Sandburg Village Artist Loft Returns 12 Years Later Fully Renovated: 1535 N. Sandburg Terrace
This 1-bedroom duplex up Sandburg Village Artist Loft at 1535 N. Sandburg Terrace in the Gold Coast came on the market in September 2023.
I have two pictures of these artist lofts in two different locations. I’m not sure if the picture above is the correct group but they all look similar.
I knew we had chattered about at least one of these unique artist lofts in the past, but imagine my surprise when I discovered that we actually chattered about this very unit when it was last on the market in 2011.
It had its original features and, boy, was the chatterati not having any of it. Some of the comments included:
Wilson: If someone were to give me this place for free, I would think twice before taking it. This place looks like a money pit to me.
miumiu: This place need a gut rehab as is it is depressing.
sonies: Don’t know why but this place reminds me of a bird house
To see even more of the comments, and pictures of the interior, check out our 2011 chatter here.
The Sandburg Village Artist Lofts were built in 1969 (not 1978 as the 2011 chatter says). There are 9 of them in this row. They have their own separate entrances, like a townhouse, and are duplex up.
These units apparently have access to the Sandburg Village north pool. The listing doesn’t say if there is an extra cost, however.
Apparently, the 2011 buyer was in agreement with the chatterati as this artist loft has been renovated.
There are dark hardwood floors on the main level and carpet in the bedroom which is on the second level.
A half-bath on the first floor was added.
The kitchen and full bath were “completely renovated” and the kitchen has white, European styled cabinets and stainless steel appliances.
The unique feature of this artist loft is a 17 foot span of paneled windows.
It also has a large private enclosed patio.
The listing says the north pool is out the back gate and parking is available in the Sandburg Village north lot.
The artist loft has features buyers look for including central air and washer/dryer in the unit.
Sandburg Village is near the shops and restaurants of Old Town, Lincoln Park, and the Gold Coast. It’s close to public transportation and parks.
The listing calls this unit “dramatic yet cozy.”
Listed at $450,000, do you now wish you had been the buyer in 2011 after all?
Caroline Moellering at @properties Christie’s has the listing. See the pictures here.
Or, you can see it in person at the Open House on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 12 pm to 1:45 pm.
1535 N. Sandburg Terrace: 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, duplex up, no square footage listed
- Sold in May 1988 for $87,000
- Sold in September 1996 for $160,000
- Sold in October 2011 for $190,000
- Currently listed at $450,000
- Assessments are now $201 a month (they were $140 a month in September 2011)
- Taxes are now $4307 (they were $3464 in September 2011)
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Rental parking nearby in the north lot
- Bedroom: 14×11 (second floor)
- Living room: 17×14 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 10×6 (main floor)
- Laundry: 3×3 (second floor)
- Terrace: 17×14 (main floor)
Looks like theres enough TP for Annony
Zero curb appeal, would get depressed every day coming home
Decorated/staged nicely but damn the dark stained floors are really offputting and the TV is an afterthought
The little 2 seater looks really out of place
Roller shader of the wall of glass would be nice
Might not be the biggest fan of being right off the community pool
Really cool (though probably not literally for a few hours a day/few months a year).
Did the prior chatter feature one of clio’s final appearances?
Is this broker trolling me with all that TP in pic 13?
Glass faces north, right?
Depressing exterior. Looks like a single female pad. That tiny table looks child-sized and doesn’t have enough space for 2 to eat a full meal with multiple plates. Instead, I would have opted for a thin island (and get more storage then too). Also where’s the home office space? Seems like only a designer working on their laptop on the couch could make this work. Also doesn’t look like they’re going to be hosting any football parties based on the tv and seating placements.
Strong natural light and decent outdoor space is a plus, but otherwise definitely not for me especially at $450K. I prefer my current place at nearly $100K less tbh.
“Really cool (though probably not literally for a few hours a day/few months a year).”
Yet, this seller has owned it for 12 years.
“Yet, this seller has owned it for 12 years.”
I’m wearing boxers that are older than that (probably got them at the LP Patagonia about 14 years ago). Yes, someone paid $190k, and had the benefit of refinancing a couple years ago, has soldiered through. By all means, there should be a bidding war starting at $450k and at today’s rates.
can you have automatic shades / blinds? Would that cost 10k? Honestly have no idea.
wish I had a floor plan.
“Yes, someone paid $190k, and had the benefit of refinancing a couple years ago, has soldiered through.”
You can hate on this property all you want anonny. You can indicate YOU would never live there, but my point is, that someone HAS owned it for 12 years. That is someone going from age 30 to 42. Or 40 to 52. Someone HAS lived in this property. They have had a life.
To indicate that no one could ever live here is just wrong.
“wish I had a floor plan.”
For what?
It’s a square box with the livingroom, kitchen and a powder room off the kitchen. Bedroom is upstairs with a full bath.
That’s it. That’s the property.
A floor plan would tell you where the closets were, however (are there any?)
“You can hate on this property all you want anonny.”
How does “really cool” equate to “hate”?
“You can indicate YOU would never live there”
Did not say that.
“To indicate that no one could ever live here is just wrong.”
Did not say that.
Every. Single. Listing. Should have a floorplan.
I misconstrued what you said anonny. I apologize. It seemed like you were calling it cool and then trashing it when I see you were just saying it would probably not be cool due to the skylight/windows.
“Every. Single. Listing. Should have a floorplan.”
Sure. But in this case, I don’t know why I would “need” a floor plan like with some other properties.
It could be that these artist lofts never had floor plans drawn up in the 1960s and the realtors won’t want to take on the added risk, and/or cost, of getting one made.
Perhaps a realtor who is reading this blog like Gary can chime in as to why a realtor wouldn’t just have one made?
Someones hungover
“Or 40 to 52”
More like 60-72. Appears to have been the PaT/winter home. Other house in SW MI.
“It could be that these artist lofts never had floor plans drawn up in the 1960s and the realtors won’t want to take on the added risk, and/or cost, of getting one made.”
So they didnt have to submit arch plans to the city and the construction crews were just able to wing it and build what every they felt like
GTFO
I suspect many agents simply don’t want the cost of paying for a floor plan. Floor plans might also reveal an issue with with layout. If a floor plan isn’t in the listing, I just assume something is wonky about it.
It is like how you can tell the view is screwed up or there is something off about a location by the way the agents take some of the photos of the building.
“More like 60-72. ”
at 72 could mean they looking in the future and don’t want to deal with the stairs anymore and also traveling less
but that’s total WAG
“So they didnt have to submit arch plans to the city and the construction crews were just able to wing it and build what every they felt like”
Many older buildings didn’t have floor plans drawn up. And due to the liability, realtors aren’t about to start now. Although some could probably get one made, but maybe don’t want to spend the money because the listing is going to sell right away anyway.
“More like 60-72. Appears to have been the PaT/winter home. Other house in SW MI.”
Can you quit stalking people for like one second anon(tfo). It’s gross. And how do you even know they have a house in SW Michigan unless you have access to other databases and information? That’s gross too.
You keep claiming you aren’t a realtor. But you clearly are.
Okay then- from 60 to 72 they lived here. Happy now? What’s your point? They LIVED THERE! They owned it for that entire time. It’s not a short amount of time. It’s over a decade in someone’s life.
Jesus.
And, by the way, you have NO IDEA anon(tfo) how this owner was using the property. Maybe their child or grandchild lived there for 12 years? Maybe they used it as an intown? Maybe they only lived there in the summer, or the winters?
YOU KNOW NOTHING.
Quit trying to act like you do. It’s gross.
“Someones hungover”
A bully always has to bully.
The abuse just keeps going on. The market isn’t what he thought it would be, can’t take it, so takes it out on people on this blog.
It’s gross.
“The abuse just keeps going on. The market isn’t what he thought it would be, can’t take it, so takes it out on people on this blog.”
Theres a whole lot of projection going on
embarrassing
Sabs says
YOU KNOW NOTHING.
Maybe then anon Tfo is not a realtor but john snow
Johnny u can I interest you in some property north of the wall?
No alleys
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Seriously though all the best sabs persona
Less Vera ( enemity ) does the body good ( milk too )
CC
apparently the Brady Bunch house is close to closing.
I wonder what will be the recorded sale price
“You keep claiming you aren’t a realtor. But you clearly are.”
If it helps you sleep at night out in Naperville…feel free to believe lies.
I thought bullying was frowned upon here, but I guess it’s selective.
ps: every single piece of info is free publicly-available, and *free*, info sources.
There may be a thing or two I use that require a login, but it is still all free and available to anyone.
“Theres a whole lot of projection going on”
You are the bully JohnnyU. Always have been and for some reason, you are obsessed with Chicago real estate, and it tanking, even though you don’t live in Chicago, its suburbs or the state of Illinois and haven’t for a long, long time. I don’t get it, but you be you. And I realize there are many people on this blog who don’t live in Chicago (great! our real estate is gorgeous and interesting so I get why you’d be on this blog anyway) but they don’t act like they do either.
“I thought bullying was frowned upon here, but I guess it’s selective.”
Bullying is not calling someone a realtor. My god. Ba ha ha. That’s a new one.
“If it helps you sleep at night out in Naperville…feel free to believe lies.”
I’d love to live in Naperville. Great town. People should be retiring in Naperville (if they can afford it.) Big city amenities, walkable downtown, train and bus service.
“The Brady Bunch” fan Tina Trahan, 53, has paid $3.2 million for the Los Angeles house that served as the exterior of the Brady home on the popular TV show. The price is about 9% less than the seller, the television network HGTV, paid for the home in 2018.
Trahan, a historic home enthusiast and the wife of former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht, said she is a fan of “The Brady Bunch,” which ran from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, and 1995’s “The Brady Bunch Movie.” “I thought that was hilarious,” she said.
““The Brady Bunch” fan Tina Trahan, 53, has paid $3.2 million for the Los Angeles house that served as the exterior of the Brady home on the popular TV show. The price is about 9% less than the seller, the television network HGTV, paid for the home in 2018.
Trahan, a historic home enthusiast and the wife of former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht, said she is a fan of “The Brady Bunch,” which ran from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, and 1995’s “The Brady Bunch Movie.” “I thought that was hilarious,” she said.”
Cool
“Bullying is not calling someone a realtor.”
I’d prefer to be called a drunk. Is closer to the truth.
“Trahan, a historic home enthusiast and the wife of former HBO chief executive Chris Albrecht, said she is a fan of “The Brady Bunch,” which ran from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, and 1995’s “The Brady Bunch Movie.” “I thought that was hilarious,” she said.”
You can’t live in it because everything was fake. It’s not real appliances. It just seems like such a waste of money. Maybe she will move it somewhere where they can open it to the public and do tours. But otherwise, there are a lot of people that need housing in the Los Angeles area and this is just going to sit there.