It's beautiful!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7124-W-35Th-Street_Berwyn_IL_60402_1121023672
Wow, that's a gorgeous home.
It's actually nicer on the outside than inside!
It's breathtaking the work they've done with their landscaping. Whoever buys it is going to have a tall task keeping that up, though I know a few around here who could probably handle it.
That's John Usmial's house, Exec. Director at the Y.
Well I was super sad to see the for sale sign. These people take exceptional care of their property and them leaving will be a huge loss for our neighborhood. :(
That is one amazing bungalow. It is sad, though to see ones neighbors go, I
know the feeling.
Quote from: treeguy on August 10, 2010, 08:12:58 AM
Well I was super sad to see the for sale sign. These people take exceptional care of their property and them leaving will be a huge loss for our neighborhood. :(
While it is sad to see people leave I wouldn't be too worried about potential new owners. At that price nowadays anyone who would buy would be more than likely to be the kind of new neighbors you would want to have and would take exceptional care of the property also. That kind of beautiful bungalow attracts a buyer looking for something unique and special. A beautiful brick Victorian at the end of my block sold a few years back and the new owners are even more fastidious than the previous ones were which I didn't think was even possible.
I hope the Usmials get their price and enjoy their retirement.
A very beautiful home indeed!
My husband would LOVE the landscape as he loves flowers & plants. Too bad that's a very steep price for us to even begin to put a bid on it.
Very nice part of Berwyn as well.
If I read it right, the master is on the second floor and two bedrooms are below grade. Meaning basement? Tough sell to a family with young kids.
Quote from: pkd50 on August 10, 2010, 05:52:37 PM
If I read it right, the master is on the second floor and two bedrooms are below grade. Meaning basement? Tough sell to a family with young kids.
Two
additional BR's are below grade. 6BR total, 1 upstairs, 3 on the main level, 2 in the basement.
One of the 1st floor BR's is pictured (looks like an office):
(http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/lb876d142-m8o.jpg)
Quote from: pkd50 on August 10, 2010, 05:52:37 PM
If I read it right, the master is on the second floor and two bedrooms are below grade. Meaning basement? Tough sell to a family with young kids.
It looks like the 5th and 6th bedrooms are in the basement with 2 on the main floor and 2 in the attic. Unless you are a family like the Duggars from Arkansas I think any family would not have a problem with this house.
As an aside, we bought out house 16 years ago when we had a 16, 3 and 1 year old. We have 4 bedrooms upstairs plus a tandem. We now have a 19yo who will be heading back to college in a week and may never move back, a 16 yo who will be a junior in HS at MW and insists he will join the Marines when he is done with HS (much to his mother's dismay) and a 9yo girl who was born 6 years after we moved in. We're seriously looking at downsizing in a few years somewhere where they have a killer HS district as much as we love this house and it's memories.
Who use to say reading is a skill? The two below grade jumped out at me, and I didn't see 6 total, that makes all the difference. Mrs. N. downsizing only hurts for a little while,once you realize that you take your memories with you.
+1, Pat!
Quote from: Berwyn Patsy on August 10, 2010, 08:42:34 PM
+1, Pat!
You two certainly won't rid of me that easily, even if you have flown the coop yourselves.
??? ??? Once YOU put 35+ years into a community, raise your kids here, give back to your neighborhood, then talk about "flying the coop." >:(
Quote from: berwynguy on August 10, 2010, 11:25:39 PM
??? ??? Once YOU put 35+ years into a community, raise your kids here, give back to your neighborhood, then talk about "flying the coop." >:(
What the hell's the difference between 31 years (pkd), 29 years (Berwyn Patsy), and 22 years (MRS. N (16 in her
current Berwyn house)), when they've all raised their kids here? And...MRS. N's not done.
That said, MRS. N took it wrong. pkd was merely saying as much as it hurts to leave, you never really do. I'm glad you still post here pkd.
It's funny how the long-timers around here (not all of you- not trying to paint everyone.etc...) regularly comment about how your opinion is invalid if you just moved here. Yet the people who just moved here seem to keep leaving because the city doesn't get any better and they don't want to send their kids to "your" school.
To be exact 66, we lived in Berwyn for 29 years and 8 months.
We're seriously looking at downsizing in a few years somewhere where they have a killer HS district as much as we love this house and it's memories.
I was just responding to your quote. I don't even know you, so I'm not trying to be rid of you. Flying the coop is an interesting way of saying....my kids are raised and gone, my husband is dead, and this is more house than I need or can care for. Anyhow I can tell you that I was very happy in Berwyn, and I'm very happy where I am. When you find your killer HS district, I hope you'll also be happy.
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Quote from: pkd50 on August 10, 2010, 05:52:37 PM
If I read it right, the master is on the second floor and two bedrooms are below grade. Meaning basement? Tough sell to a family with young kids.
Two
additional BR's are below grade. 6BR total, 1 upstairs, 3 on the main level, 2 in the basement.
One of the 1st floor BR's is pictured (looks like an office):
(http://p.rdcpix.com/v01/lb876d142-m8o.jpg)
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Very nice house...but Berwyn rules is you can't have a bedroom in the basement so how is listed with two bedrooms in the basement??
I believe you can have "official" basement BRs if they meet certain criteria with respect to windows and ceiling height.
How do I find that out?
Quote from: MindoverMatter on August 11, 2010, 01:01:48 PM
How do I find that out?
The building code.
Roughly, I think you need 7' ceilings and 2 ways out of the basement (either stairway or an egress window).
Building an apartment is a no no, BTW.
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on August 11, 2010, 01:09:43 PM
Quote from: MindoverMatter on August 11, 2010, 01:01:48 PM
How do I find that out?
The building code.
Roughly, I think you need 7' ceilings and 2 ways out of the basement (either stairway or an egress window).
Building an apartment is a no no, BTW.
I'll bet you'll find lots of basement apartments that were grandfathered in that don't meet either of those criteria. I wonder if when they sell they are allowed to keep those apartments as is because they were grandfathered in or if they're screwed - which I think they should be considering the fire hazard as well as an overcrowding issue. I have one on my block like that.
When my wife and I were shopping for homes in Berwyn 4 years ago there were several homes that we were not allowed to go into the basement. We were told by the owners, "If you are serious about buying the home we'll show you the basement but not until you put a bid in."
Red flag. Our realtor was nonplussed.
JD
Quote from: jfrickind on August 12, 2010, 07:40:14 PM
When my wife and I were shopping for homes in Berwyn 4 years ago there were several homes that we were not allowed to go into the basement. We were told by the owners, "If you are serious about buying the home we'll show you the basement but not until you put a bid in."
Red flag. Our realtor was nonplussed.
JD
I'll go out on a limb here and say there was evidence of water damage down there. Anyone who would buy a home nowadays without looking at it from top to bottom themselves plus having their own home inspection is a complete and utter idiot - unless it's a foreclosure that they're basically giving away.
Quote from: MRS. NORTHSIDER on August 12, 2010, 07:45:41 PM
Quote from: jfrickind on August 12, 2010, 07:40:14 PM
When my wife and I were shopping for homes in Berwyn 4 years ago there were several homes that we were not allowed to go into the basement. We were told by the owners, "If you are serious about buying the home we'll show you the basement but not until you put a bid in."
Red flag. Our realtor was nonplussed.
JD
I'll go out on a limb here and say there was evidence of water damage down there. Anyone who would buy a home nowadays without looking at it from top to bottom themselves plus having their own home inspection is a complete and utter idiot - unless it's a foreclosure that they're basically giving away.
Illegal apartment.
$376,000??? LOL, we will see!
It IS an amazing house that I would personally love to own. However, $376,000 is a TON of dough in this market for this area. You could buy two decent houses in Berwyn for the same money. The problem is that if the buyer is going to finance, their bank will need comparable's to justify lending that type of money. Are they going to find them?
Is there going to be an open house?
Ms. N,
Hate to go off topic here, but according to my calculations vis a vis a previous post of yours in this thread, you have children TWENTY THREE years apart?
God Bless you.......and Mr. N!!!
Quote from: The Jackal on August 13, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Ms. N,
Hate to go off topic here, but according to my calculations vis a vis a previous post of yours in this thread, you have children TWENTY THREE years apart?
God Bless you.......and Mr. N!!!
21 years. My first at 20 (way too early) and my last little surprise at 42 (way too late). Something about those Irish genes I guess.
Good Lord!!!
Quote from: MRS. NORTHSIDER on August 13, 2010, 11:51:40 AM
Quote from: The Jackal on August 13, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Ms. N,
Hate to go off topic here, but according to my calculations vis a vis a previous post of yours in this thread, you have children TWENTY THREE years apart?
God Bless you.......and Mr. N!!!
21 years. My first at 20 (way too early) and my last little surprise at 42 (way too late). Something about those Irish genes I guess.
And I thought we had a spread with 15 years between our first and third. You got us beat good,lol!
Quote from: MRS. NORTHSIDER on August 12, 2010, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on August 11, 2010, 01:09:43 PM
Quote from: MindoverMatter on August 11, 2010, 01:01:48 PM
How do I find that out?
The building code.
Roughly, I think you need 7' ceilings and 2 ways out of the basement (either stairway or an egress window).
Building an apartment is a no no, BTW.
I'll bet you'll find lots of basement apartments that were grandfathered in that don't meet either of those criteria. I wonder if when they sell they are allowed to keep those apartments as is because they were grandfathered in or if they're screwed - which I think they should be considering the fire hazard as well as an overcrowding issue. I have one on my block like that.
I bought my house about 5 years ago and before we could close on the house they had to remove the stove in the basement. The previous owners owned for 35 years...so i am not sure anything was grandfathered in.
I dont think $376,000 is an outrageous amount for that house, obviously they are not in a hurry to sell and are not going to give it away..Good for them for pricing the home according to what its worth, it may take awhile to sell but eventually someone will buy it. Its a beautiful home and worth it!
Quote from: AmazonAnne on August 13, 2010, 02:29:24 PM
I dont think $376,000 is an outrageous amount for that house, obviously they are not in a hurry to sell and are not going to give it away..Good for them for pricing the home according to what its worth, it may take awhile to sell but eventually someone will buy it. Its a beautiful home and worth it!
+1 on the price...
Most of the homes that are on the market for 1/2 the price are in horrible conditions. When the day is done you have invested for the home more then the price you got it at.
Most underwriters will allow one comparable from Riverside
Looks like the signs are down and someone else has moved in. Who know how to look up what it went for? Or did they rent it?
Agreed...I run past this house every afternoon and the moving van was there on Wednesday moving stuff in. I would have stopped and said hello but I was 2 miles in and a little shwetty. I hope the last owner got a good price for it.
Unrelated...my "neighbor" across the street just put up their 4 bedroom house for 99,000. Thanks, neighbor!
Sadly, not even close to what they were originally asking. I hope the new people are gardeners that keep the place looking as beautiful as it has looked.
Quote from: pcm1112 on September 02, 2011, 08:49:39 AM
Agreed...I run past this house every afternoon and the moving van was there on Wednesday moving stuff in. I would have stopped and said hello but I was 2 miles in and a little shwetty. I hope the last owner got a good price for it.
Unrelated...my "neighbor" across the street just put up their 4 bedroom house for 99,000. Thanks, neighbor!
I have one house on the block north of me (4bed, 2bath) that is gorgeous on the inside up for $179,900 (short sale), one on the block south of me which also looks very nice on the inside from the pictures(3bed, 2bath) up for $282K and one on the block east of me (a 3 bedroom) that sold for $227K, all on 50 foot lots. I just don't understand how there can be such a fluctuation in pricing in such a close area.
Has Mac put any of their houses on the market?
Not yet, they're still hoping they can sell them for that proposed skilled nursing/ assisted living facility.
How would that be for the neighborhood? Would it be a good thing or bad?
Not sure about the neighborhood I've only been to the 1 meeting. Mrs. N might be able to answer that, she's more in touch with the families that live right there.
I think MacNeal would get more $$$$$$$ for those properties by selling them to a developer than they ever would in the current market. Also, by offering all the medical/professional and ancillary services they'd have guaranteed future revenue. It's all about the money, isn't it ?
It has been pending at 292,000 for about 6 weeks. It should be closing soon. We will see what it sold for then. I am not part of this deal. My info comes from MLSNI.
Buzz it all about the money for the hospital, but what about the people that live on that block? It could be a good thing, or not.
This property did close at 277k FHA