Looking to buy a fixer-upper in Chicago? These five are for sale. Photos by Positive Image
Find the perfect bungalow.
When it comes to fixer-uppers, they can be total gut rehabs or easier aesthetic upgrades. Either way a lot of buyers in Chicago are looking for those quintessential homes: Greystones, workers cottages, and bungalows. If they’re in the right location, those home types never last long on the market. We’ve rounded up five homes that beautiful but in need of a little TLC—take a look.
Specs: Four bedrooms, one bathroom Price:$339,900 Details: Built in 1916, this home was constructed by homebuilder by Mary E. Willis. There are original hardwood floors and detailed woodwork throughout. What caught eye? The charming fireplace next to the bright sun room at the front of the house.
Specs: Five bedrooms, two bathrooms Price:$299,999 Details: A family who’ve called this historic bungalow for many years have put it on the market—and it’s in demand. Just nine days and it’s already under contract. Similar to the previous home it has a great brick fireplace, beautiful windows, and a great floorplan. However, the new owners will likely need to overhaul the retro wallpaper, ruffled curtains, and abundant wood paneling.
Specs: Five bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms Price:$209,999 Details: This home was originally built in 1889 and has lots of original woodwork. It does have a slight Victorian flair with it’s light blue color and turret, so new owners could play up that style in a renovation. While the interior of the three-story home isn’t in bad shape, it definitely needs a modern refresh.
Specs: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms Price:$250,000 Details: Another lovely bungalow! This one was built in 1923 and much of its interior has been expertly maintained. It has gorgeous French doors and original wood. But light fixtures, appliances, and bathrooms need some help. The current owners added more closet space with a bright white wall unit that doesn’t really match the rest of the house—perhaps that’d be something to take out on demo day?
Specs: Three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms Price:$254,999 Details: This Georgian home stands out for its quirky interior: terra cotta style kitchen tiles, a seafoam green bathroom, pink shaggy carpet, and a plaid patterned wood floor. If you can get past the overgrown front yard and the retro wood-paneled basement—it’s easier to see the potential. Just take a look at the front living room which looks the newest. A shiny wood floor and a fresh coat of paint can go a long way, imagine what true renovation could do?
Via Christopher Martella of Domain Properties LLC.
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These are the architecture tours worth taking in Chicago
These are the architecture tours worth taking in Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio in Oak Park. | Shutterstock
Learn about the Pedway, skyscrapers, and Chicago common brick
Chicago is the home of some iconic architectural styles: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School, Mies van der Rohe’s modernism, and a whole mix of vernacular architecture like greystones and workers cottages. Want to get to know them all? There are countless city tours detailing the city’s history and architecture, but here are a few of our favorites.
Even though these tours are seasonal—who wants to be freezing on the river in January, right?—we had to include them. Especially, the Chicago Architecture Center’s river cruise. It’s unrivaled. Unlike a walking tour, the distance between the water and the skyscrapers provides a whole-scale perspective. The collection of buildings along the riverfront detail the city’s architectural history from the Art Deco Merchandise Mart, to Mies van der Rohe’s IBM building, and Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina Towers.
In short, Will Quam is obsessed with Chicago common brick. What’s so special about the material? After the Great Fire in 1871, the city was rebuilt with it. Whole neighborhoods were remade with it. Workers dug up clay from the Chicago River to make bricks that take on a range of colors from yellow to pink and red. Learn more about the unique brick, and how to spot it, on of Quam’s tours in neighborhoods like West Loop, Rogers Park and Noble Square.
Have you wondered about the Pedway? This CAC tour explores the miles of underground pathways that connect the L, government offices, Loop high-rises, and hotels. It’s much more than just a tunnel—there are restaurants, a gallery, and an installation of art glass windows. It’s the ideal architecture tour, especially in winter, because your protected from the low temperatures. You’ll get to learn about the design of the Pedway and climb up to visit some of the city’s best interiors, too. Here’s a primer before you dive into the “city below the city.”
The L started running in 1892 and since then has grown into a vital part of Chicago’s built environment. In the Loop, trains cross the city’s well-known bascule bridge and tracks curve closely between high-rises. As you ride the L on this tour, you’ll get to see the details of significant buildings in a new way and see how the transit system shaped development. Plus, you’ll learn about the design of the newest L station, Washington/Wabash created by EXP.
If you’ve been to the theater for a show, you know how spectacular it is. The chunky, rough cut stone exterior contrasts the highly detailed, gold stenciled interior. The landmark building feels enormous yet intimate—and on this tour you’ll learn the architectural techniques employed to create that experience. Guides will show off Louis Sullivan’s 24-karat gold-leafed ceilings, endless wall mosaics, and murals painted by Charles Holloway and Albert Fleury.
Stewards of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust offer special tours homes that the Prairie School architect and his proteges designed. Wright settled in Oak Park, which is why there are so many of his designs there and in River Forest. This tour is unique because homeowners open their restored residences to the public one day every year. Tickets are on sale now for the all-day event on May 16.
Chicago is a city with a strong bike culture, so why not learn about architectural oddities on two wheels? Steve Casteel moved to Chicago over a decade ago, and shares his love of love of history, geography, architecture, and public art. This tour starts in Ukrainian Village and rolls through the Polish Triangle, Wicker Park, Fulton market, Pilsen, Bridgeport, and it ends back on the West Side. Everything is customizable depending on the group—want to stop at a brewery in a former industrial building? You got it.
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Get this spacious four-bedroom condo in former private school for $829K
Get this spacious four-bedroom condo in former private school for $829K Photos courtesy of Anne Loncar, Coldwell Banker Residential
High ceilings, lots of light, and a new kitchen
Spanning an impressive 3,252 square feet and boasting ample headroom, this Kenwood condo blends modern convenience with old-school architecture—literally. The roomy four-bedroom residence is located in a handsome 1917 building on Ellis Avenue that was once home to the Harvard School for Boys. The structure was converted into condominiums in 2007.
Behind the vintage building’s brick and limestone facade, you’ll find bright living spaces courtesy of oversized windows and 11-plus-foot ceilings. This particular unit has an oversized living and dining room with a custom wood-burning fireplaces flanked by built-in shelving and storage.
The residence received more than $150,000 in recent upgrades, according to the listing notes, and includes a new kitchen as well as improvements to the master suite and its four bathrooms. The South Side property includes a private two-car garage, additional storage areas, and a small rear deck overlooking a rear patio.
It’s listed for $829,000, courtesy of agent Anne Loncar of Coldwell Banker Residential.
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These are the architecture tours worth taking in Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio in Oak Park. | Shutterstock
Learn about the Pedway, skyscrapers, and Chicago common brick
Chicago is the home of some iconic architectural styles: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School, Mies van der Rohe’s modernism, and a whole mix of vernacular architecture like greystones and workers cottages. Want to get to know them all? There are countless city tours detailing the city’s history and architecture, but here are a few of our favorites.
Even though these tours are seasonal—who wants to be freezing on the river in January, right?—we had to include them. Especially, the Chicago Architecture Center’s river cruise. It’s unrivaled. Unlike a walking tour, the distance between the water and the skyscrapers provides a whole-scale perspective. The collection of buildings along the riverfront detail the city’s architectural history from the Art Deco Merchandise Mart, to Mies van der Rohe’s IBM building, and Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina Towers.
In short, Will Quam is obsessed with Chicago common brick. What’s so special about the material? After the Great Fire in 1871, the city was rebuilt with it. Whole neighborhoods were remade with it. Workers dug up clay from the Chicago River to make bricks that take on a range of colors from yellow to pink and red. Learn more about the unique brick, and how to spot it, on of Quam’s tours in neighborhoods like West Loop, Rogers Park and Noble Square.
Have you wondered about the Pedway? This CAC tour explores the miles of underground pathways that connect the L, government offices, Loop high-rises, and hotels. It’s much more than just a tunnel—there are restaurants, a gallery, and an installation of art glass windows. It’s the ideal architecture tour, especially in winter, because your protected from the low temperatures. You’ll get to learn about the design of the Pedway and climb up to visit some of the city’s best interiors, too. Here’s a primer before you dive into the “city below the city.”
The L started running in 1892 and since then has grown into a vital part of Chicago’s built environment. In the Loop, trains cross the city’s well-known bascule bridge and tracks curve closely between high-rises. As you ride the L on this tour, you’ll get to see the details of significant buildings in a new way and see how the transit system shaped development. Plus, you’ll learn about the design of the newest L station, Washington/Wabash created by EXP.
If you’ve been to the theater for a show, you know how spectacular it is. The chunky, rough cut stone exterior contrasts the highly detailed, gold stenciled interior. The landmark building feels enormous yet intimate—and on this tour you’ll learn the architectural techniques employed to create that experience. Guides will show off Louis Sullivan’s 24-karat gold-leafed ceilings, endless wall mosaics, and murals painted by Charles Holloway and Albert Fleury.
Stewards of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust offer special tours homes that the Prairie School architect and his proteges designed. Wright settled in Oak Park, which is why there are so many of his designs there and in River Forest. This tour is unique because homeowners open their restored residences to the public one day every year. Tickets are on sale now for the all-day event on May 16.
Chicago is a city with a strong bike culture, so why not learn about architectural oddities on two wheels? Steve Casteel moved to Chicago over a decade ago, and shares his love of love of history, geography, architecture, and public art. This tour starts in Ukrainian Village and rolls through the Polish Triangle, Wicker Park, Fulton market, Pilsen, Bridgeport, and it ends back on the West Side. Everything is customizable depending on the group—want to stop at a brewery in a former industrial building? You got it.
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