Lincoln Park Vintage 2-Bedroom Duplex Up Still Available: 1408 W. Belden
This 2-bedroom vintage duplex up at 1408 W. Belden in Lincoln Park came on the market in August 2018.
We have chattered about this unit twice in the past, including in October 2018 and in 2011. See the 2011 chatter here.
The building has 5 units and was built sometime between 1881 and 1900 (the two listings had different dates).
Two of them, including this one, have private entrances on Belden. The other 3 simplex units have a common entrance on Southport (see our 2011 chatter for the realtor’s notes on the building set-up.)
This unit has some of its vintage features including 12 foot vaulted ceilings and crown moldings on the first floor.
The October listing said it has had a “2017 interior renovation” but it now calls it a “newly renovated condo.”
If you recall, the first floor has a dining/sitting area, the living room and the kitchen along with arched doorways and a private back deck.
The kitchen has white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, a white tiled backsplash and what look like stone counter tops.
There’s some exposed brick walls.
The second floor has two bedrooms and a laundry room.
The master suite has a stand-up shower and a walk-in closet.
The unit has an enclosed garage parking spot that the 2011 listing said was in the old carriage house.
Originally listed for $780,000 in August 2018, it has been reduced $105,000 to $675,000.
Since our October chatter, there haven’t been any price reductions.
Will 2019 be a contest of wills between owners holding onto prior pricing and the new market conditions?
Joe Green at Keller Williams Chicago-Lincoln Park now has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, duplex up, now 1800 square feet (last listing didn’t have the square footage)
- Sold in May 1991 for $258,000
- Sold in August 1994 for $265,000
- Sold in February 1997 for $282,000
- Sold in August 2003 for $469,500
- Sold in September 2007 for $573,500
- Originally listed in June 2011 for $550,000
- Sold in November 2011 for $468,500
- Sold in February 2017 for $601,000
- Originally listed in August 2018 for $780,000
- Reduced several times
- Was listed in October 2018 for $675,000
- Re-listed in November 2018 at $675,000
- Assessments are now $258 a month (they were $209 a month in October and were also $209 a month in 2011)(includes lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes are now $10,831 (they were $11,232 in October 2018 and were $7445 in 2011)
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Looks like it’s now a gas fireplace but it was wood burning in 2011
- Garage parking included in 1881 carriage house
- Bedroom #1: 14×16 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 10×13 (second floor)
- Living room: 31×22 (main floor)
- Family room: 15×15 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 15×15 (main floor)