Get an Original Vintage Stained Glass Skylight in the Gold Coast: 915 N. LaSalle
This 4-bedroom vintage row house at 915 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast came on the market in March 2018.
Built in 1876, on a longer than standard Chicago lot measuring 17 x 138, it appears to have 4 parking spaces behind the house.
It has many of its original features including the wood custom spiral staircase that goes up all 3 floors and finishes in the original stained glass skylight.
The row house also has 3 fireplaces with wood carved mantels and glazed tiles.
There’s other built-in cabinetry, crown molding and wood molding and millwork.
The main floor has the entry foyer, the kitchen, dining and living rooms.
The listing says the kitchen has been “recently remodeled” with “era-appropriate” finishes including white cabinets, stone counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
The second floor has two bedrooms, a full bath, a family room and the laundry room.
The third floor also has another two bedrooms, a bath and access to the roof deck.
The listing says the basement is full-height but is unfinished, however there is an exercise room in that space (see the pictures).
The listing also says a garage or yard can be built in the extra long yard.
The listing says there up to 4 car parking.
The row house has central air.
It was listed at $1.599 million in 2018 and has been off and on the market since.
In April 2020, it was listed at $1.2 million but has now been reduced to $1.1 million.
With the development of the Moody Bible Institute land, which sits nearby, coming soon, is this a deal for this row house?
Duane Shumaker at Jameson Sotheby’s has the listing. See the pictures here.
915 N. LaSalle: 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 3704 square feet, row home
- Sold in April 1988 (no price in the CCRD)
- Sold in August 2011 for $995,000
- Originally listed in March 2018 for $1,599,850
- Reduced several times
- Listed in April 2020 for $1.2 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $1.1 million
- Taxes of $23,160
- Central Air
- 3 fireplaces
- 4 car parking?
- Lot 17×138
- Original stained glass skylight
- Bedroom #1: 25×15 (third floor)
- Bedroom #2: 18×15 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 23×13 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 19×15 (third floor)
- Living room: 21×11 (main floor)
- Dining room: 19×15 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 22×13 (main floor)
- Foyer: 21×13 (main floor)
- Family room: 22×15 (second floor)
- Laundry room: 11×8 (second floor)
- Deck: 18×10 (third floor)
Lots to like here but more than a few issues
The “backyard” as it sits looks to be a mosquito breeding area. You could really piss off your neighbors by putting in a garage.
I don’t see much for supply or returns on the main floor (1 in the kitchen), Hate seeing plug in space heaters, and calling out boiler and forced air heat + a window unit AC. would want to check that out
2nd floor the adjoining BRs or FmRm next to BR isn’t ideal
No master bath is prob a dealbreaker to most
At least 1 of the fp is inoperable
Owners are losing $ after owning for 10years (kit rem + realator fees)
Unfortunately, this is in no-mans land. Not nice enough to move at this price point, not cheap enough to warrant throwing $4-500k into it.
The house is about 10 feet from lasalle…must be constant traffic noise in the front rooms . I also can’t imagine what it’s like to have your front door placed on a busy sidewalk.
Note that this is TEMP (no showings) since November 9.
Beautiful vintage features.
Curious about the “custom spiral staircase” mentioned in the listing. The pictures show a regular (albeit gorgeous) stairway, not a spiral.
Also, no floorplan, so when the revolution comes, the REALTOR® will not be spared.
“Also, no floorplan, so when the revolution comes, the REALTOR® will not be spared.”
There is the 3D w/ floor plates in the virtual tour
While horrible “rehabs” have occurred over the years in this home, (those baths), at least a lot of the original mill work was spared and not painted white. The balustrade reminds me of my grandfather’s place in Brooklyn.
Central air? Really? But not heat?
A friend who was new to Chicago rented on LaSalle not far from here – -not a great place to live if you are a young hipster for sure. Ogden school is the draw here. What I cannot understand is what they paid for this in 2011 when the economy was in the hole and there were few qualified buyers / sellers, let alone for a place at this price point. They over-paid by at least $100K and now they have clearly moved on giving a prospective buyer a fair amount of leverage in negotiations. Nothing they did to the place or the price cut says “we are fabulously wealthy and do not care about money” so I think someone looking for a SFH near here can negotiate hard and might get a good deal.
“Central air? Really? But not heat?”
Not something I would do but a lot of people still prefer radiator heat. My neighbor rehabbed his home and added central a/c but kept the boiler for heat.
” Not nice enough to move at this price point, not cheap enough to warrant throwing $4-500k into it.”
$995 *might* be cheap enough to throw the money at it–*if* you planned to live in it, not flip it.
Garage is a 100% requirement, as is figuring out drainage for the remaining yard. All new baths. *Likely* new electric for everything but the kitchen (outlets are about 6 different vintages, and too few for modern life). Upgrading the back door and porches from 1950s crapshack to contemporary million dollar house. Bury the utilities. All the shitty track lighting needs to go.
I like it a lot, but think it would be horrible to live in with a $800k mortgage in its current state.
There is the 3D w/ floor plates in the virtual tour
Making me search for it = 20 years in the gulag, but (because I am not unreasonable) they will not be put to death.
“$995 *might* be cheap enough to throw the money at it–*if* you planned to live in it, not flip it.
Garage is a 100% requirement, as is figuring out drainage for the remaining yard. All new baths. *Likely* new electric for everything but the kitchen (outlets are about 6 different vintages, and too few for modern life). Upgrading the back door and porches from 1950s crapshack to contemporary million dollar house. Bury the utilities. All the shitty track lighting needs to go.
I like it a lot, but think it would be horrible to live in with a $800k mortgage in its current state.”
Was thinking of a number starting with an 8
In addition to what you point out, I think I’d want the kitchen redone. The quality looks like shit (Appliances are fine) – See where the tile back splash ends & the millwork fitment.
The limited view of the basement is another big ?
I’d plan on having $100k in contingency as nothing screams out quality outside of the initial build
“Was thinking of a number starting with an 8”
That would be a lot better, yes.
“The limited view of the basement is another big ?”
You don’t like seeing (likely) asbestos tile and (for sure) black mold from the inside the backdoor view?
“The balustrade reminds me of my grandfather’s place in Brooklyn.”
This stretch of LaSalle from Chicago Ave to North Ave always strikes me as Manhattan-wannabe. I love Chicago, but when you walk out the door here, you are in the second city and it doesn’t deliver the urban goods anything like Manhattan does/did pre-COVID-hoax reset. It’s no Park Ave.
“You don’t like seeing (likely) asbestos tile and (for sure) black mold from the inside the backdoor view?”
The potential VAT/Mastic doesnt bother me, but yeah would have an affect on re-sale, throw in asbestos insulation as well.
That whole structure needs to be tore down and re-worked (Along with suitable drainage). Expanding out the kitchen + add a FR and making a baller deck above & off the kitchen to the garage would be killer. The turd in the punchbowl is the neighbor and their balconies.
This is not that bad. It kind of looks like my house with the wood work and vintage details. With that said, I would probably get rid of the radiators, and remove the carpeting. Total would be about $100k in renovations.
With that said, its location on LaSalle St. is bad. A couple years back I looked at a building further north at 1007 LaSalle, which was similar to this one. That one ended up selling for $1.69 million even with a bus stup directly in front.
Radiant Heat over Forced Air always! No dirty vents, no blowing air, no hearing a furnace turn on and off, no changing filters. Radiators are located where heat is needed most at feet/body level vs many forced air vents in ceilings and are less drying to the air. I think radiators got a bad reputation because people didn’t keep up with how to maintain and obsessed with getting a few extra square footage in every room.
Radiant Heat over Forced Air always! No dirty vents, no blowing air, no hearing a furnace turn on and off, no changing filters. Radiators are located where heat is needed most at feet/body level vs many forced air vents in ceilings and are less drying to the air.
While I agree that radiant > FA, in floor is much better than radiator (And not the shitty electric attempt).
I’m kinda surprised that it’s not standard in a > $1MM gut rehab