A North Center kitchen and bath supply staple gets a new look

If you've done home renovations or repairs on the North Side chances are you've stopped into Community Home Supply 3924 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60613 in the North Center neighborhood.  The long time kitchen, bath and plumbing supply store has been acquired by Crawford Supply and now bears its name.

Ooh la la

The entire store and displays have gone under a full remodel.  I stopped by for a new toilet fill valve at the plumbing desk a stuck around to peruse the new floor models.  Most of my stops have been for plumbing supplies and bath fixtures.  I even bought small radiator for a bathroom once.

The store looks great and I'm glad a quality plumbing supply desk remains near our house. As a Real Estate Broker I often advise and refer the best local resources to our home owner clients. 

Sold! Buyer clients score double lot home in Lincoln Square

At the morning walk-through before closing.  So exciting!

Congrats to our clients the Johnston family on their new home.  The rare double lot property in Lincoln Square allows for a massive side yard for outdoor fun and gardening.... and hopefully a basketball court!

The newer siding and windows look great.

Good news! As this is another Saint Matthias parish family closing we donate $250.00 to our parish and school capital campaign to build classrooms!

Contact us to buy and sell homes on the North Side of Chicago and near suburbs.  As Top Producing agents we see more pre-MLS listings to help you get a jump on the market!

New Lake View Mariano's nearing completion on "happening" North Broadway

Photo of 3030 N Broadway taken last week,  All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty

The multi-use five story development at 3030 N Broadway is really changing the streetscape in East Lake View.  A Mariano's grocery store, Starbucks, PNC Bank and XSport Fitness are all to open this year.

North Broadway looking north from the Diversey intersection is a vibrant stretch all the way to Addsion Street.

North Broadway has never looked better.  Lots of new investment and long time staples of this bustling retail strip make East Lake View a top draw for city dwellers.  Check out one of our condo listings at 450 West Briar right around the corner from this new development.

Sometimes home sellers leave the best things behind

A couple gems left in a house by sellers from a closing today.  Although most deals require all personal property to be removed prior to closing there are often happy exceptions.

These buyer clients told me a photo of the Pope left in the last home they bought in the same neighborhood about 7 years ago... and they kept it.  I have many picture frames, tools, a vase and an awesome lamp I use in my office from the house we bought.  The seller had been in the home for over 70 years!

Out with the vintage and in with the new: 1108 West Webster, Lincoln Park before and after

The "before" at 1108 West Webster Lincoln Park (all photos Eric Rojas, Kale Realty)

We wrote about the sale of this Lincoln Park vintage building and double lot at 1108 West Webster. This is a fantastic, walk-able location in the DePaul neighborhood. We saw the demo permit from https://twitter.com/ChiBuildings and was of interest to many including real estate and architecture enthusiast https://twitter.com/_GXM.  I even received emails from former residents of the building in years past after they caught wind of our post.

I took some photos a couple weeks ago of the new construction condo building nearing completion (shown below).

The new construction at 1108 West Webster (all photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty).

I guess I was hoping for a little more pizazz at this premier spot among many original buildings and high-end construction.  There are no MLS listings as of yet for the building but I'm guessing there are some pre-construction contracts.  A 2010 built three bedrooms, two baths top floor condo with 1,800 sq/ft built-out deck at 1005 W Webster Ave Unit 4E, Chicago, Illinois 60614 recently sold for $1,160,000.

For Sale $199,900: North Center, Coonley School new construction opportunity

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1801 W Cuyler Vacant Land For Sale $199,900

Approximately 17.5' wide by 124' long

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2447 N Ashland, Chicago IL 60614

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1801 West Cuyler, Chicago IL 60613 looking south (Photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)

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• North Center neighborhood
• Current zoning RT3.5 
• Survey and house plans available for review
• Coonley elementary school district
• Unique urban area steps from CTA Irving Park Brown Line train, tons of businesses and adjacent to many new construction single family homes
• Begyle brewery across the street... very convenient
• Corner lot with full east and south exposure, great sunlight for gardening

Great opportunity to build a home out of the pages of Dwell magazine

Looking south

Nice view of the Deagan building clock tower

Banana Republic, AltSchool coming to Lincoln Park new construction retail

2720 N Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614 development in Lincoln Park. All Photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty

A new retail structure at 2720 N Clark Street, Lincoln Park built by Centrum Partners will be leased by some high profile tenants. Banana Republic will anchor the new two story commercial building formally the site of Edge Bar and Grill.  The private Altschool based in San Francisco will open a school on the second floor by 2017 (with a tuition reported around $25,000 a year).  More retail space is available at the site. Centrum partners paid about $6 million for the property.

North Clark Street in Lincoln Park is home to great dining, bars, services and is steps to lakefront fun.  The area maintains a lot of original architecture... but all that comes at steep housing prices.  Once a strip of dive bars, music shops and basic retail and services the area has both upped it's game with higher-end businesses, national chains while maintaining local small shops and eateries.

Clark Street in Lincoln Park is one of my favorite areas to do business, eat and enjoy the lake with my kids or without. I've had years and years of great lunches at The Pasta Bowl and Frances Deli. I took these construction photos last week on the way to lunch at Five Guys at Clark and Fullerton.

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Video! Lake View East condo with pool, fitness room For Sale $179,900 (includes garage parking)

The attractive lobby entrance at 450 West Briar Place in the

Take the video tour of 450 West Briar Unit 5C, Chicago IL 60657 and check out the fitness room and roof deck pool!

Bright Lake View junior one-bedroom condo with great views! **Deeded garage parking included in price** Boutique high-rise tucked onto fantastic block with terrific penthouse fitness room, huge sun deck with grills and roof deck POOL!  Modern building lobby, elevators, updated laundry room, storage room and on-site maintenance. 

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Unit 5C is freshly painted, looks brand new and ready to move-in. Maple/ granite kitchen with breakfast bar and dishwasher. Separate bedroom area. Floor to ceiling windows with unobstructed views. In unit washer/ dryer is  permitted. Steps to Belmont Harbor and lakefront fun. New Mariano's completed soon two blocks away. 

Steps to Belmont Harbor!


Unlimited dining, bars, shopping options outside your door at Broadway/ Clark/ Diversey. Building at rental capacity so you cannot rent the unit at this time. Live the East Lake View lifestyle for less!

450 W Briar Place Unit 5C $179,900
Junior one bedroom, one bath
Garage Parking
Lobby, laundry facility and storage room
Roof deck pool and sun deck
Penthouse fitness room
Assessment $255.00
Taxes $2,502
Dogs, cats okay 100lb limit
Maintenance on site

Fully gut renovated unit with attractive finish level.

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Open living dining with great windows

Bedroom area window

Private bedroom area with 3/4 wall

Watch the Air and Water Show from your great roof deck pool!

Open west views from Unit 5C

Exclusively Listed by Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty 2447 N Ashland, Chicago IL 60614 773-510-1597 - erojas@kalerealty.com - ericrojasblog.com

Lincoln Park Target opening soon on North Clark Street

Finishing touches at the new Target store for it's anticipated July opening. I have to think local residents are ecstatic!  (All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)

I had some business in one of my favorite areas (to eat and drink) of the city yesterday and took some update photos.  Crews were out power washing the sidewalks at the new Target store Lincoln Park yesterday at 2605 N Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614.  The Target replaces the Best Buy store recently vacated.  The store shares the building with Sunrise of Lincoln Park retirement community.

This is a great fit for the area filled with apartments, condos, mid-rise and high-rise buildings not to mention high-end single family homes.  I'm certain even the owner of 712 W Schubert Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60614 around the corner (sold for $2,875,000) will shop at this Target!

Condo sales within a couple blocks of the Target range from $165,000 for high-rise one bedroom to $875,000 for a three bedrooms, two baths newer construction unit.  A new construction four bedroom duplex-down at 738 West Schubert is listed at $1,250,000.

Target and Sunrise of Lincoln Park at the corner of North Clark and West Schubert.

 

New construction North Center building slowly taking shape near North Damen and Irving Park Road

A new eleven unit residential building with retail is slowly coming together at 3912-3918 N Damen. The construction permit was issued last August. The building takes the place of a one story auto repair shop and continues the positive trend (in my opinion) of "going up".  The location is great for density.  It's close to diverse retail, services and dining along Lincoln, Damen and Irving Park Road. The Irving Park CTA Brown Line stop is a few blocks away.

An eleven unit building with retail goes up near a busy intersection in North Center

I don't know if these will be condo or apartment rentals.  Either prospect can be lucrative in this desirable North Center location.  There are several three unit condo buildings beign completed within a few blocks of this development on North Damen heading south. New construction keeps on churning on the North Side where many residential units are replacing one-story retail.

New construction residential units fill in each side of North Damen Avenue in North Center.

The new eleven unit new construction building is adjacent to the MB Financial bank branch near the corner of Damen/ Lincoln and Irving.

Sold! Clients sell Lincoln Square town house

We recently worked with another St. Matthias family on the sale of their Lincoln Square town house.  That means we make another donation to the St. Matthias School Capital Campaign!


Take the video walk-through of this attractive corner town house located just three blocks from the Western Brown Line stop and the heart of Lincoln Square dining, shops and entertainment. More information on 4949 N Lincoln Avenue #1 HERE. 

Congrats to the Santander Family on their new adventure.  For all St. Matthias school families, parishioners and referral clients that close a transaction I donate $250.00 dollars to our Capital Campaign to build a school addition!

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Video! Lincoln Square charming two-flat offers great income, flexible space for $499,900

 

Top floor unit 2 living room

 Take the video walk-through of 
2443 West Winona, Chicago IL 60625 in Lincoln Square! 

Offered at $499,900.

Summer in Lincoln Square!

This Lincoln Square two-flat offers move-in quality units near CTA Western Brown Line. Live-in owner with well cared for homes! Basement has 7 1/2 ft ceiling height + huge unfinished attic for expansion. Truly great value for owner operator or renovate to single family home with tons of space. 

Unit 2 living room

First floor two bedrooms, one bath apartment with spacious living room, dining room and bright eat-in kitchen with walk-in pantry. Attractive wood trim, tasteful decor and extra storage in covered porch area. Easy access to basement and yard. Second floor unit features renovated three bedrooms apartment, eat-in kitchen w/ pantry, ample closet space and gorgeous doors/ trim. Covered back deck stairs lead to unfinished attic space.

Unit 1 open living and dining

Landscaped yard with paver-patio + pergola for outdoor entertaining. Two car garage. Must see interiors make this easy live-in investment. Rental income estimated $3,200+ a month. Steps from "downtown" Lincoln Square retail, bars, restaurants and entertainment. Close to new Lycee Francais de Chicago and Andersonville!

Terrific paver-patio and backyard!
View more photos HERE

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Eric Rojas, Vice President/ Broker

Kale Realty

2447 N Ashland

Chicago, IL 60614

773-510-1597

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Central Lincoln Square location!

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Attractive landscaped city block with well cared for homes!

Lake View high-rise condo sales (50 units or more)

This is how you pull up to the attractive Wilde Bar and Restaurant on North Broadway in Lake View... in a white convertible and fedora!

We'll be listing another Lake View condo this week. This time the home is at 450 W Briar Place a 142 unit high-rise near the lake. Let's take a look at Lake View high-rise building sales (50 unit buildings or more) in 2016 .

342 Lake View high-rise units (50 unit buildings or more) have sold from January 1st to June 16th, 2016.  The median price of a high-rise condo in Lake View is about $237,500 but the maintenance fees at the median price can vary greatly from $230s a month to $700s. 

3150 N Lake Shore Drive is one of my favorite locations in the city overlooking the lakefront parks and steps from Belmont Harbor.

The lowest price high-rise condo sold thus far is a studio apartment at

3600 N Lake Shore Dr Unit 222, Chicago, Illinois 60613 for $91,545.  The assessment for the small unit is still $345.00 a month. The highest priced sold high-rise condo this year is a nmassive 5 bedroom fully renovated vintage gem at 3400 N Lake Shore Dr Unit 2BC, Chicago, Illinois 60657 for $2,040,000.

Amazingly 343 Lake View high-rise units sold over the same period last year with a median price about $235,000. That's pretty consistent sales for a large sample size.

 

New fancy apartment construction on Sheridan Road in Lake View

 

Photo update from this week on the new East Lake View tower at 2950 N Sheridan. Eric Rojas, Kale Realty

Construction progress at 2950 N Sheridan Road is looking good.  The new luxury apartment tower  fits in rather well on the busy but leafy residential canyon that is Sheridan Road in East Lake View.  This is a great area just steps to lakefront fun that we sell property in often. Here's a couple great photos and more background from YoChicago.

Sold! Fellow St. Matthias School family closes North Park house

5412 N Bernard is a spacious Chicago bungalow on a quiet tree-lined street of North Park. 

 Our buyer clients recently closed on their home in the pleasant North Park neighborhood. The gold brick Chicago bungalow was listed at $425,000.  The totally move-in ready house drew quite the crowd at the open house and early showing appointments.

Congrats to another St. Matthias School family client on their new home!! For all St. Matthias school families, parishioners and referral clients that close a transaction I donate $250.00 dollars to our Capital Campaign to build a school addition!

I've been a big cheerleader of the value North Park offers. This house is located in my favorite section of the community area adjacent to Northeastern Illinois University and near Northside College Prep and  North Park University.  There is a small strip of quality restaurants and businesses along West Foster (including Tre Kroner, The Local Pizzeria and Starbucks). The two universities, Legion Park and River Parks offer tons of extra-curricular activities. Big box and shopping mall conveniences await along North Lincoln Avenue just north in Lincolnwood.

North Park Village Nature Center near by

The Bryn Mawr Avenue business district is poised for new development with a new French tea room named Maison de Castelnau and planned student housing for Northeastern Illinois University.

 Congrats to our buyer clients on a great house.  Call or email us to find or sell a house on the North Side of Chicago!

Lincoln Square "duplex" condo sales, prices up

We are recently met with a client about selling their duplex condo in Lincoln Square.  I once owned a "duplex-down" condo in Lincoln Square and have helped clients buy and sell these types of condos in the neighborhood for years.

This duplex we sold some years ago offered a little drama with the it's two story open living room ceiling height.

Lincoln Square duplex condo sales January 1st to June 14th, 2016

Only eight duplex condos have sold this year in Lincoln Square. The median price about $415,000.  The highest closed sale is 4826 N Damen for $650,000.  The newer construction "duplex-up" home is 3,000 sq/ft with roof top deck.  Seven duplex condos sold over the same period in 2015 with a median price of about $325,000.  However, a brand new construction duplex-down unit sold for $730,000 at 4836 N Damen last year over the same period.  That looks like a record sales price number for a Lincoln Square condo thus far.

Seven duplex condos are currently under contract.  One development at 4545-47 N Wolcott has two new construction duplex-down units under contract at $749,000 (a possible new condo price record.

Here's another duplex-down we sold recently in the Lincoln Square/ Ravenswood neighborhood!



Many clients need space but neither can afford a single family house nor want the maintenance (oh, the maintenance!!). They often turn to duplex condos. "Duplex-up" and especially "duplex-down" condo units are a good alternative offering space and separation of floors that many single family homes provide.  Duplex units often have easy access to large outdoor spaces and storage.

Many duplex units afford owners a true lower level family room. Photo of 5006 N Winchester a duplex condo we owned from 2007 to 2010