Archive for the 'West Town' Category

Once Was Vintage and Now is a Contemporary: 1029 N. Honore in the East Village

Walking or driving by the 3-bedroom single family home at 1029 N. Honore in the East Village, you would never know the house was built in 1879. That is how complete the transformation is- even from the outside. The listing says the home was renovated by Studio Dwell. The house now has a contemporary open floor plan […]

Multi-Unit Buildings Aren’t Dead: 914 N. Winchester Closes in the East Village

Many of you thought the original listing price for this 3-flat greystone at 914 N. Winchester in the East Village was way too high in December 2009 when we first chattered about the property. See our prior chatter and pictures here. Originally listed at $679,000, one of you commented that it should be priced at $388,000 […]

We Love Authentic Lofts: Brick and High Ceilings in West Town: 1012 N. Milwaukee

This 2-bedroom loft at 1012 N. Milwaukee in West Town was originally converted in 1997 so it managed to keep many of its unique loft features (before the loft conversion mania of the early 2000s took over.) The loft has high ceilings, exposed brick walls and a wall of windows overlooking the 28×16 living/dining space […]

Buy A Single Family Home Instead of a Duplex Condo: 832 N. Marshfield in West Town

This 3-bedroom single family home at 832 N. Marshfield in the East Village neighborhood of West Town recently came on the market. The house was built in 1903 but modernized in the 1990s with current electrical, plumbing and air conditioning. The kitchen has white cabinets and appliances. The baths were recently upgraded with natural stone. […]

A Sleek Contemporary West Town Penthouse: 919 N. Wolcott

This 3-bedroom contemporary penthouse at 919 N. Wolcott recently came on the market in West Town. It has 11 foot ceilings and ebony hardwood floors. The unit also has the modern Arclinea kitchen to match the contemporary style of the unit with quartz counter tops and Subzero and Miele appliances. All on one floor of […]

Vintage 2-Flat in West Town Sells: 2552 W. Iowa

We chattered about this 2-flat at 2552 W. Iowa in West Town in November 2009. See our previous chatter and pictures here. It recently closed. The 2 units were each 2 bedrooms, 1 bath with a 2 car garage. Laundry was available in the unfurnished basement. Already, one of the units is available for rent […]

Truly a Live/Work Loft Space: 1124 N. Wood in West Town

There are live/work lofts where maybe you have a home office and then there are live/work lofts like this one at 1124 N. Wood in West Town. At 4800 square feet, it has authentic brick and wide open spaces. It even has a pulley elevator. The listing says it is now zoned residential but the commercial element is […]

Live in One and Rent Out the Other: 2552 W. Iowa in West Town

Many buyers are looking for a multi-family house such as this one at 2552 W. Iowa in West Town where they can live in one unit and rent out the other. The 2-unit house has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, with each unit having 2 bedrooms and 1 bath each. It still retains some of its vintage […]

1876 Street Car Repair Shop Renovated Into Massive Loft: 1623 W. Ohio in West Town

This 3 bedroom brick loft at 1623 W. Ohio in West Town was renovated into a home in 2005 but not after it spent 129 years as a commercial space. Apparently it was once a street car repair shop. The home is almost 5,000 square feet and has 14 foot ceilings. The kitchen is decked […]

Forget the Condo, Buy the Whole Church: 2558 W. Cortez in West Ukranian Village

This West Ukranian Village church at 2558 W. Cortez is being used as a single family home. Built in 1873, the red brick church has 4000 square feet. The listing says it has the original hardwood floors. It’s also on a double lot and has stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. I can’t tell if there’s […]