some thinking, too. I like the idea of it. It could be a comfortable place, but I’m not sure. It’s almost funky, but not quite funky. Almost enough light, but not quite. And, of course, it looks surprisingly cramped. Let’s be nice. Real people own this house. And, if we meet on the street – they could probably be good friends of mine. A lot of their hobbies are my hobbies.
Excellent point Laura.
“They probably decided to post pictures of the house with all the junk intact so the viewer would be distracted from the sheer ugliness of the place. Looks like it used to be a car repair shop or parts shop.”
Lisa, obviously you click with these folks because of your shared hobbies, but a seller should make the place attractive to a wide range of buyers and not let their personality take over the place. I personally am the opposite type and constantly give stuff away as I hate clutter. Don’t like too much on the display and would never hang pots from the ceiling. This place just repels me no matter how wonderful the owners are.
To answer the first question, neither. The former goes – if one is feeling generous- to Ravenswood. The latter is a street, not a neighborhood.
“Is this Roscoe Village? Or Southport? Or neither?”
I think it could be a cool minimalist space with less stuff. Probably what it was meant to be. JMM is right though, north side housing stock is often dodgy – it’s all workers housing tarted up.
“Do you remember what a half a million dollar house used to look like?”
Exactly:
http://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Brook/3600-York-Rd-60523/home/18082884
Ohmygod this is UGLY.
I can definitely see the potential in this place but not at this price. I suspect that this is not actually listed or priced to sell though – underwater owners hoping to get a few months of free living before the bank either lets them refinance or short sell it.
Doesn’t look like it has any outdoor space other than the ‘future deck’, and the lack of bathroom photos is a concern. Also – there’s no room for the fridge/freezer in the kitchen? What’s up with that!
American Pickers would have a field day in there! This should be the poster child on how not to show a house for sale. Again, another prime example of another desperate Realtor taking an over priced peiece of Junk to market. I think the quote above from JMM should read instead ” If only perhaps to illustrate how woefully inadequate 90% of Chicago’s REALTORS ARE”
Other than giving us a reason to laugh our collective asses off at the total rediculousness of this over and over again, why do the idiot brokers keep wasteing their time with these nonsensical listings.
Brokers- Here’s a thought, instead of wasting your time showing an over priced piece of junk (literally) why not spend your time educating sellers’ as to what and how to sell a property in today’s market and listing a property that is 1) priced correctly 2) shows correctly and 3)is financable.
Stupid is as stupid does.
The location is pretty great though: 2 bus lines, the brown line, YMCA, Whole Foods. I think there is another gym around there too. A big deck would be a decent alternative to not having a backyard. $500k for that does seem a bit steep.
Isn’t the agent someone you pay when you list yourself? Maybe that’s why their isn’t any staging and the price is so high?
oh my goodness, i feel anxiety looking at the pictures. and i think i would need a good supply of zoloft for the lack of natural light on the first floor.
i am personally offended that a person would pay half a mill to live here.
oh and the brick work looks like trouble, mortar gaps in areas are bigger than it should and the “patches” look half azzed. (this is from the pictures, one would need to be there live)
“why do the idiot brokers keep wasteing their time with these nonsensical listings.”
Competitive market, most are barely hanging on, not enough quality properties to go around because owners are broke and don’t invest in their properties, etc.
Why did Merrill Lynch take Pets.com public in 2000?
““why do the idiot brokers keep wasteing their time with these nonsensical listings.”
uhhh – because there is no cost to list most properties. I have a real estate company and my broker would take any and all listings. Most buyers are internet savvy and will locate the properties in which they are interested. They will then call and arrange to see the place – these are savvy buyers who know what they want – not wishy washy clients that need to be shown many places. You make a lot of money this way. Most people are so stupid when they think it is the realtor/company that actually sells a place – no, morons – it is the place and the price that sells the place. The realtors are, at best, facilitators that make the process run a little better.
It looks like a mob safe-house!
“Why did Merrill Lynch take Pets.com public in 2000?”
ML actually got their 6%. And then a whole bunch of guys got banned from the Street for emailing about what a POS stock it was.
The realtors are there to chauffeur, flip light switches, and tell you what to imagine you can do with a space
ps, whatcha all think about the “MASTER PLAN”? Cue James Earl Jones narrative voice for it:
http://www.thisislakeview.com/
“uhhh – because there is no cost to list most properties. I have a real estate company and my broker would take any and all listings. Most buyers are internet savvy and will locate the properties in which they are interested. They will then call and arrange to see the place – these are savvy buyers who know what they want – not wishy washy clients that need to be shown many places. You make a lot of money this way. Most people are so stupid when they think it is the realtor/company that actually sells a place – no, morons – it is the place and the price that sells the place. The realtors are, at best, facilitators that make the process run a little better”.
You are what is wrong with 95% of all agents/ and why Realtors get such a bad name. Any agent worth their fee would know that taking this listing in its present condition at this price is a complete wast of time, and if you think you can sell a dump like this online at any price you are a bigger idiot than it appears you are.
A good agent advises their client on how to get their property ready for sale and then advises their client on how to price a property in today’s market.
Don’t most agents in this market talk their clients into listing it as low as possible in order to get a commission? I bet if one interviewed 5 agents for a potential listing, all of them would be silently scheming…..”how can I get this owner to agree to list it at a low price?”.
Ask price cut to $470k on May 11th.