Vintage on the Outside and Modern on the Inside: A SFH at 918 W. Webster in Lincoln Park
This 4-bedroom single family home at 918 W. Webster in Lincoln Park came on the market in April 2020.
Built in 1890, on a smaller than standard Chicago lot measuring 24×115, it was remodeled in 2013 with a contemporary interior.
The house now has a rear wall of windows on both levels.
The first floor has the living and dining rooms and the kitchen.
The listing says it’s a chef’s kitchen with lacquered white cabinetry, new quartz countertops, Thermador appliances with 2 ovens and a 6 burner stove with griddle, a Subzero refrigerator, new dishwasher and a massive 12-foot quartz island.
3 of the 4 bedrooms are on the second floor, including the master bedroom with a spa-like master bathroom with a walk-in shower with marble tiling.
The laundry room is also on the second floor.
The lower level has a family room, a fourth bedroom and a full bath.
There’s a two level deck that wraps around the back of the house and up over the garage.
Originally listed at $1.899 million in April, it has been reduced $100,000 to $1.799 million.
Is this house a good compromise for someone who loves the vintage houses but yearns for modern finishes?
Sharon Gillman at Compass has the listing. See the pictures here.
918 W. Webster: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 4200 square feet
- Sold in July 1994 for $345,000
- Sold in September 2011 for $710,000
- Sold in September 2012 for $850,000
- Remodeled in 2013
- Originally listed in April 2020 for $1.899 million
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $1.799 million
- Taxes of $27,814
- Central Air
- 2-car garage
- Bedroom #1: 18×13 (second floor)
- Bedroom #2: 16×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #3: 13×12 (second floor)
- Bedroom #4: 15×11 (lower level)
- Laundry room: 12×8 (second floor)
- Living room: 24×20 (main level)
- Dining room: 16×14 (main level)
- Kitchen: 24×20 (main level)
- Recreation room: 22×18 (lower level)
- Deck: 49×25
Good old Sharon mailed it in on this one. No walkthrough/floor plan and 1 half assed photo of “ This is a true urban oasis complete with incredible deck that dramatically rises above 2-car garage”
Any vintage qualities are ruined by the Stalag 17 type fencing. You’d think at almost $2MM, you could get the pavers toothed back in.
This isn’t an area I’d think about dropping a couple mil to live.
All of the problems of a 100+ year old home, with none of the character or appreciation for the history of the home.
I actually like the interior, except for the front door entering right into the living room with no separation and the cheap registers in the ceilings.
“All of the problems of a 100+ year old home”
when everything is new, except the enclosure, there aren’t too many issues that arise. I live in a 130 yr old home that’s been gut rehabbed and have no problems. maintain your brick like you’d do on any home.
Love that back wall of windows. Too bad the view out of them sucks. Maybe update the pics when trees are in bloom and deck is furnished. No way of getting around the large apartment building across the alley though.
Love this place. Agree with Marco. I live in a 100+ year home that was gut renovated and have zero issues.
“This isn’t an area I’d think about dropping a couple mil to live”
While I wouldn’t want to be on Webster, either, what’s the issue with ‘the area’?
Too close to DePaul? Are you actually theHof?
“While I wouldn’t want to be on Webster, either, what’s the issue with ‘the area’?
Too close to DePaul? Are you actually theHof?”
Not theHof
Lived a few blocks away from here back in the day. Based on past experience, the driver for that fence is the number of people micturating all along Webster.
Tho some people might pay more for that
Big miss on no deck picture. I personally prefer my vintage homes to retain some character on the inside and the exposed beams and brick in the basement don’t really count. The window wall is different though, and may wow someone.
Just noticed this last line of the listing. I kinda get the light fixture but the shelves? and are people really taking their car chargers with them?
“Note: Exclude dining fixture, 2 wood shelves in Kit, car charger in garage.”
@marco – “No way of getting around the large apartment building across the alley though.”
I can’t figure out what’s between this and the apartment building. There isn’t an alley. Street view isn’t super helpful as the apartment building was under construction last year when googlecar went by. Alley shot is older too. But this is definitely not on an alley, but I can’t figure out why there’s a big gap.
@marco (again, sorry, should have combined these!) “car charger in garage” I think in a most cases these chargers are still make/model specific (ie it might only work on a Tesla or a Nissan Leaf or something else specific), so they may as well take it with them.
That said I would think it would still have power in the garage for it (ie a higher amp circuit/plug).
“There isn’t an alley.”
whaaa? There is 100% an alley b/t this and the building marco is talking about.
Are you referring to the building visible in pic 15? That seems to be 910/912 Webster, new build by BAK: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/912-W-Webster-Ave-60614/unit-1W/home/171498275
BAK also appears to control the empty lot at 914/916, which is what creates the current gap. Only question is, will it be 3.5 story condo, or a SFH. Either way, neighbors will soon be *very* close to the MBR of this place.
Not a fan of the interior but chalk it up to a matter of personal taste. I also think the fence in front of this property absolutely ruins any curb appeal the home might have, but that’s easily remedied.
What’s not an easy fix is the complete lack of anything here that suggests this should be a $1.8 million property, other than location. I know people pay a lot for location, but this interior seems very tired and dated to me. It would take another $1 million to get the inside looking better.
“I think in a most cases these chargers are still make/model specific (ie it might only work on a Tesla or a Nissan Leaf or something else specific)”
My gut tells me they own a Tesla and not a Leaf. I’d imagine, if you’re not the handiest person around dealing with electrical work, you’d probably have to hire someone to disconnect?? You’re almost better off buying a new one. But I don’t own a Tesla so not too sure.
It just seems odd to worry about something like this when selling a 1.8m property.
“this interior seems very tired and dated to me”
while not completely my taste, I think it seems relatively current with modern design trends.
“It just seems odd to worry about something like this ”
Yes, but.
Yes, it’s, at most, a ~$750 item, which is stupid to worry about.
But there seems to be some limitations on availability. So they just want to be 100% sure that they have one available to them when they move. If it takes 12 months to sell–maybe there won’t be availability issues by then, and they’ll just leave it.
@anon – re alley/apartment
Aha (lightbulb), I see now, marco meant the one across the back alley visible in 16 and via reflection off the windows in 24. I was indeed talking about the one in 15. There seems to be an odd amount of extra space between this property and the one in 15. It didn’t look like a full 25 feet but given what you’re saying that the developer of the other building owns it, perhaps it is?
@marco – re charger
Yeah, probably one of these – https://shop.tesla.com/product/wall-connector. A whopping $500, but like anon said, not currently in stock. Appears that is something you hardwire not just a 50 amp outlet in the wall, so I guess they’d have to call it out as not staying.
“It didn’t look like a full 25 feet but given what you’re saying that the developer of the other building owns it, perhaps it is?”
It appears, from what I can see w/o walking by, that it is 25′ + side-setbacks away. I agree that it looms, and seems closer.
1.8MM to live 100ft from the el? LMAO.
I’ve been in the back room of McGees when it goes buy & the entire building shakes. Doesn’t matter how loud the bar is el is louder.
Remodelers don’t always double their money and this will turn out to be a financial disaster for the remodeler.
“I’ve been in the back room of McGees when it goes buy & the entire building shakes. Doesn’t matter how loud the bar is el is louder.”
McGees is right next to the tracks. Why are you comparing it?
This house isn’t right next to the tracks. There’s even, gasp, a cross street in between it and the El.