New condos at 5061 N Lincoln Avenue rise from the former one story commercial building. A similar building is going up just a block south near Western Avenue.
A quirky double lot property (red fence) hangs on. A frame home sits back deep on the lot.
New 6 unit building at the corner of West Winona and North Western Ave
For quite some time in recent years there were no new condos to buy or new apartments to rent in Lincoln Square. We may have had a three year run (2009-2011) after the 2008 housing crash with no new units built. Since 2012 it has become more and more common to see new units added to this thriving Chicago neighborhood on every major throughway. Damen, Lincoln, Western and Lawrence continue to evolve with residential units.
I took a couple photos a few weeks ago of a new Peruvian restaurant coming to Lincoln Park. Chopo Chicken will move into the space at 2460 N Clark. I checked out the Facebook page and it does not look to have opened yet. It will be a great addition to the diverse offerings of North Clark Street. It's one of my favorite areas to eat in the city.
They've created a really cool mural facing Arlington Place. Good luck this New Year!
Watch the video walk-through of our latest sale at 2623 West Logan Boulevard, #1W Chicago IL 60647.
We just represented our sellers in closing their three bedroom Logan Square condo today. The newer construction garden unit at 2623 West Logan Boulevard #1W surpassed all comparable unit closing prices at $320,000. More photos and information here.
Once inside most potential buyers forget they are in a garden unit. Tall ceilings, huge space and lots of light. All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty and VHT.com
Thank you to our repeat seller clients. We've helped them sell investment properties and buy their primary home over the years. From prepping units for sale to the final walk-throughs and closings we have enjoyed each and every project!
Logan Boulevard closings in Logan Square
11 condo units have closed on historic Logan Boulevard with a median price of $360,000.
The lowest priced sale is
3003 W Logan Blvd Unit 1, Chicago, Illinois 60647 a two beds, one bath vintage home with no designated parking for $235,000.
You may be able to rent newly renovated high-rise apartments steps from Belmont Harbor soon (All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)
Our office chatted about a Crain's story today reporting thepossible "de-conversion" of 420 West Belmont in East Lake View. The 50 year old high-rise condo building may have been sold to investors that will convert the condos back to rental units. Other than the number of units involved (207) a de-conversion to rentals is not unusual in this market. 75% of the condo owners must vote to sell the building as a whole with proceeds paid out as a percentage of ownership.
Crain's pointed out in December 2625 N Clark Street was purchased for $35 million to convert to rental (subscription required). 133 units were sold with an average price of $263,000 a unit according to their report and $6 million will be invested for renovations. The last MLS listed property to sell on the market at 2625 N Clark was a one bedroom condo Unit 1108 for $172,000 cash closed on January 29th. That's a nice return for about 10 months! Two other one bedroom units sold near the end of 2015 for an average of $160,000. They stood to sell for $100K net profit over individual sale market rates if they held on one year.
Lincoln Centre Condos shown here in 2015 were purchased and torn down this year to build rental apartments (all photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty
The entire condo building at 555 West Arlington in Lincoln Park was "sold to a developer for land value".
Another recent Lincoln Park de-conversion I've come across is 555 West Arlington in the gorgeous Deming-Arlington Historic District. The 36 unit 1960s condo building with unfortunate architecture was "sold to a developer" for "land value" earlier this year. MLS and Recorder of Deeds records show last unit sales to the developer in the mid $300s for one bedroom condos. $100-$200K above the market rate prices for individual market rate condos in the building.
We have one client and their condo board in North Center who have discussed selling their whole building so they may receive much higher sales prices than their individual condos would achieve. It is on the table for this spring.
A new, modern development is proposed for this site adjacent to the existing building shown. The hits keep coming in the Ravenswood, Lincoln Square, Uptown area (all photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)
Curbed pointed out a cool new Transit Oriented Develop proposal in Ravenswood last month. I stopped over to check out the site recently after my routine morning trip to the nearby Mariano's. 4540 to 4542 North Ravenswoodwould be home to new, modern 9 unit mixed use built on a vacant double lot. A parking lot to the north will remain. So will the "L" tracks behind lolz.
The cobblestone block is mostly home to one story commercial buildings (looking south).
The existing two story building just south of the proposed development.
Businesses of North Ravenswood
A large parking lot to the north of the proposed development.
Mariano's and LA Fitness on West Lawrence in the near distance.
Metra embankment and tracks across the street to the east.
The site is near the corner of Wilson and Ravenswood. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, services and businesses to walk to... not to mention the Montrose CTA Brown Line and Ravenswood Metra station. Streetsblog Chicago writes a ton on TOD projects.
Residential Sales
There are a handful of condo buildings and town home developments within a few blocks of this new proposal. Attached unit median sales price is around $400,000. The most recent and immediate sales have been existing re-sale units. A brick two-flat in nice condition at 5070 N Ravenswood recently sold for $670,000 on an oversized 30'x175' lot.
There are relatively few residential units along North Ravenswood itself from West Irving Park Road to West Lawrence. Density of condo units, single family homes and mulit-units picks up north of Lawrence (4800 North).
I took a few early November shots of the 600 block of West Arlington in Lincoln Park. The block is part of the beautiful Deming-Arlington Historic District. It is also home to the Chicago Getaway Hostel housed in a gorgeous vintage building. It is an unbeatable representation of Lincoln Park living for our domestic and international guests.
Welcome!
High-end vintage properties are the standard here. 623 W Arlington is currently listed at $6.9 million. The highest closing within a block over the last two years is 626 W Arlington for $2,675,000 closed in June 2016. The double lot home maintains the vintage facade with modern updates. Considering the oversized 50'x174' lot in this location $2.6 million was a bargain.
A beautiful residence on the 600 block of West Arlington. #FLYTHEW Go Cubs Go!
The area can be enjoyed with affordable accommodations for visitors at the hostel and for relatively cheaper means for locals. Studio and one bedroom apartments on the street have some from $110,000 to $239,000 and smaller two bedrooms sales from $300,000-$340,000.
555 W Arlington offers entry level purchase prices and rents to a premier Chicago location
We took a few shots this week of the new MiCa Chicago at 2733 N Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. MiCa is an early entry - in a series of large Milwaukee Avenue developments - that extremely changes the street-scape. The 216 unit rental building has current units available ranging from $1,695 for a studio apartment to $3,345 for a three bedroom unit according to their web site.
A more typical milieu of mixed use buildings at the corner of Milwaukee and California
We have sold properties nearby the development and have clients looking for a single family home in the area. The rental density will be good for a vibrant business environment that, in return, will strengthen home values.
The former Tag Outlet warehouse 1730 West Wrightwood, Chicago IL 60614 has been demolished to make way for residential condo development in Lincoln Park (All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)
Cha-cha-changes on the former Tag Outlet site.Norweta Rowis a substantial high-end residential development in the far western portion of Lincoln Park. A condo portion will be 32 units and rental building approximately 44 units. The immediate area is almost entirely newer construction built up over the past 15 years. A penthouse unit on our MLS is listed as 2633 N Hermitage PH2N for $2,995,000
The Lincoln Park Patchwork mural on at the construction site late November.
The developer is using the construction fence for a sort of crowd-sourcing Lincoln Park mural project. There is some 'splaining and a video here. I love public art around the city and advocate for more. This project, well, is a little lost on me.
We're looking in greater Bucktown / Wicker Park of West Townabove - generally Armitage to Chicago Ave and 90/94 to Western Avenue.
We have clients looking for a "move-up" single family home in the Bucktown/ Wicker Park area where they currently own a condo. The target area west of 90/94 in West Town is in play including parts of Bucktown, Wicker Park, Noble Square, Ukrainian Village and East Village.
97 single family homes have sold in the map area above from January 1st to November 30th of 2016 in the shaded area shown. The median price is just over $1,000,000 for a sold house. The highest priced sale this year is a modern new construction stunner at 1763 W Wilmot sold at $3,800,000 (cash). The lowest priced home sale is 1468 N Ashland for $300,000 (cash). The odd one story residential property was bought by a development brokerage.
50 of the sold 97 homes closed for over $1,000,000.
In 2012, 104 single family homes closed with a median price of $700,000. Median price is up $300,000 from 2012 to 2016 in the West Town area shaded above.
Here's a flashback video to 2010 a couple years prior to the price explosion. Lots of units were getting sold and purchased at bargain prices. Condo unit sales in West Town began to rival those of high density Lake View. Enjoy!
