Plywood and condo sales along Halsted Street, Lincoln Park

Many small independent businesses along the 2100 block of North Halsted were still boarded up on Monday.  The absence of foot traffic mid-day and the plywood covered windows was off putting. I look forward to our vibrant city coming back better after the pandemic and social unrest.

We had condo showings along North Halsted Street in Lincoln Park on Monday. Halsted Street runs directly down the middle of the neighborhood splitting it into east and west sections.  Like many areas of the city these past few months it feels different. Despite the plywood to prevent potential vandalism and the sparse foot traffic... condo sales must go on. Here's a look at the market along Halsted Street in the heart of Lincoln Park.

North Halsted Street, Lincoln Park Condo Sales (West North Avenue to West Diversey Parkway)

Chez Moi at 2100 N Halsted in a classic Lincoln Park four unit mixed use building. My wife and I would visit the old Café Bernard and Red Rooster Wine Bar in the space. The bustle, charm, food and services of Halsted Street all contribute to the real estate value.

52 attached units (condos, town homes) sold on North Halsted Street in Lincoln Park over the last twelve months. The median price of a sold condo along this strip is about $562,500. The highest closed condo price is $2,165,000 at 1851 N Halsted Street, Unit 2, Chicago, IL 60614. The recent new construction full floor unit is marketed at 4,000 sq/ft and resides in Oscar Mayer Elementary School district.

The lowest priced sale is $200,000 at 2225 N Halsted Street, Unit 27, Chicago IL 60614.

Four units are currently under contract with asking prices from $625,000 to $1,250,000. Thirteen condos are currently listed for sale along the Halsted strip with asking prices from $255,000 to $1,650,000.

Lincoln Park trades auto parts for chicken parts

Demo and renovation begins at 2435 N Halsted Street in Lincoln Park.  A new Parson's Chicken and Fish is on the way. All photos Eric Rojas, Broker, Kale Realty

Parsons Chicken and Fish is for real coming to Halsted Street in Lincoln Park replacing a long time local business.  I noticed last week the Lemay Auto Parts property renovation has begun. A trustee deed for the property was recorded in early 2017 but no price found 😒. Construction permits were issued in June of this year.  I've forever wondered when this site would finally get re-developed and I'm glad it will be a fun restaurant. 

This strip of North Halsted has had it's dive bar heyday and now is home to higher end condos mixed with a good spattering of eateries.  The Parson's vibe will kill it here steps from DePaul's campus and the former Children's Memorial mega-development.  As mentioned many times in the past I spent many years on Halsted/Fullerton/ Diversey with my real estate offices on Diversey then Halsted.  My wife worked at the old Children's campus for almost 14 years before the move to Streeterville.  I look forward to hanging on the new patio (if I'm not too old)!

h/t to journalist and editor Ted Cox for his reporting on this last year.  Follow Ted's writing