While I’m on the subjects of 2650 North Lakeview and Redfin data, I might as well point out the following.
You see this Google map at the bottom of every Redfin listing at 2650 N Lakeview Ave, site of a 42-story, 398-unit condo high-rise. See the parcel that Redfin outlined in red? Yeah, that’s not 2650 N Lakeview Ave — it’s 2626 N Lakeview Ave, site of a completely different 42-story tower with almost 100 more units. In turn, the map included with 2626’s listings highlight the parcel for 400 W Deming Pl, site of the 106-unit Marlborough building.
There’s nothing sinister at work here, but it’s still wrong, and it may happen at more locations than just this one. We use Redfin a lot, as do many buyers, partly because of its mapping functionality, so it’s worth remembering that the site’s info can’t be taken as gospel.
Hi Joseph,
According to our Data Team, our mapping provider has had some corruption issues and, therefore, the outlines aren’t always exact but, when not, are pretty close approximations. However, they expect to have these issues fixed ‘soon-ish’. Hopefully, this means very soon as, clearly, exact is much better than pretty close.
In the meantime, users should follow your sage advice and verify an outline is accurate for a specific address.
Thanks,
Mark Reitman
Chicago Market Manager, Redfin
Also, for listings that are clearly mis-mapped feel free to email Redfin at techsupport@redfin.com with the proper location and our tech support team will re-map it.
Thanks guys!