Looking for a Renovated 4-Bedroom House on a Historic Block? 579 W. Hawthorne in Lakeview
This 4-bedroom single family home at 579 W. Hawthorne in Lakeview is located on the landmarked “Hawthorne Place District” which consists of a block of single family mansions on large lots.
Here’s more from the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce:
Hawthorne Place is one of the few streets along the city’s north shore that was developed for-and has largely retained-large residences on large lots. After a shoreline drive began to be constructed in the 1890s, the McConnell brothers created large lots to attract buyers who wanted proximity to downtown but with larger yards than typically found in the city. Both brothers built their own homes on the street and set the tone for subsequent development, which includes works by such architects as Burnham & Root and Pond & Pond. The openness of the district makes it an oasis between the density of the Broadway retail district and the high-rises along Lake Shore Drive.
Built in 1924, this all brick home is on a double lot measuring 50×130 and also has a rare front garage with a coveted 4-car parking arrangement.
However, it appears that none of the vintage features of the house’s interior remain. The listing says it had a “2011 renovation.”
The house now has a more modern open layout.
The kitchen has white cabinets and stone counter tops along with luxury appliances by Wolf and SubZero.
Originally listed for $3.2 million in March 2011, it has been reduced to $2.995 million.
What will it take to sell this property?
Timothy Sheahan at Conlon has the listing. See the pictures here.
579 W. Hawthorne: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 5000 square feet, 2 car garage
- Sold in May 1988 for $530,000
- Sold in January 2006 for $2.224 million
- Originally listed in March 2011 for $3.25 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $2.995 million
- Taxes of $8449
- Central Air
- Bedroom #1: 18×21 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 15×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 14×11 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 14×11 (second floor)
Nice place. I have no idea what it will take to sell this place – wish I could afford it though.
How on Gods green earth are those taxes that low??
“How on Gods green earth are those taxes that low??”
“Assessed Value Adjusted This is the result of the total vacancy of your property. This adjustment is for one year only.”
2011 assessed value = 221,761, over 4x the 2010 av that tax bill was based on.
So, $35k tax bill likely next year.
I love this block. We live nearby and cut down Hawthorne all the time just because it’s so pretty. We call it our “lottery street”. There was another home closer to LSD for sale a year or 2 ago that was asking over $5mil, wonder what happened with that one.
and this is one of the smaller houses on that block. I used to walk down this block often to get to LSD buses, it’s very nice.
TS – that’s funny, that’s our lottery street too (or at least was then)
Beautiful renovation. Given prior 2006 sale-price, puzzlingly low RE taxes. Is there an appeal process where owner certifies property is vacant and assessor reduces valuation by +75%? If so, I’d appreciate further explanation because many more units would seem to qualify.
” Is there an appeal process where owner certifies property is vacant and assessor reduces valuation by +75%?”
Yes: “Assessed Value Adjusted This is the result of the total vacancy of your property. This adjustment is for one year only.”
“I’d appreciate further explanation ”
Make a donation to Joe’s reelection fund, and I’m sure you’ll get a good explanation.
This place is so cool. Great post.
There is really no back yard to this property—a small BBQ area that has pavers, but that is it. Also has an odd side entrance which is hard to find. The yard is likely the issue in moving this prop. $2.4 is my guess.
fantastic space and street. Great showcase property.
Cooper-I agree on the yard, but suprisingly you would not believe how many even really high end buyers could care less about outdoor yard space.
finishes are a bit too modern and that blue and brown color scheme is out.
I don’t like the fact that the garage is in front. Half of the house looks like the garage…nothing attractive about garage doors.
“What will it take to sell this property?”
The garage moved from the front and some of the vintage features returned for me….
I looked at the house. Finishes were ok, not fantastic for the price range. And like people said no vintage details – felt cold. Also, it didn’t have a basement, so no room for the wine cellar or theater room we have in our home. Finally the back yard was small / dark and the view from the front wasn’t great. Think this is overpriced here. Think $2.3 – $2.5 gets it done. I’d much rather pay $4mm for the other houses on this street vs getting this one for $3. Unfortunately, they never come up for sale. One of the best did a couple years ago and was purchased by the Chicago Country Day School so that one unfortunately isn’t coming back to market probably ever…
This house was quite lovely before a rennovation about 1995 that put that garage front and center. The previous owners used Hawthorne garage at the end of the block. This block does not have an alley so only the “larger lots” had enough side yard for a driveway and garage. I am not sure how else to add parking but IMO that is when the home was ruined.
Judas Priest people. This house is beautiful. That garage has a nice deck on it plus an attached garage is a huge convenience. It sucks going out in the cold and rain to get to your car. There is a huge premium for being on Hawthorne, but that’s because Hawthorne is an oasis with it’s huge trees and large SFHs. It doesn’t even feel like the city there. Because of all this I think this should sell for close to ask even though you can get a lot more house for your money in other areas of Lakeview.
the guy from chicago magazine did a video on this house last summer. seems pretty wide open but the color scheme is the first to be changed. video is on youtube but i’m too lazy to look.