“I don’t know if [businesses like mine] necessarily are part of a movement, but I do think the shops, restaurants and bars that have opened bring people into Pilsen who otherwise might not have crossed the viaduct… Right now, it still feels like a bit of a hidden alcove. When you’re there, you have the sense you’re in a secret place.”
– Jason Hammel, chef-owner of Logan Square’s Lula Cafe, explaining Pilsen’s appeal in today’s Sun-Times entertainment section.
Want to see what all the fuss is about, buyers? The next time you go on an art walk or stop by Simone’s, check out the new-construction options available in Pilsen, East Pilsen, University Village and Heart of Chicago. Here are the condos and townhomes I found in a quick search through the MLS:
- 1117 West 17th, 1117 W 17th St: One three-bedroom / 2.5-bath listed in the $390s, and two two-bedroom / two-baths listed in the $290s and $300s.
- Roosevelt Square (above) 1200 W Roosevelt Rd: Four 2,859 square-foot three-bedroom / 3.5-baths listed in the $690s, or $243 per square foot; two 2,528 square-foot three-bedroom / three-baths listed in the $600s, or $239 per square foot; four two-bedroom / 2.5-baths with 1,808 to 2,433 square feet listed in the $490s to $520s, or $214 to $277 per square foot; eight two-bedroom / two-baths with 1,110 to 1,294 square feet listed in the $320s to $350s, or $252 to $320 per square foot; and one 1,125 square-foot one-bedroom / one-bath listed in the $350s, or $316 per square foot.
- Ivy Hall at University Village, 1440 S Halsted St: One 2,320 square-foot three-bedroom / 3.5-bath listed in the $620s, or $271 per square foot; one 1,297 square-foot two-bedroom / two-bath listed in the $360s, or $278 per square foot; and one 890 square-foot one-bedroom / one-bath listed in the $270s, or $314 per square foot.
- 1531 West 18th, 1531 W 18th Pl: One 2,200 square-foot four-bedroom / three-bath listed in the $370s, or $173 per square foot, and one 1,150 square-foot two-bedroom / two-bath listed in the $260s, or $234 per square foot.
- Bela, 1600 S Allport St: One 2,200 square-foot three-bedroom / 3.5-bath listed in the $330s, or $152 per square foot.
- Union Row (above), 1600 S Union Ave: One 2,901 square-foot four-bedroom / four-bath listed in the $710s, or $248 per square foot; two 2,460 square-foot three-bedroom / three-baths listed in the $580s and $610s, or $239 to $244 per square foot; and three three-bedroom / 2.5-baths with 2,228 to 2,366 square feet listed in the $530s to $550s, or $226 to $245 per square foot.
- Miller Place (above), 1615 S Miller St: Four two-bedroom / two-baths listed in the $270s.
- Chantico South (above), 1621 S Carpenter St: One 1,748 square-foot two-bedroom / two-bath listed in the $370s, or $217 per square foot; one 1,016 square-foot two-bedroom / one-bath listed in the $290s, or $295 per square foot; and three one-bedroom / one-baths with 820 to 824 square feet listed in the $190s to $220s, or $243 to $273 per square foot.
- University 5 (above), 1701 S Racine Ave: One 1,700 square-foot three-bedroom / two-bath listed in the $320s, or $194 per square foot.
- 1711 South Racine, 1711 S Racine Ave: One 2,100 square-foot three-bedroom / three-bath listed in the $340s, or $167 per square foot, and one three-bedroom / two-bath listed in the $290s.
- Oakley Pointe (above), 2520 S Oakley Ave: Nine two-bedroom / two-baths with 1,240 to 1,530 square feet listed in the $220s to $290s, or $185 to $215 per square foot.
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