Looking for a Lush Private Patio? A 2-Bedroom Loft at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop
This 2-bedroom corner loft in the Haberdasher Square Lofts at 728 W. Jackson in the West Loop came on the market in February 2019.
The Haberdasher Square Lofts has 266 lofts and a parking garage.
This loft has authentic loft features such as exposed brick and 12 foot concrete ceilings along with 40 feet of industrial windows.
The master bedroom has an en suite bath with subway tiles and double vanity.
The second bedroom is fully enclosed.
Both bedrooms have windows, which is rare for loft units.
It also has motorized window shades.
The kitchen has white cabinets, stone counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
The loft has the other features buyers look for including central air, a sliding barn door which leads to an in-unit washer/dryer and garage parking is $25,000 extra.
But the big selling feature is the lush 20×20 private patio that has perennials in planters.
The loft came on the market in February at $499,000 and has been reduced $25,000 to $475,000 (if you include the parking.)
As the weather improves, will this private patio finally win over a buyer?
Megan Hagans at Coldwell Banker has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #314: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1200 square feet
- Sold in April 2015 for $370,000
- Originally listed in February 2019 for $499,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $450,000 (parking is $25,000 extra)
- Assessments of $655 a month (includes heat, a/c, gas, doorman, cable, Internet, exercise room, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $6480
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit
- Bedroom #1: 14×12
- Bedroom #2: 11×10
- Terrace: 20×20
beautiful views of the Jane Byrne! Or is it the Circle interchange… I forget already… god dammit
Why does Redfin show that it sold in October 2018 for $290K? Assuming that is some kind of mistake or an effort to make a great flip.
Great unit except for the lack of a hood vent, and if this is on the Highway side of the building I would say hard pass. Not a fan of constant highway noise. Great walkable location however.
A private patio looked over by 265 other units. I’d feel like a bug in a microscope.
I really like everything about this loft. Yeah you’re a bug under a microscope on that patio, but in this case, the microscope is beautiful and everyone around you is jealous of it.
“Why does Redfin show that it sold in October 2018 for $290K? Assuming that is some kind of mistake or an effort to make a great flip.”
That 2018 sale is a different 1-bedroom unit. They have the wrong PIN on it.
This is why I always tell people you can’t believe all the data about prior sales on Redfin. You can only trust the source which is the CCRD.
Anyone else still using the Baird and Warner website?
They just got a new site and it’s awful. The address search is basically unusable. Can’t even search by neighborhood, even though it says you can.
If you put in the actual address, it will bring up only one of the units for sale in a building, for example.
Awful!
It used to be one of the better sites to search by address. Now I have to find a different one that works.
What do people think about the open shelving / no kitchen cabinets? I like it, and think this could be done more often.
“What do people think about the open shelving / no kitchen cabinets?”
It’s awful and totally impractical. I cringe every time I see it.
If you’re a real cook, you’ll be cleaning those shelves and all the dishes constantly. Who wants to do that? Just put them in the closed cabinet which protects them from cooking grease and dust.
Also, you have to keep everything matching and pretty at all times. Who wants to do that? Where do you put the crap? If you remove all of the upper level cabinets, there simply won’t be enough cabinets for everything else you want to “hide” including food, spices, the pot holders, that old hand mixer you use only once a year on Grandma’s cookie recipe etc.
It’s awful and a way to cheap out because it’s cheaper than putting in full cabinets.
“What do people think about the open shelving / no kitchen cabinets? I like it, and think this could be done more often.”
absolutely terrible… who wants grease dust all over everything in their kitchen? I paid extra to have the open cabinets covered with doors in my old townhouse and it was well worth the cost!
Open shelves perfect for Jenny, tho. Extra places to keep fruit.
A good option is having one open shelf below the wall cabinets. I used 30″ wall cabinets instead of 42″ wall cabinets and that left 12″ for an open shelf below while keeping the cabinets at the same height.
The open shelf is for stacks of plates and bowls. Three sizes of plates and three sizes of bowls. The usage of each stack is more than daily so nothing gets dusty. It’s not next to the stove, which has an exhaust, so nothing gets greasy. Glasses and everything else go in the cabinets.
It works out great for fast, easy, access to the items that are most used in the kitchen. It’s quicker to unload the dishwasher too. Sometimes, frequently used cups gravitate to the open shelf.
Open shelves in places of cabinets are only great for people who never actually cook anything more than mac and cheese or a frozen pizza. For real cooks, these are totally impractical.
@Pete P: Especially when there is no hood vent over the cook top.
Seen this exact tier unit a couple of floors up, several years ago. Highway noise is constant, I remember talking to my realtor about having to soundproof the windows. I can’t imagine hanging outside on the terrace for very long, due to the noise.