Looking for a Single Family Home in Ravenswood? 4127 N. Hermitage
This 4-bedroom single family home at 4127 N. Hermitage in Ravenswood was built in 1902 and still has many of its vintage features.
It is also within walking distance of the Irving Park Brown Line and the Ravenswood Metra stops.
It has oak floors, a first floor library, 3 out of 4 bedrooms on the second level, and a finished basement with built-ins.
Kristi Gunther at Re/Max Exclusive Properties has the listing. See more pictures here.
4127 N. Hermitage: 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, 2 half baths, 2 car garage, no square footage listed
- Sold in March 2001 for $575,000
- Sold in August 2003 for $660,000
- Currently listed for $769,000
- Taxes of $4666
- Central Air
- Fireplace (decorative only)
- Bedroom #1: 14×13
- Bedroom #2: 14×11
- Bedrooms #3: 14×11
- Bedroom #4: 11×8
Whoever staged this did an awesome job. The exterior photo alone makes me want to go look at it immediately.
this is in the courtney school district. pretty sure it’s not so good.
it’s a nice little house though. I like the backyard.
I love the location as I value proximity to public transit, however for 770k I’d expect at least two full baths. 640k.
4 br and 1 shower/bath. ugh. Wonder what the living room owuld look like re-arranged since flat panels wont fit in the built ins.
seems over priced, but i don’t know the area. I’d say low 700s due to 1 full bath
It’s crazy that regular homes in halfway decent areas are considered deals at $700k.
700k for a 1 tub/shower house? One word… NO!
The bathroom situation is mostlikely a full bath on the top floor with the 3 bedrooms, 1/2 on the main floor, and a 1/2 bath in the finished basement.
The basement 1/2 bath is probably the best canidate to be expanded to a full bath. The listing states that there is room in the basement for a guest room.
Mostlikely wouldn’t be able to squeeze in anything on the top floor without sacrificing bedroom space. A dormer could be added on the one side, expanding the baster and creating a new master bath. But that would make for a really costly bathroom.
Thats the main drawback in vintage buildings. The layout back then do not meet what we now concider normal or standard.
Very cute from the front and nice location if school is not a big concern. Finished basement is also a plus. However have been shopping in the area and it seemss overpriced especially for the no. of full baths and outdated kitchen. Most of the time the fourth bedroom is off the kitchen making this more like a 3 bed.
Absolutely, homedelete. It’s amazing how familiarity creates a sense of ‘value’.
How many families can afford this if mortgage rates go over 1-2%?
Good luck to any buyer. If you have to sell within 15 years, you’re screwed. My prediction: within the next 10 years, this place will be sold for less than $300k.
mortage rates go up, that is
Is that a metal cabinet kitchen from the 60s, or cabinets w/cheap 80s merrilat laminate finish? House has curb appeal and decent staging, but not this price. Lot is probably worth $400,000 vacant, but this apparently well-maintained house can’t transcend outdated floor plan, small boxy rooms, lack of bathroom, home depot renovations, and dreaded finished basement for actual living space. It’s a travesty to spend $750,000 on a house, and still need to sit in damp basement to watch TV. Vote no on basement family rooms.
This is in a very nice neighborhood, but can someone please tell me how a SFH that can’t be more than around 1500SF go for over $700K? Is it b/c Rahm Emanuel has a house on the next block north? I agree somewhat with CB with regards to value but how long will we have to wait for people to start listing their homes realistically?
They must be trying to get more for the fact that it has a larger lot. Some of the other homes for sale in the area definitely offer more house – and more bathroom – for the money. Of course, a bigger lot around here just means more snow to look at for 9 months out of the year.
JC – What do you think is reasonable? Should they price it so all the people forced to live in Plainfield can afford it? How about pricing it so everyone living in Albany Park can afford it.
We should all be able to afford it.
Steve, the north side of Chicago is not the center of the universe and many people voluntarily choose to live elsewhere. Amazing isn’t it?
I inspected this home yesterday. It has a few relatively serious issues…confidentially prevents me from any specifics…..but it is one of the loveliest vintage frame homes I’ve seen in a while.