Historic McCormick Rowhouse Sells in Under 2 Months: 925 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park
We last chattered about this 5-bedroom historic McCormick Rowhouse at 925 W. Fullerton in Lincoln Park in May 2011.
See our prior chatter here.
At that time, it was listed $183,500 under the 2006 purchase price at $899,000.
None of you guessed the ultimately selling price but many of you thought it was a nice property. Some of you didn’t like the location near the Red Line el stop and right on Fullerton.
The house recently closed for $893,000.
Built in 1890, the brick rowhouse was on a 23×120 lot.
The listing said the rowhouse had been “restored”.
The kitchen was eat-in with white cabinets and Viking, Bosch and SubZero appliances.
The master bedroom was on the second floor with 3 other bedrooms on the third level. The fifth bedroom was on the lower level along with a family room and bathroom.
It had central air and 2-car parking.
Did this sell fast because it was priced right?
Ian Schwartz at Coldwell Banker has the listing. You can still see the pictures here.
925 W. Fullerton: 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, no square footage listed, 2 car parking
- Sold in February 1996 for $389,000
- Sold in October 2001 for $850,000
- Sold in June 2006 for $1,082,500
- Originally listed in June 2008 for $1,099,000
- Reduced and was listed in March 2009 for $996,000
- Withdrawn
- Was listed in May 2011 for $899,000
- Sold in June 2011 for $893,000
- Taxes of $14493
- Assessments of $63 a month
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 21×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 21×14 (third floor)
- Bedroom #3: 16×12 (third floor)
- Bedroom #4: 17×11 (third floor)
- Bedroom #5: 11×8 (lower level)
These are beautiful townhouses outside and in, but no way I’m paying $900 K to live on Fullerton just a few houses down from the L stop. Then again, I value peace and quiet more than most people.
Fullerton is a quiet zone. This is a great place, in a great location. Historic. You may not value living here but someone else with a lot more money and a lot more taste than you does. Congrats to the buyer. They’ll love it!
“Then again, I value peace and quiet more than most people.”
El noise could drown out the two-boys noise, so it might just be about tradeoffs.
now this shows how all neighborhoods have taken a hit which i was convinced of any ways. nice place, congrats to the owners.
Actually I take that back fullerton on the other side of hasted is the quiet zone.
Still a nice place, great location.
#Groove77 on May 24th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
all said about the stoop and view and sweeeedes i dont think 900k to hear “bing bong doors closing” will sit well, or sit well with my sanity.#
It’s looking more and more like the 2001 pricing is a good guideline for today’s buyer. I though this place would be immune from the full impact of the market adjustment. Shows you why I need to read more CC. Wow, a lost decade.
I am very familiar with this building…have in laws here. Great value…assessments are VERY reasonable for the amenities and we LOVE this location. Great buy!
Oops…posted on wrong thread. Disregard above. Sorry….
Well. They priced it right to get the job done
“all said about the stoop and view and sweeeedes i dont think 900k to hear “bing bong doors closing” will sit well, or sit well with my sanity.#”
Groove, at what price point would you put up with that?
“Groove, at what price point would you put up with that?”
i can get the same and better *view on the internet 🙂 but nothing can save my sanity from hearing that everytime my windows are open which is a lot for us we like fresh air even if its frozen air or humid air.
all said everyone does have a price and i honestly cant say mine.
but if you were to say i can have it for 400k but i cant flip it and have to stay 10 years, i can easily find a good shrink and derek rose skull candy for cheap 🙂
“i can get the same and better *view on the internet but nothing can save my sanity from hearing that everytime my windows are open which is a lot for us we like fresh air even if its frozen air or humid air.”
You must be referring to the DePaul students on their way to class. That’s my alma mater and I, too, used to commute by this building every day on my way to the music school (before changing to business/economics). Anyway, I currently live with the L train chimes, along with the occassional freight train and Metra train. It’s annoying at first but you do zone it out after a while. And the tradeoff, of course, is the convenience to the station…it would suck to be near the tracks and not near a station.
Nice to see the seller was willing to reduce the price 6K to get the deal done.
“You must be referring to the DePaul students on their way to class”
any less would be beneath me (pun intended)
“I currently live with the L train chimes, along with the occassional freight train and Metra train. It’s annoying at first but you do zone it out after a while.”
the occasional low flyer airplane i can deal with but zoning out the train bongs will be a bit harder to swallow knowing i have to cut a mortgage check for a million dollar place. now that sound wouldn’t be bad if i was paying 750 for rent with a future of a non-bing bong quietness.
“it would suck to be near the tracks and not near a station.”
it would also suck to pay 850k to hear bing bong for three colors of train lines!!!
“it would also suck to pay 850k to hear bing bong for three colors of train lines!!!”
Agreed. Cool house, though.
“Cool house, though.”
agreed, love the house, the view, proximity to transit, proximity to anything you’ll ever need. the *house is 100% beautiful