Under Contract! Lincoln Square condo on convenient North Damen Avenue

 

The condo building at 4856 N Damen, Chicago IL 60625 in the Lincoln Square/ Ravenswood neighborhood.

We recently helped our awesome clients secure a two beds, two baths condo with garage parking along the North Damen Avenue commercial district of Lincoln Square. 4856 N Damen Avenue #2 is asking $429,900. We once again faced a multiple offer situation in this tight market. Our clients made a swift, strong and professional offer. After some negotiations the sellers accepted our offer and were now cruising to the closing.

The 4800 to 5000 blocks of North Damen Ave feature newer construction condo buildings and convenient shops, cafes and restaurants. The Damen Brown Line is two block away. 
 

The Damen corridor is popular among condo buyers (condo/ attached units/ townhomes). The median price of a condo sale along the 4600-5200 Blocks of North Damen in Lincoln Square is a hefty $485,000 over the past 12 months.  The highest priced condo sale is 4854 N Damen Unit 3 for $881,950.  The three bedrooms new construction penthouse features a walk-out roof-top deck.

The lowest priced condo sold over the last 12 months is 4737 N Damen, Unit 2F for $317,500. 

City Coffee opens steps from Winnemac Park and Amundsen High School, Lincoln Square

AJ Lutz and City Coffee staff on a Tuesday morning. Located at 5139 N Damen Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60625 All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty

City Coffee is open at the corner of Foster and Damen in Lincoln Square / Ravenswood. I had the chance to stop by for coffee and pastry and work for a couple hours this morning.  Owner AJ Lutz has created a comfy sophisticated neighborhood spot at the busy corner. Great music, pastry and Caffe Umbria coffee.  I mentioned he has chosen a terrific, simple name too... how has City Coffee not been taken? LOL

We use to go to the old cafe circa 2007-2009ish. The storefront shop had been vacant for years.  The new space is really nice!

Unique to the local shop is the tech! Download the City Coffee app to order ahead and benefit from a rewards program! The Wi-Fi game is strong too.

Simple modern decor and large meeting table.

Little library... "take a book, leave a book"!

Large picture windows let the light in even on this cloudy, slushy morning.

We love our new businesses near Winnemac Park in Chicago! Grab your coffee and head to the park.  City Coffee is a great place for bus and CTA Damen Brown Line commuters from Bowmanville to make a daily stop. Amundsen High School students, parents and employees finally another great spot to meet! Check out the hours and goings on at City Coffee web site, Facebook and Instagram. Support this growing strip also featuring Sweet Virginia's Kitchen, Bang Bang Pie and veteran Over Easy.

Showing homes on North Damen in Lincoln Square

Living on North Damen Avenue in Lincoln Square has pluses and minuses.  Sure there is a little more traffic and noise but you typically get a price discount and you can walk out to shops, restaurants and CTA transportation. All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty

I spent last Saturday morning looking at a gut renovated frame home on North Damen Avenue near West Lawrence in Lincoln Square.  My clients are long-time Lincoln Square multi-unit owners  contemplating rehabbing their building or just buying something else. The bustling street location is not a deterrent for them and they loved the idea of being so close to the CTA Brown Line at Damen for them and their kids.

Traditional (and some grand) frame construction single family homes are mixed in with commercial and multi-unit buildings along Damen Avenue in Lincoln Square.

Only four single family homes sold along Damen Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood over the past 12 months.  Two over-sized (wide) properties sold for development at $436,000 and $470,000.  A newer construction (2007) single family home on a  25' x 173' for $1,030,000.  A really cool gut conversion of brick commercial building sold for 4542 N Damen sold for $1,973,010. The $10.00 bucks probably bought a cabinet pull!



The Perfect Cup has been a treasured neighborhood institution for many years. Coffee shop + train stop = city living! 

Turin Bicycle Chicago is one of many independent shops that line the Damen commercial district near the CTA Brown Line station.

Currently there are two properties for sale. The gut renovated house at 4740 N Damen priced at $799,900 and "tear down" property at 4610 N Damen offered at $850,000.  That property on a 40' wide by 125' long lot has been listed for 1634 consecutive days on MREDLLC.com.

Renovated retail build-outs continue on Damen Ave, Lincoln Square

Retail/ office space gets a new look along growing Damen Avenue in Lincoln Square.

Business is booming on Damen Avenue in Lincoln Square. And it should. Great bus service and access to CTA Brown Line / Ravenswood Metra are great draws. The median price of a condo sale on Damen (4600 N to 5200 N) is about $495,000 whoa! Several nearby multi-unit developments will add to the residential density (people!).  Older ground level commercial spaces are getting spruced up and filled in.

New windows have been installed at 4823 N Damen and a clean, sharp looking space is being completed inside. The former home of Larsen and Sons Plumbing and Heating (also the building owner) looks primed to find a new tenant.  If you know of the business going in please send us a note.
Yesterday we posted on Milk Supply going in a little north of this location.  The response was huge on our Winnemac Park Facebook page with over 2200 looks as of this morning.

Milk Supply (A breastfeeding boutique) is coming to Damen Ave, Lincoln Square this September

Milk Supply at 4955 N Damen Avenue, Chicago IL 60625 opening next month! (All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty)

It is always a pleasure to welcome a new business along North Damen Avenue in Lincoln Square. Milk Supply at 4955 N Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60625 is a breastfeeding supply store that will feature high quality products, advice and consultation in a one stop shop.  The owner Krista Kinsley tells me they are targeting September 9th for their opening day.

Check out their web site and story

This is a great concept for a much welcomed independent business.  Fantastic location across from Winnemac Park and close to CTA Brown Line.Congrats and we will see you in the neighborhood! ericrojasblog.com supporting breastfeeding with our first born since 2007! Remember this story Lincoln Square?

New public art piece on "swinging" North Damen Avenue, Lincoln Square

Seen near the new Gallery 19 at 4839 N Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60625. "Swinging II" by Jack Howard Potter

North Damen Ave north of Lawrence in Lincoln Square is home to pricier new condos and a growing business district.  What better way to consolidate this now cosmopolitan stretch than with modern art?

Swing on by (rolls eyes) and check out what's brewing at Lawrence and Damen. Here's a nice piece on the art piece by Patty Wetli at DNAInfo 

Big kudos to Ravenswood Community Council for helping to bring Chicago Sculpture Exhibit
to the Ravenswood, Lincoln Square area.  Check out RCC on Facebook.

 

"Good things coming" to old Dolce Casa spot in Ravenswood/ Lincoln Square

The old Dolce Casa Cafe spot at 4947 N Damen has a new lessee working diligently on the space.

The Ravenswood / Lincoln Square neighborhood is breathlessly waiting for an official announcement: What will replace Dolce Casa Cafe near Winnemac Park?  I was in withdrawal again today as Dolce was my "go to" spot for work and lunch when getting out of my home office. We're doing a full gut renovation of our kitchen so escape is necessary.

Luxury condos in the foreground next to the one story commercial space that is home to a laundromat, popular Over Easy brunch spot, a yoga studio, property management company, dry cleaners, liquor store and the new cafe coming soon. This retail spot near the park has lagged a bit compared to just a little south on Damen where new businesses have consolidated near improved Lawrence Ave.

The 4800 -5200 block of North Damen Avenue location near Winnemac Park and the CTA Damen Brown Line has exploded like many desirable areas on the north side.  Condo prices are high on North Damen at median price of $499,000 and new single family home construction in all directions selling for $1.1 million and up is the norm. 

Area neighbors like nothing more than supporting a new business!

Damen Brown Line to Open Friday in Ravenswood

The old Damen Brown Line in happier days...

From the 47th Ward Alderman's desk:

Damen Brown Line Station Reopening

Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8:46am

Dear Neighbors,

The Damen Brown Line Station will be opening for full service on Friday, December 19 at 4:00 am.

While there will be minor punch work at both the Irving Park and Damen Station, the Damen Station reopening brings a close to three years of Brown Line station closures in the 47th Ward and completes most of the impact of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project to local 47th Ward businesses and residents.

Best,
Alderman Gene Schulter

How Far Along is the Damen Brown Line CTA?

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One of the most asked question I get other than "How's the market?", is, "When is my Brown Line station going to be completed?".








In the Ravenswood neighborhood, residents use the Montrose Brown Line stop at the southern end or the Damen Brown Line stop on the northern end. Montrose was completed and opened earlier this year... about the time we witnessed the sink hole on Montrose between Ashland and Damen Avenues.

We use the Damen Brown Line station and we can see the light. It should open by the end of November this year. Just in time for the winter.

The Perfect Cup, Ravenswood, Chicago

Here's Ann, the owner of my local coffee shop "Perfect Cup" in Ravenswood. Ryne and I stop here on our walks every week.

I also studied here while attending Northeastern Illinois University. My wife and I lived close by at Hermitage and Winnemac over 5 years ago... this was my favorite spot then as well.

I'm even closer now!

Filmed by Joe Zekas, Yo Chicago

Ravenswood, Part 5, the residential streets

Two flats, three flats, houses and single family home conversions along Winchester in Ravenswood. Homes on this block range from 600K for a rehab project to well over a million for new construction and refinished homes.

Ravenswood, Part 2, Damen Ave

If this doesn't put you to sleep, you may learn something about Ravenswood real estate.