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The Prairie 4-Bedroom With A Picket Fence In Olde Portage Park: 4039 W. Hutchinson

This 4-bedroom Prairie style vintage home at 5039 W. Hutchinson in Olde Portage Park has been on the market since July 2012.

Built in 1910 on an oversized 35×125 lot, it even has a picket fence (sorry- not white though.)

The listing says it has a new kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel Bosch appliances and a tin ceiling.

Some of the original built-ins remain, including the one in the dining room.

The second floor was rehabbed in 2006 and has a newer full bath with skylight, 2 bedrooms, an office and a playroom. The other two bedrooms are on the main level.

It appears there is an unfinished basement.

There’s no central air but there’s a 2 car garage.

Originally listed at $409,900, it has been reduced $50,000.

The house is now listed just $4900 above the 2003 sale price.

Is it now priced to sell?

Janet Robertson at Century 21 McMullen has the listing. See the pictures here.

5039 W. Hutchinson: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, 1900 square feet

  • Sold in May 1999 for $176,000
  • Sold in March 2003 for $355,000
  • Sold in June 2008 for $410,000
  • Originally listed in July 2012 for $409,900
  • Reduced several times
  • Currently listed at $359,900
  • Taxes of $5299
  • No central air- window units only
  • Bedroom #1: 15×13 (second floor)
  • Bedroom #2: 13×11 (second floor)
  • Bedroom #3: 13×9 ( main level)
  • Bedroom #4: 13×11 (main level)
  • Office: 12×11 (second level)
  • Unfinished basement

 

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13 Responses to “The Prairie 4-Bedroom With A Picket Fence In Olde Portage Park: 4039 W. Hutchinson”

  1. we went to the open house over the summer. i think we took a pass because the asking price (then) and what you get wasn’t sufficient in our minds to offset no central air and 100 amp electrical service. I don’t recall fancy appliances and the current pictures still show white ones, unless they are the new white ice that someone linked to here.

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  2. Olde Portage Park = Realtor(tm) speak.

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  3. I’m kind of surprised they didn’t take care of the a/c during the 2006 rehab – makes me wonder if it would be very tough to do / cost prohibitive in this space. Very cute but I would repaint the exterior.

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  4. Very cute, but kind of tight spaces, esp. the newer bathroom where it looks like showering would be impossible due to the sloping ceiling. The exterior could definitely use a paint job. The price seems reasonable, but I’ll bet they’re moving for school reasons:

    Portage Park Elementary School
    78.6 % Low Income
    Rank: 101
    (from Dennis Rodkin’s school index)

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  5. Adding the “e” to the end of Old has gotta mean at least a 10K markup.

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  6. There is no e in Olde Portage Park. Old Portage Park is not a neighborhood and I don’t think it ever was one, but instead was a park district. The actual park has been there for 90+ years. It was called Portage Park because of the portage for canoes between the 2 rivers, which I think are actually 6-7 miles apart.

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  7. “There is no e in Olde Portage Park. Old Portage Park is not a neighborhood and I don’t think it ever was one, but instead was a park district.”

    Thanks Dave M. I wanted to say something about the “e” myself but figured you all would have that covered. First I’ve ever seen it spelled like that! It’s kind of quaint though- don’t you think? 😉

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  8. Its Portage Park. If there is such a thing as Old Portage Park, I would say is South of Montrose East of Milwaukee West of Cicero – real small pocket of pretty nice houses.

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  9. I would agree with Lunker’s boundaries except add East of Laramie, instead of Milwaukee. There are a lot of cottages and four squares in that section that match the ones found east of Milwuakee. Other side of Laramie is mostly bungalows.

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  10. As Lunker and Icarus mentioned, this enclave is very pretty and it is also super convenient.
    You will not be reliant on a car like you will in most parts of Portage Park.
    You’ve got the Blue Line at Montrose and you’ve got all the services – grocery shopping, restaurants, etc. on Cicero, Milwaukee and IPR.
    People come from all over the city to shop at Family Fruit Market at Cicero and Belle Plaine.

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  11. I’ll give you Laramie as that boundary. It is a really convenient location – Edens and Kennedy right there, Blue Line and Metra as mentioned. Nice area of Portage

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  12. Sold for $320 (10% below ’03 price)

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  13. “Sold for $320 (10% below ’03 price)”

    Thanks for posting the update on the sales price Roma.

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