Completely Redone Vintage 2-Bedroom in East Lakeview for $590,000: 405 W. Briar
This 2-bedroom vintage unit in 405 W. Briar in East Lakeview came on the market in March 2023.
Built in 1912, this building has 15 units. There’s no parking or amenities but it does have private storage units.
The listing says this unit has been “completely redone in 2021” and now has a modern, contemporary layout and finishes.
It has a dramatic gallery entrance with barreled ceilings, hardwood floors and extensive moldings.
The listing says the “sellers have completely changed the previous floorplan.”
The kitchen is now in the former dining room and is open to the extra wide living/dining room which has a wood burning fireplace and built-ins.
The kitchen is “single family home sized” with white cabinets, upscale finishes including stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and matching backsplash and a black contrasting island with a farmhouse sink and seating for 3.
The unit has a jumbo primary suite with a spa caliber bath complete with a separate shower and soaking tub along with a walk-in-closet.
There’s a second full bath and an office separated by sliding pocket doors.
The unit has the features buyers look for in 2023 including space pak cooling, all new electric and in-unit washer/dryer. There’s no parking with the building but there is rental parking in the neighborhood.
This unit has a private 10×20 storage unit in the building as well.
The building is near Belmont Harbor, the Lakefront Trail, the shops and restaurants of East Lakeview, and several bus lines.
Buyers love “new.”
Listed at $590,000 for 1600 square feet and the unit “completely redone,” will they get their asking price?
Emily Moore at Compass has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
Or see it at the Open House this Saturday, April 1, from 10 am to 1 pm.
Unit #C1: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1600 square feet
- Sold in May 1989 for $117,500
- Sold in August 1998 for $201,000
- Sold in June 1999 for $275,000
- Sold in October 2005 for $365,000
- Sold in November 2007 for $343,500
- Sold in November 2016 for $274,000
- Sold in October 2020 for $301,500
- Currently listed at $590,000
- Assessments of $954 a month (includes heat, gas cable, exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal, Internet)
- Taxes of $4826
- Space pak cooling
- In-unit washer/dryer
- No parking
- Wood burning fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 16×15
- Bedroom #2: 12×9
- Office: 12×9
- Living/dining combo: 18×12
- Kitchen: 16×12
- Walk-in-closet: 15×9