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Remember 3255 North Paulina? A few commenters liked its contemporary design back in 2006. It’s all but finished at this point, and folks are already moving in, so let’s see what people have to say about it today.
The last time we wrote about the development, the Domus Group was in charge of marketing. Jameson Realty has taken over that role since then, but little else appears to have changed.
The four-story building, developed by JML Builders, comprises nine condominiums ranging from 1,600 to 1,900 square feet and three ground-floor retail spaces. Each of the condominiums is a “very wide, very square” corner unit with two bedrooms and two baths, says marketing agent Michael Downing. (Each top-floor penthouse has a loft above its living area that Jameson is marketing as a third bedroom.)
Finishes include oak floors, stainless-steel appliances, oversized showers with body sprays, and stone tile and counters. Every unit has a balcony, and all three penthouses have rooftop decks. (Those are 20-foot ceilings you’re seeing on the fourth floor, as well.) Spaces are available in a heated garage at additional cost.
With prices in the $580s to low $700s, the units are on the high end of the market for the Lakeview neighborhood, but Downing said he believes those numbers are appropriate for the building’s contemporary design and location – it’s two blocks south of the Paulina Brown Line stop and 50 steps to Whole Foods, but who’s counting?
Three of the units have sold since going on the market in the fall; those buyers received $10,000 upgrade packages as incentives, and a similar deal should still be on the table for people interested in the six remaining units.
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That seems like a long 50 steps, because Google maps puts it almost three blocks away from Whole Foods.
Is “contemporary” the new code word for recreating the worst architecture of the 1970s? And this dreamer thinks he’s going to get nearly 3/4 of a million dollars for these crappy apartments? Hey Michael Downing, it’s not 2005 anymore!
What a dump! Rots o’ ruck peddling them!
My version of Google Maps puts it closer than 3 blocks.
Hey Ro -
In your response to calling the development a “dump”, I’d like to know if you have even seen the units in person. I know you are free to express your opinion, but your comment makes you seem like you are insulting the place just to vent.
If you don’t like the design or the exterior, or whatever, why not give a reason as to WHY it is so unappealing to you, rather than just insulting it?
Or, Ro could be a competitor.
It’s always a good idea to discount anonymous comments.
My initial opinion of this development was… I like it… and then, Holy Crap the pricing is aggressive.
That location sells well, so they should have been able to turn these around quicker without reaching for record numbers.
Recycling the worst of the 1970s? If anything, this is reinterpreted 50s Miesianism, and done handsomely — like a building at IIT in a different color palette. The harsh reality of popular opinion is that lots of people don’t like “contemporary” on sheer principle: they like buildings that “bland in” [quoting the Big Cheese at Yo's parent] instead of taking a risk. I haven’t been inside, but think the exterior makes it one of the city’s best infill projects of the last decade or so — nice materials, good proportions, and extremely well suited to this site. With current market conditions, design probably isn’t going to make much difference in the miserable forecast, but here it’s definitely a positive for the long term appeal of this neighborhood.
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