Jul 2, 2007
Sale of the Week - Roscoe Village, Chicago
List Price: $1,249,000
Sale Price: $1,225,000
The Property: Though this eight-room house looks like a Roscoe Village old-timer, it's actually been around for only seven years. "Part of the aesthetic I come from is to build new homes that are consistent with the architecture of the neighborhood," says Ed Donley, the home's architect, builder, owner, and resident. "You don't have to build something that is jarring and upsets the existing character. You can have some regard for what's there." So Donley built this, four-bedroom house in the classic flat-front, single-gable style that is characteristic of Roscoe Village as well as many other Chicago neighborhoods. Plotting a move to be nearer South Side friends, Donley put the house on the market in May and saw it sell in a single day. The deal closed June 25th, with a sale price consistent with the cost of the newly constructed homes proliferating in central Roscoe Village.
Price Points: Though the house's exterior acknowledges the city's past, its interior is very up to date, with a spacious open floor plan and, despite its typically slim Chicago lot, lots of natural light. That is accomplished in part by a clever improvisation Donley devised for the kitchen: the upper cabinets are dummies with glass fronts and windows behind. As a result, light pours in from the narrow gangway, but the people inside don't have to look out at the sheer wall of the neighboring home.
Buyers: Not yet identified in public records
Listing Agent: Tim Salm of Century 21 Sussex & Reilly, (312) 948-2555
Photographs: courtesy of Century 21 Sussex & Reilly
Posted at 07:43 AM in Sale of the Week | Permalink
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Reader Comments:
YEAH LET US SEE WHAT THIS BEAUTY LOOKS LIKE IN 10 YEARS...
absurdly over priced. dropping 24k on 1.24 mil. wood frame. it's like slap stick comedy. is this your parents house mr. rodkin. why would you print this piece?
No, Anonymous, my parents don't live there, or anywhere near there. As to whether it was over-priced: why would that stop me from writing about it? I don't set the prices, I just write about them. Dennis
As someone who has actually been in this house and knows it's charms as well as the beautiful detailing Ed put in to his home, I am not at all surprised at the price or the quick sale. It would be a wonderful home for any family.
Yes, it's charming, but ridiculuously expensive. There are beautiful brick homes with exquisite crafstmanship, larger lots, and richer history, at a more afforable price closer to the lake.