Love Outdoor Space But Want a Condo? A 2/2 at 1020 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park
This 2-bedroom at 1020 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park came on the market in February 2019.
Built in 1995, the building has 6 units.
This unit is on the second floor and stretches the length of the building which includes a private 350 square foot front facing deck.
You can access the front facing deck, which has been updated with Trex Transcend decking, from both the living room and the master bedroom.
There are dark hardwood floors throughout.
The kitchen has dark painted cabinets, quartz counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
The master suite has Ann Sacks tile, Kalista fixtures, a walk-in-closet and a dual vanity in the bathroom.
The listing says the second bath feels like a “hotel spa” with Kalista, Kohler and Ann Sacks tile.
It has central air and probably a washer/dryer in the unit (but it doesn’t say it does- so it’s unclear).
The unit doesn’t have deeded parking, however. It says there is “rental parking around the corner” for $350 a month.
With the brown line El stop at Armitage just a block away, do you have to have a car to live in this location?
Jamie Connor at Compass has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #2B: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1500 square feet
- Sold in October 1998 for $302,000
- Sold in August 2003 for $420,000
- Sold in December 2007 (no price listed on the CCRD)
- Originally listed in February 2019 for $699,000
- Currently still listed for $699,000
- Assessments of $284 a month (includes exterior maintenance, scavenger)
- Taxes of $9139
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer in the unit?
- No parking- it’s available for rent around the corner for $350 a month
- Bedroom #1: 18×12
- Bedroom #2: 12×10
- Living room: 22×16
- Deck: 36×10
- Walk-in-closet: 8×8
$700K for this? You have got to be kidding me.
Something about that open kitchen is very odd, and it is only a two bedroom, not top floor, questionable laundry (deal breaker on its own for a place priced like this one), outdoor space on the street with a nice view by your upstairs neighbors from their bay windows, and ample brick wall views. That said, the bathroom is nice.
I wonder who has the roof rights to the garage behind this unit? Are people concerned about split block buildings?
“$700K for this? You have got to be kidding me.”
must include all the shoes in the closet… lol
I wonder who has the roof rights to the garage behind this unit?
Looks like it belongs to 2A, which sold for $790k last April:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1020-W-Armitage-Ave-60614/unit-2A/home/13352582
$700k is aggressive but not totally out of striking range. LP 2/2s with ourdoor space are selling in the $500ks, so add a premium for good location and another premium for nice finishes … I’m betting they end at $650-675.
“so add a premium for good location and another premium for nice finishes”
does living on armitage deserve a premium?
also, this type of place doesn’t warrant very high-end finishes such as kalista and ann sacks.
My first question is are there any limits / restrictions in the bylaws over occupants of the commercial space? Lack of parking and nebulous laundry aside, $700K is entirely too much for this and I hate that they stretched the dimensions of the kitchen photo to make it look bigger (that or they got a strange range).
I do love the occupants sense of style and decor. Not something I personally would go for, but I appreciate the bold colors and patterns.
“very high-end finishes such as … ann sacks”
While almost all ann sacks tile is at a premium to roughly comparable tiel from no-name sellers, a lot of it is like a ~20% premium. Hardly “very high end”. Of course, one can spend extra thousands on the tile, if they want.
Source: installed some ann sacks tile in a bathroom (maybe 2?). Don’t recall which tile is from ann sacks, and which isn’t.
“a lot of it is like a ~20% premium. Hardly “very high end”.
sure, but you can also get some that’s $200/sf. that is very high end, which in my opinion, makes the brand high end. you’re not going to get Dal-tile for that price.
“in my opinion, makes the brand high end”
I don’t think of a brand as high end unless the low end of the brand is high end.
“Ann Sacks tile” simply doesn’t automatically signal ‘high end’ to me. To
me, it’s like saying “a Volkswagen Group car”–could be a Bugatti, could be a Polo. Call out the specific tile? Maybe, but so, so tacky to do so.
Contingent after 13 days on market