There’s a seemingly endless supply of new-construction condos in the West Loop right now, and with the completion of 565 Quincy, R+D659, Trio, Mod and Catalyst (maybe), that part of the city will be up to its ears in new condos. If you’re in the market for a townhouse though, you might have to look a bit further.
In fact, the only townhouse development I’ve been able to find in the West Loop is Van Buren Townhomes, a development of six towhouses at 914 – 924 W Van Buren St that I discovered while cruising around the neighborhood yesterday afternoon. A quick look at New Home Notebook reveals that a buyer would have to travel west all the way to 2200 W Madison St or south to Union Row at 1600 S Union Ave in Pilsen for the next closest townhouse development.
According to RE/MAX Northern Illinois agent Mac Dubose, these six four-story townhouses all have three bedrooms with dens and 2.5 baths, and they all measure about 2,253 square feet, according to the development’s Web site. Dubose says they were originally priced in the $800s, but the developer has since “re-evaluated the market” and brought the prices down to the $720s for all of them. She also suggests that at least a couple of the townhouses could be rented.
Each unit comes with a private 1.5-car garage and a roof deck. Dubose says the units were supposed to be ready by the first of October, but some work is still being done on plumbing and water pipes, so they probably won’t be ready until later in the fall. Below are a couple of photos from the development’s Web site.
– Rate and review Van Buren Townhomes at NewHomeNotebook.com.