Live in an Old Bank in West Lincoln Park: The Manor at 1425 W. Fullerton
An old bank building at 1425 W. Fullerton in West Lincoln Park is being converted into 8 luxury condo units.
The building will be called The Manor.
It has a new, modern addition on the east side of the building as well as a parking garage.
It’s an elevator building with direct entry into the units.
This top floor 3-bedroom simplex has northern and westerly views.
Is this unit built on top of the building as new construction?
The listing just includes general pictures of the building, including the original safe, which are in other units in the building.
The listing says the building will have gourmet kitchens, high ceilings and impressive windows and millwork.
This particular 3-bedroom unit also has a big 615 square foot deck.
The building is in the Oscar Meyer school district.
The listing says it will be delivering in “Spring 2021.”
It’s surrounded by shops and restaurants on Fullerton and Clybourn.
It’s rare to see a vintage conversion such as this in Lincoln Park.
Will these units sell quickly?
Melissa Govedarica and Patrick Ciezki at @Properties have the listings. See the pictures of the development here.
Unit #4N: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1700 square feet
- New construction
- Currently listed for $999,900
- Assessments of $250 a month (includes exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes are “new”
- Garage Parking
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 13×10
- Bedroom #2: 12×10
- Bedroom #3: 12×10
- Living/dining combo: 23×17
- Kitchen: 13×10
- Walk-in-closet: 9×9
- Deck: 50×13
Theres so little info cant say if its good or bad
Social media links are useless, HOA $250, no floor plan – not a good sign
I think this is what they call vaporware
The epic potential, especially with those windows, is drool worthy.
I call bs on that ass fee of $250. Let see how long it lasts. Will the builders do the units justice? Will I be a slap and dash, or rental grade with “luxury” finishes as a front, or just underwhelming considering the potential, or over done and will be priced to high to cover?
‘Left ear, I wear four earrings. The four is symbolic of the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall, the four directions, north, east, south and west, the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John’
-Lawrence Tureaud
No matter how beautiful the unit ends up being, you’re still stuck living on a busy commercial stretch of Fullerton gateway to the expressway. Besides having to listen to and smell the traffic, driving anywhere on the weekend will really be a hassle.
My partner and I toured these units recently. 4N was very tight and the least favorite. There was a full bath five feet from the kitchen island. Some of the larger units have good floorpans and a good bath to bedroom ratio. The views from the South “S”units are better once you get to the third and fourth floors but you’re still on the alley. The first floor units are duplex down but are right on Fullerton. 1N actually contains the bank vault. What we decided is that it’s a lot to pay to live on Fullerton or on the alley.
The 4th floor units are not original to the building are are new construction built on the roof.
Busy streets and roads have never stopped buyers from buying in the past, however.
If it did, no one would ever buy a condo on Lake Shore Drive or Michigan Avenue.
“The 4th floor units are not original to the building are are new construction built on the roof.”
Thanks for the update Bluestreak.
I figured this unit must have been built “new” on the roof.
Do they all have outdoor space, or just those built new on the roof?
“If it did, no one would ever buy a condo on Lake Shore Drive or Michigan Avenue.”
How many 4th floor ‘penthouses’ on Mich or LSD?
Everyone here complains about the low floor units on Mich (rare) or LSD south of North or north of Belmont (many) based on noise, etc, and they are typically priced at a meaningful discount to higher floors.
“Do they all have outdoor space, or just those built new on the roof?”
They all have some outdoor space. Built out side terraces – I want to say 10 X 19 for some.
All the floorpans are different due to the the building being a bank originally.
Close to the Brown Line on Racine? Did they move the station after all these years?
Higher floor makes a big difference on busy roads. I’m on 50 at the Hancock and can’t hear the traffic noise from LSD at all even though I can see it just fine. I do hear all the damn sirens, however. The city really needs to find a way to reduce the noise from those. Doesn’t matter if your street is busy or not, the sirens can be heard a mile away.
“the sirens can be heard a mile away”
Nah, not everywhere in the city. Where I am, most of the time can only hear them for ~1.5 blocks–less than a 1/4 mile. Little further if there’s an inversion layer, or a movie-quality car chase–and then the choppers are louder.
I’m somewhere between 1/2 and 3/4 of a mile from LSD yet I can hear the crotchrockets clearly even with windows closed once it quiets down in the evening (well, late at night). It’s worse when the wind is off the lake or very still. Granted, I’m in a taller then three story building so nothings in the way of noise, but I don’t know how people on the drive can take it.
Dan #2
don’t you love the mystery when there is cloud cover and you can’t see the street at all but can still hear the sirens?
“Busy streets and roads have never stopped buyers from buying in the past, however.
If it did, no one would ever buy a condo on Lake Shore Drive or Michigan Avenue.”
Huge difference. People are willing to put up with some traffic noise when living on LSD or Michigan Ave. for beautiful views of the lake and/or the convenience and excitement that comes with living in the central part of the city.