Rarely Available Vintage 2/2 with Parking in River North’s Art Gallery District: 158 W. Huron
This 2-bedroom penthouse at 158 W. Huron in the River North Art Gallery District came on the market in May 2023.
Built in 1890, 156 and 158 W. Huron has 14 units. There are no amenities or elevator. The listing calls the building one of the few historic brick buildings in River North.
This is a top floor unit and has south facing windows and skylights along with some exposed brick walls.
There are refinished oak hardwood floors throughout, including the bedrooms.
The listing says it is “move-in ready” and has been “freshly painted.”
It has a new gas fireplace in the living room.
The kitchen has been “newly updated” and has white cabinets, quartz countertops, a glass tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances.
There is an open concept dining room.
The listing says the primary suite has been “newly renovated” and has an en suite marble bathroom.
The second bathroom has a white vanity, quartz countertops and new fixtures.
It has a “huge” porch off the rear.
This unit has the features buyers look for including central air, there is a washer/dryer hook-up in the unit, and there is one exterior parking space included although the listing does not show any pictures.
The listing says the HVAC is new.
And if you don’t want to live in it, the listing says short term rentals and airbnb are allowed.
This building is near the shops and restaurants of River North, the Gold Coast, the Mag Mile and is near the Brown/Purple subway stop at Chicago as well as numerous bus lines.
Listed in May 2023 for $485,000, it has been reduced $10,000 to $475,000.
Does the fact that the building allows airbnb rentals make it more attractive to buyers, or less?
Lital Avnet at Jameson Sotheby’s has the listing. See the pictures here. Sorry, no floor plan.
Unit #4C: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, no square footage listed, penthouse
- Sold in June 1992 for $163,000
- Sold in February 2001 for $262,000
- Sold in July 2003 for $329,000
- Sold in June 2020 for $455,000
- Originally listed in May 2023 for $485,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $475,000
- Assessments of $476 a month (includes exterior maintenance, scavenger, snow removal)
- Taxes of $9245
- Central Air
- Washer/dryer hook-up in the unit
- Exterior parking space included (on-site?)
- Gas fireplace
- Bedroom #1: 13×16
- Bedroom #2: 11×16
- Living room: 22×12
- Dining room: 11×01
- Kitchen: 10×9
- Walk-in-closet: 4×4
- Laundry: 4×6
- Balcony: 11×9
“This building is near the shops and restaurants of River North, the Gold Coast, the Mag Mile and is near the Brown/Purple subway stop at Chicago as well as numerous bus lines.”
And dont for get Eataly and the only place in Chicago that has REAL San Marzano tomatoes
Too lazy to pull the painters tape…
This was originally listed for $500k in April
Surface parking in back
Curious where the W&D hook up is? 2D is in the Kitchen
I love FP’s but damn thats hogging up waaaay too much space. Clearing out the “pantry” and FP would really help
AirBnB would be a def no-go
$4k/mo – is a hard pass
Pic 12: Does the ceiling in the shower slope? Or just a lens artifact?
“FP…too much space”
This one is particularly bad. It would be much better to tear out the FP, and if the cabinet space (and hiding some of the bulkhead that appear needed for HVAC) is still desired, put in something far more ‘bar’ like (as we see in lots of early-00s new build condos).
I would have a hard time not painting the ‘stop sign’ over the kitchen red.
Can the ceiling be any lower, legally?
“RARELY AVAILABLE”
…was available 3 years ago.
“And dont for get Eataly and the only place in Chicago that has REAL San Marzano tomatoes”
It’s actually not near the Eataly. It IS, however, near the massive new Whole Foods.
“Can the ceiling be any lower, legally?”
I thought it was just bad pictures or me. Lol. These older buildings always have something unique going on. I didn’t expect to see several skylights with this unit either.
I had something come up last night. A family matter. There won’t be a new property later this morning.
The photos make this look like a basement unit. Not sure if that’s the reality, but it sure seems claustrophobic.
« And dont for get Eataly and the only place in Chicago that has REAL San Marzano tomatoes”
It’s actually not near the Eataly. It IS, however, near the massive new Whole Foods.«
Where?
“[Food Hole] Where?”
One Chicago.tehGoogs says is .3 mile away.
Eataly, on the other hand, is .5 mile away.
So you see, one is close, and the other is not at all close.
FTR, they both qualify as “close”.
I guess some folks can waddle that extra 0.2 miles
“Where?”
Chicago and State. 2-story massive new Whole Foods.
“The photos make this look like a basement unit. Not sure if that’s the reality, but it sure seems claustrophobic.”
It has skylights so let’s hope that’s not a basement unit.
Relisted 465K maybe new pics?
Relisted 455K
Closed 415K
Thanks David.
Wow. $40k below the June 2020 price.
“Wow. $40k below the June 2020 price.”
rEal EstATe oNLy goES uP
“rEal EstATe oNLy goES uP”
Never said that. But YOU keep saying it JohnnyU. Just another sign you don’t live in Chicago and haven’t for decades, JohnnyU. Because everyone who lives here definitely knows it doesn’t “only go up.” It’s been a tough market over the last 20 years in the downtown neighborhoods where there was just too much built during the bubble. That bubble was HUGE.
“ Never said that. But YOU keep saying it JohnnyU. Just another sign you don’t live in Chicago and haven’t for decades, JohnnyU. Because everyone who lives here definitely knows it doesn’t “only go up.” It’s been a tough market over the last 20 years in the downtown neighborhoods where there was just too much built during the bubble. That bubble was HUGE.”
You must enjoy lying
“That bubble was HUGE.”
“$40k below the June 2020 price.”
Was Jun-20 a bubble period?
We know that Jun-15 was:
https://cribchatter.com/125-days-on-the-market-in-aqua-a-1-bedroom-at-225-n-columbus-in-lakeshore-east/#comment-366770