Looking for a Vintage 2-Bedroom With Parking? 917 W. Webster in Lincoln Park
This top floor 2-bedroom at 917 W. Webster in Lincoln Park just came on the market.
This is a six unit vintage building with garage parking.
If it looks familiar, that’s because we’ve actually chattered about this building, and even this very unit, several times before back in 2012.
Back then, which was at the bottom of the market, many of you thought it wouldn’t sell for over $400,000 given the small size of the second bedroom.
See our chatter here.
It has a master suite, with its own bathroom, along with a 9×8 second bedroom in the front of the unit.
In the 7 years since we last chattered about it, the unit has been renovated with updated baths and it has sold a second time, in 2015.
The current owners put in new HVAC in 2016 and there was a new roof in 2018. They also updated the kitchen by replacing the brown/black speckled granite counter tops that were common in the boom with white quartz counter tops and a white subway tile backsplash.
The wood cabinets are the same as those in 2012, however.
This unit has some of its vintage features including tall ceilings and big windows with built-in shutters.
There’s a wood burning fireplace in the living room.
It has the features that buyers look for in 2019 including central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking.
Is this unit now what a “starter” condo in Lincoln Park looks like?
Tabitha Murphy at BerkshireHathaway KoenigRubloff has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Unit #3E: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1300 square feet
- Sold in March 1988 for $164,500
- Sold in March 1992 for $181,000
- Sold in April 1993 for $183,000
- sold in March 1995 for $190,000
- Sold in August 2003 for $359,000
- Originally listed in January 2012 for $449,000
- Sold in September 2012 for $354,000
- Sold in August 2015 for $477,500
- Currently listed for $515,000 (garage parking included)
- Assessments are now $213 a month (they were $175 a month in 2012)
- Taxes are now $8533 (they were $5964 in 2012)
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Wood burning fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 15×11
- Bedroom #2: 9×8
- Living room: 24×13
- Dining room: 13×10
- Foyer: 6×6
- Balcony: 6×18
showing Mcgee’s in the listing photos may not be the best marketing tactic.
Marco, I thought the same thing.
Also, a vintage feature that was maintained is the tiny bedroom.
The vintage charm is mostly gone, except the dining room and the exterior. And I’m sure the location is noisy (bar and trains nearby).
There’s a lot I do like, however. Great street and location. Nice back porch and garage parking. Not sure if those make up for the tiny rooms and noise outside. I think this is more like a one bedroom plus small office – good for a couple or a single person. But half a million seems high.
Here is the listing for this unit when it was on the market in 2015
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/917-W-Webster-Ave-60614/unit-3E/home/13352948/mred-08933805