Still Looking for that Pool? A Greystone in Logan Square at 2732 N. Francisco
This 4-bedroom greystone at 2732 N. Francisco in Logan Square came on the market in July 2020.
Built in 1902, it is on a larger than standard Chicago lot measuring 33×125. It has a 2.5 car heated garage.
While this house is vintage, it has many modern features.
The kitchen has dark wood cabinets and a large island with Subzero, Miele, Thermador and Viking appliances.
It also has a breakfast nook and doors which lead out to a deck.
The house has a separate dining room.
3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the second floor along with the primary suite which has an en suite bathroom and walk-in-closet.
It also has French doors that lead to a balcony overlooking the back yard.
There’s another full bath on the second floor and a washer/dryer.
The lower level has a family room, the fourth bedroom, a full bathroom, a kitchenette with a big breakfast bar and a laundry room.
According to the listing, the floors in the basement and bathrooms are all heated.
The house has central air.
The listing says its a smart home with connectivity for lighting, irrigation, HVAC/security and interior/exterior music.
But the big selling point has to be a the rare in the heated in-ground backyard pool and spa along with an outdoor barbecue kitchenette.
Originally listed in July 2020 for $1.6 million, it has been reduced $125,000 to $1.475 million.
Will pools still be in demand in 2021?
Alfredo Medina at Kale Realty has the listing. See the pictures and floor plan here.
2732 N. Francisco: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3841 square feet
- Sold in February 2003 for $408,000
- Sold in July 2005 for $559,000
- Sold in March 2012 for $860,000
- Originally listed in July 2020 for $1.6 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $1.475 million
- 2.5 car heated garage
- Central Air
- 1 fireplace
- 2 washer/dryers (second floor and lower level)
- Heated, in-ground pool and spa
- Outdoor barbecue kitchenette
- Bedroom #1: 14×14 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 13×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 14×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 14×10 (lower level)
- Walk-in-closet: 10×6
- Living room: 15×14 (main floor)
- Dining room: 14×11 (main floor)
- Kitchen: 22×22 (main floor)
- Family room: 27×16 (lower level)
- Kitchenette: 10×8 (lower level)
- Laundry room: 11×8 (lower level)
Nice place, just over priced.
The pool is great, however starting to get into diminishing returns as pool seasons over. There is no greenspace and doesnt appear there’s much for city pars close by. (Que CC discusion on walking distances…). TV in the kitchen is garish
If you’re going to highlight a 2.5 heated car garage, it might make sense to show it.
Dont see any mechanicals In floor heat electric Vs HW?
Think this is going to go for $1.1MM
“If you’re going to highlight a 2.5 heated car garage, it might make sense to show it.”
you want to see the inside of the garage?
so many refrigerators and dishwashers!
The pool is lovely, and something I’d value highly if only it were an indoor pool.
I scarcely see the sense of building an outdoor pool in any city north of the Mason-Dixon line. Many people in my mother’s St Louis suburb have had theirs removed because the high maintenance costs, potential liability, and few days hot enough to swim, make them not worth it once they start to need major repairs. The freeze-thaw cycle in cold climates is rough on them.
But an indoor pool is one of the greatest amenities a house or building can have, even in the summer- it’s nice to swim all day without frying like bacon in the sun.
I imagine they winterize the pool (my big chore for this week!) and use the hot tub year round.
Re: indoor pools, I guess I could maybe see it, as long as the tub is outdoors. Indoor tubs can be gross; would much rather be in an outdoor tub, even in the dead of winter. Ever tried finding someplace to stay in the mountains with an outdoor pool for a summer trip? They’re hard to come by, and nobody wants to swim indoors in the summer. By “nobody,” I suppose I’m talking mostly about kids, and by “swim,” I suppose I’m talking about playing.
We got an inexpensive (well, they’re inexpensive without pandemic-induced price gouging) above ground pool in late May, as did the other family we’ve isolated with (save for part of April and May). By late June, we added a few more families to the social bubble, but just outdoors. On any given day, we’d have 4-10 kids in the pool and hanging out in the yard. What could have been a lame summer (with city pools closed and canceled trips) wound up being pretty fun for our kids (I suppose less so for some neighbors). That wouldn’t have been the case if we had an indoor pool.
TV in the kitchen looks bigger than the one in the F A M I L Y room.
I live in Lincoln Park and have a rooftop pool on the 42nd floor — so it is even more exposed to the elements than a ground floor pool and gets the lake effect.
The pool is heated and is usable between April 1 through November 1.
I can’t say it is pleasant to be out there in early spring and late fall, but it is reasonable to exercise in. If there were a hot tub, wow, I bet the season could really be utilized.
“you want to see the inside of the garage?”
Yes. Would want to know what type of heat – IR Tube/Wirsbo/etc, flooring, wall construction, if the realatard is lying etc.
A heated 2+ car garage is a want of mine
Can you put a temporary greenhouse around the pool in the winter and use it year round? I would also only be interested in an in-ground if it were good enough for exercise, which means either some really good jets like the ones in an endless pool or at least 25 yards long so you aren’t just doing flip turns constantly.
Anyone know if this is close enough to the interstate that highway noise is an issue?
I could live here but only if highway noise weren’t readily apparent ever.
Also what is it going to take maybe an extra 10 minutes to snap a picture of the garage and upload it?
“I could live here but only if highway noise weren’t readily apparent ever.”
Never? Unpossible. Even if not common (I wouldn’t be optimistic), there is 100% chance that you can hear road noise from the Kennedy during some atmospheric conditions. We often can hear the el a little at ~2x the distance this place is from the Kennedy.
“what type of heat”
Imma guess a gas shop heater, given the vent sticking out of the roof.
The El is different. I can hear the El from my house but it isn’t constant and the loudest it is is still a distant rumble (not a conversation-interrupter). I live in Old Town and I do not hear the highway . . . at all ever. I am a little bit further from it than this place is from it however. It would definitely be a deal breaker for me – – that backyard looks like it was designed for me but if I could hear crotch rockets and engine breaking I would go insane.
“I live in Old Town”
“a little bit further from it than this place”
This place is ~1,000′ from the freeway (straight line)
Halsted/Division is ~3,500′ from the freeway; Halsted/North ~4,400′
Everything that could plausibly be called Old Town is *much* further away.
They is a 1,000% chance you would be able to hear engine braking and motorcycles from time to time here.
“Imma guess a gas shop heater, given the vent sticking out of the roof”
Yeah thanks, I think I’ve got fuel source ID’d as they’re likely using NatGas for heating the pool.
The heater type is what I’m interested in – Unit Vs IR Vs In floor are all different. Insulation/fans/etc – all very important
“Unit Vs IR Vs In floor are all different”
Indeed! And the point about the pool heater is well made–I hadn’t thought of that. they certainly could have a hot water system for the garage, using the pool heater basically year-round then. Seems like a crazy thing to me, tho, especially with such a basic looking garage (streetview shows the alleyside view).
The pool is a big drawback for me. Last thing I need. There was a back yard hot tub in the house we bought. We had it ripped out before moving in.
” that backyard looks like it was designed for me but if I could hear crotch rockets and engine breaking I would go insane.”
You can definitely hear the freeway traffic while walking down this street.