Six Fireplaces and a Stained Glass Skylight: 1505 W. Jackson on the Near West Side
This 4-bedroom red brick Queen Anne at 1505 W. Jackson in the Jackson Boulevard historic district in the Near West Side came on the market in March 2021.
Built in 1883, it’s on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 25 x 188.
It has a 2-car garage.
This home has many of its original vintage features including a carved full length mirror in the entry foyer, a carved wood banister on the staircase, a 20 foot wood arch separating the living and dining room, and crown moldings.
It has skylights including one that has stained glass (see pictures).
The home has 6 fireplaces, with one on each floor.
The main floor has 2 fireplaces, one in the living room and one in the dining room.
The kitchen has white cabinets and has “upgraded” appliances and beveled granite counter tops along with a painted tin ceiling with a breakfast nook.
There’s a powder room on the main floor.
The second floor has 2 bedrooms including the primary suite which has a fireplace, a walk-in-closet, a full bath with double sinks and rain and standard shower heads.
The second bedroom on that floor also has a fireplace.
There’s also a second full bathroom on the second floor, with a clawfoot tub.
There’s a washer/dryer on the second floor.
The third floor has the fourth bedroom, with skylights, a bath, a bonus room which could be a gym or office and another large room used as a family room which has a fireplace.
The lower level has a complete 1500 square foot garden apartment with both front and back private entrances.
It has one bedroom and an office with a full renovated bath and a powder room.
The kitchen has wood cabinets and stainless steel appliances.
The garden apartment also has a washer/dryer and, of course, a fireplace.
The house has central air.
Originally listed in March 2021 at $1.875 million, it’s still listed at that price.
Is this a deal for the size and location?
Nicholas Coloagiovanni at Baird & Warner has the listing. See the pictures here.
1505 W. Jackson: 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, no square footage listed, single family home
- Sold in December 1979 for $100,000 (per Redfin)
- Sold in June 1985 for $90,000 (per Redfin)
- Sold in May 1997 for $545,000
- Sold in December 2012 for $1,110,000
- Originally listed in March 2021 for $1.875 million
- Currently still listed at $1.875 million
- Taxes of $22,571
- Central Air
- 2-car garage
- 25×188 lot
- 6 fireplaces
- 1500 square foot 1-bedroom/1.5 bath Garden Apartment
- Bedroom #1: 23×15 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 23×16 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 23×15 (third floor)
- Bedroom #4: 15×12 (third floor)
- Living room: 32×13 (main floor)
- Dining room: 23×12 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 28×10 (main floor)
This is on the verge of being spectacular
Congrats to the owners for not going full Chud and paining the awesome woodwork.
I don’t understand why they didn’t completely de-convert the duplex, if you’re asking $1.8MM, I don’t think the owners are looking for renters, and 1500sf is a Lot of space to give up. Probably could have fairly easily reclaimed some of that space and carved out the kitchenette and Br for a nanny space. This white proximity to the UC & Ike are making this a tough sell.
Is there a historical reason why end units in row houses tend to have a different entrance?
JonnyU
Maybe not looking for renters and agree its lot of sqft for a live in Nanny but in-law space it could work perfect.
I eff’en love this place, even with shared walls.
“Is there a historical reason why end units in row houses tend to have a different entrance?”
In this case, I think 1509 got the lower entrance later–possibly/probably when eliminating the garden apartment.
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“CC throwback for the other neighbor:”
Wow, that place was listed for $2.25M in 2007 and ended up selling for $1.3M in 2014…ouch. The woodwork on that one is even more spectacular than this one perhaps. Both are certainly pieces of art, but clearly there aren’t a ton of people clamoring for these properties in this location at the price range; otherwise, we’d see them not sit on the market so long…I think the location piece is the big hurdle. Not many people looking at $2M properties around here. Likely would be for some physician/professor connected to Rush/UIC.
Gorgeous but I am thinking there has to be more or less constant highway noise? If you are a Dr. and your kids get in to Whitney Young, this is unbeatable. Tolerate the noise for a few years and then skedaddle like these folks.
See the orange paper attached the gate in Sabrina’s picture? That is a notice of filming on this street. Twice in the past few years I have walked past block, I have seen such notices and I only walk by here a few times a year (pretty houses). Does this mean residents are being inconvenienced by the filming of some old person show regularly. Does this not diminish the value? I would hate to live around obnoxious film crews.
“Does this mean residents are being inconvenienced by the filming of some old person show regularly. Does this not diminish the value? I would hate to live around obnoxious film crews.”
I live in Bucktown close where they’re frequently filming Chicago Fire. Really not a big deal. Haven’t heard any neighbors complain about it.
We’ve had filming in my neighborhood over the years and while it’s annoying, I wouldn’t dismiss a neighborhood because of it.
“See the orange paper attached the gate in Sabrina’s picture? That is a notice of filming on this street.”
Actually, this particular orange paper was for a neighborhood party.
“Gorgeous but I am thinking there has to be more or less constant highway noise?”
All I heard was chirping birds as I was walking down this block but maybe I wasn’t looking for noise either, so I didn’t notice it.
Car noise is louder at 5000 S. East End than at this house.
“Not many people looking at $2M properties around here. Likely would be for some physician/professor connected to Rush/UIC.”
Incorrect. But I guess I have to keep featuring $1 to $2 million properties within a block or two radius from this house to prove you all wrong.
Many of you live in the year 2000 when this neighborhood was just beginning to gentrify and the thought of ANY $1 million properties was far fetched.
It has changed. It’s one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city. There are million dollar condos and townhouses on nearly every block.
About this particular house: many buyers want “new.” They don’t want to deal with the issues that owning 1883 home entails. It’s a lot of work.
“I eff’en love this place, even with shared walls.”
I’m doubting you hear much with those shared walls. Probably used brick, or maybe even plaster, between them. Better than the drywall used in new condo construction these days- even in million dollar buildings.
“Incorrect. But I guess I have to keep featuring $1 to $2 million properties within a block or two radius from this house to prove you all wrong.
Many of you live in the year 2000 when this neighborhood was just beginning to gentrify and the thought of ANY $1 million properties was far fetched.”
First, $1M is not the same as $1.875M. Secondly, during the last year, which has been one the hottest/priciest markets ever, how many sales south of Madison and west of Racine in those area have closed above $1.5M? One. That’s right, one in the LAST YEAR. A recently remodeled SFH.
And I extended the radius far more than “a block or two.” I hardly see that as evidence of “million dollar condos on every block.” If I reduce the threshold to $1M (a HUGE difference than this listing price), there have been four total sales in the last year south of Monroe and west of Racine. All townhouses/SFHs. Where are all the $1M condos around here?! You need to go further east/north. Yes, closer to Fulton Market has them. I agree with that. This property is not Fulton Market.
So, I stand by my statement that there aren’t many buyers looking at nearly $2M properties in this exact area. The highest price in the last year has been $1.65M and only three other surpassed $1M. That’s not a ton of properties fetching top dollar.
“So, I stand by my statement that there aren’t many buyers looking at nearly $2M properties in this exact area. The highest price in the last year has been $1.65M and only three other surpassed $1M. That’s not a ton of properties fetching top dollar.”
There are million dollar condos on every block.
I’ll post on them.
Good times.
“There are million dollar condos on every block.
I’ll post on them.”
Just to be clear, that’s a nominal 12 city block area, but 2 of those are Skinner Park, 2 of them are Whitney Young, 1 is CPD, 1 is CHA, 1 that is Skinner+Montessori+office, and another (NW corner) that appears to have no residential other than rental.
So it’s all of 4 blocks that fit the bill. One of them certainly has $1m+ condos; will be interested to see what’s on the other 3.
“So it’s all of 4 blocks that fit the bill. One of them certainly has $1m+ condos; will be interested to see what’s on the other 3.”
All those big buildings nearby have million dollar condos in them. And they’re building a whole building with million dollar condos just down the street.
I don’t know why you all can’t see the obvious but the West Loop is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city and it has price points higher than nearly every other neighborhood now.
A $4.6 million condo just closed this week.
Come on.
This isn’t your 1990s West Loop any longer.