Nothing to Do But Move In: A Duplex Down at 1224 N. Dearborn in the Gold Coast
This 2-bedroom duplex down in the mansion at 1224 N. Dearborn Parkway in the Gold Coast just came on the market.
We’ve chattered about this building in the past. Built in 1900, it now has 13 units, some of which overlook the central courtyard which is a common area and has tables and a grill.
The listing says the unit has had a “gut renovation.”
The kitchen has cherry cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.
There is a lower level master suite with a new spa-like bath with a steam shower and a walk-in master closet.
The lower level also has heated floors and a den.
The second bedroom is on the main floor along with the main living area.
Some of the vintage features remain on the main level including crown molding, a fireplace, although I can’t tell if it is real or decorative, and stained glass windows in the living room.
The main level has dark wood floors while the master suite on the lower level has the light, almost white, floors. The light floors are coming back in. They were used in HGTV’s Dream Home this year.
The unit has central air and washer/dryer but there’s no parking with this building. It is available for rent in the neighborhood.
Buyers want “new”.
Will this sell within days?
Sophia Worden at Berkshire Hathaway KoenigRubloff has the listing. See the pictures here.
Or see it at the Open House on Saturday, Feb 6 at 1-3 PM.
Unit #1F: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1950 square feet
- Sold in May 1992 for $285,000
- Sold in May 2001 for $547,500
- Sold in November 2012 for $556,500
- Currently listed for $785,000
- Assessments of $706 a month (includes exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $8101
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Parking available for rent in the neighborhood
- Bedroom #1: 13×20 (lower level)
- Bedroom #2: 14×10 (main level)
- Den: 11×14 (lower level)
while the kitchen is nice, it almost doesn’t fit in with the rest of the finishes/decor of the home. almost like it was renovated by the prior owner and left alone during the “gut rehab.”
It’s nice. Too bad it’s in the basement–and I *like* basement living spaces.
Finally somebody who didn’t go overboard for the blue/red knob “chef’s” range. They realized they like to cook but aren’t a chef on food network and don’t need a top of the line range to cook ramen noodles or mac n cheese.
kudos too for going induction!
too close to all the ghetto crap on this part of division to be paying nearly 800k for a duplex down IMO
“kudos too for going induction!”
I think that might be a glass top electric coil cooktop, but I’m not sure. Couldn’t find a matching top by gthooi.
sonies on February 3rd, 2016 at 11:01 am
too close to all the ghetto crap on this part of division to be paying nearly 800k for a duplex down IMO
Went to Mothers Too over the weekend, the general area is even worse than I remember. Back in my early twenties I would bar hop around here and I learned to pick up the urban art of not making eye contact very fast.
Sabrina – how has my “time limit exhausted”? – do we only have 30 seconds to write a comment or do we have to copy the text we wrote, refresh the page, scramble to paste text quickly, check-off confirm no-spam box, do math, then post…for every time we want to write something?
“do we only have 30 seconds to write a comment or do we have to copy the text we wrote, refresh the page, scramble to paste text quickly, check-off confirm no-spam box, do math, then post…for every time we want to write something?”
separate the wheat from the chaff
“I think that might be a glass top electric coil cooktop”
you know what probably is as they cheaped out on finding a venting solution for the range, so why would they spend the extra for induction.
“Sabrina – how has my “time limit exhausted”? – do we only have 30 seconds to write a comment or do we have to copy the text we wrote, refresh the page, scramble to paste text quickly, check-off confirm no-spam box, do math, then post…for every time we want to write something?”
I know this has been a pain. I’ve changed some of the settings so it shouldn’t have a time limit anymore. Let me know if this is working better.
This is a beautiful apartment in a lovely area. Walking distance to the Clark/Division Red Line, the Latin School and Division Street nightlife. It’s in the boundary for Lincoln Park HS, too. I *strongly* disagree that it’s in a ‘ghetto’ area.
I would, however, be very surprised if it fetched 785K. The 2012 price is about right.