You’ll find seventeen of Lincoln Park’s 50 top property taxpayers in the extra-long 1800 / 1900 blocks of three streets — Burling, Orchard, and Howe — including Elzie Higginbottom’s 8,492 square-foot home at 1927 N Burling St, which was taxed a neighborhood high $76,405.55 in 2008.
A full 235 homes on these blocks and the neighboring streets in the Lincoln Central area (bounded by Lincoln and North avenues, Halsted Street, and the phantom path of the old Ogden Avenue) were taxed at least $30,000 that year, according to Blockshopper.
Joe and I have talked often about scheduling a BlockWalk down one or more of these streets with a luxury homes expert to get a closer look at some of these lavish single-families. All we have right now are a few photos from Burling posted to our Flickr photostream (including the one you see above). Perhaps we can persuade a listing agent for one of these listed properties to show us around:
North Burling Street
- 1814: $1.79 million for a four-bedroom / 3.5-bath home with 5,500 square feet and a two-car garage. Built in 1994. On the market 14 days. Listed by Natasha Motev of Koenig & Strey.
- 1906: $4.95 million for a five-bedroom / 6.5-bath home with 7,425 square feet and a two-car garage. Built in 2010. On the market 53 days. Listed by Susan Miner of Premier Relocation.
- 1916: $2.95 million for a four bedroom / 3.5-bath home with 5,000 square feet and a two-car garage. Built in 1996. On the market 251 days; originally priced at $3.25 million. Last sold in sold in 2004 for $1.95 million. Listed by Gayle Tepper of Prudential Rubloff.
- 1948: $9.5 million for a proposed six-bedroom / seven-bath home with up to 17,000 square feet and a six-car garage. On the market 130 days; lot sold in May for $1.35 million. Listed by Charles Grode of The Bowen Group.
North Orchard Street
- 1957: $2.99 million for a six-bedroom / 4.5-bath home with a three-car garage. On the market 15 days. Listed by Emily Sachs Wong of Koenig & Strey.
North Howe Street
- 1852: $1.37 million for a two-bedroom / two-bath home with 3,500 square feet and a two-car garage. On the market 167 days; originally priced at $1.39 million. Last sold in 2005 for $1.26 million. Listed by Charles Grode of The Bowen Group.
- 1853: $1.9 million for a five-bedroom / 3.5-bath home with a two-car garage. Built in 1983. On the market 63 days. Listed by Emily Sachs Wong of Koenig & Strey.
- 1856: $1.39 million for a three-bedroom / three-bath home with 3,200 square feet and a two-car garage. Built in 1993. On the market 322 days; originally priced at $1.44 million. Listed by Kimberly Gleeson of Koenig & Strey.
- 1919: $9.5 million for a proposed six-bedroom / seven-bath home with up to 17,000 square feet and a six-car garage. On the market 618 days; originally priced at $10 million. Lot sold in May for $3.8 million. Listed by Charles Grode of The Bowen Group.