The mid-rise component of Ranquist Development and JODI Development‘s Urban Sandbox is taking shape at 1615 N Wolcott Ave in Wicker Park. (Or is it Bucktown, as the project’s URL suggests? I guess it depends on whether you draw the line at North Avenue or the Bloomingdale Line.)
I haven’t had any luck tracking down developer-agent Karen Ranquist today, but the last time we talked, she said two of the mid-rise’s eight condos were under contract, and that the rest were selling from the $690s to $1.2 million.
The MLS has a listing for one of those condos, a three-bedroom / two-bath home located on the southwest corner of the mid-rise’s third floor. According to the floor plan at right, the three bedrooms measure 13′ x 16′, 10′ x 11′ and 9′ x 11′. A 20′ x 15′ “great room” and a 10′ x 10′ dining area wrap around the home’s island kitchen. Adjoining the living space is a 24′ x 6′ terrace overlooking Wolcott to the west.
Ranquist has also listed two of Urban Sandbox’s three four-bedroom / 3.5 bath single-family homes on the MLS. One, a 6,433 square-foot home at 1625 N Wolcott Ave, is priced at $2.49 million. The other, a 6,163 square-foot home at 1627 N Wolcott Ave, is priced at $2.34 million.
UPDATE: I just got off the phone with Karen Ranquist, who said that three of Urban Sandbox’s condos (including one of its fourth-floor “penthouses”) were under contract, and that negotiations were already underway on a fourth unit. One single-family home (the one you see in the above left picture) has closed, and the home at 1625 should close in September. Construction on 1627 should begin within the next month, she said.
– Rate and review Urban Sandbox’s condos at NewHomeNotebook.com.
– Rate and review Urban Sandbox’s single-family homes at NewHomeNotebook.com.
