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  • $255,500

    5221 S Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60609

    4beds
    2baths
    1,768sqft
    MultiFamily
    Built in 1881
    -- sqft lot
    $255,500 Zestimate®
    $145/sqft
    $2,019 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $255,500

    $220,000 - $289,000

    $2,019/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    Multi unit home with 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. It provides about 1,775 square feet of living space. Full basement.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 4
    • Bathrooms: 2
    Heating
    • Forced air, Other
    Cooling
    • None
    Features
    • Basement: Finished
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 1,768 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: None
    Lot
    • Size: 3,181 Square Feet
    Details
    • Parcel number: 2008411011

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: MultiFamily
    Materials
    • Frame
    • Roof: Built-up
    Condition
    • Year built: 1881

    Utilities & green energy

    • Sewer: Other

    Community & HOA

    Location
    • Region: Chicago

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $145/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $110,000
    • Annual tax amount: $2,210

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    12/13/2025Listing removed$330,000$187/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12474444 Report a problem
    9/22/2025Price change$330,000-14.3%$187/sqft
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    9/17/2025Listed for sale$385,000+51%$218/sqft
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    9/6/2022Listing removed--
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11387536 Report a problem
    7/10/2022Contingent$255,000$144/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11387536 Report a problem
    6/27/2022Price change$255,000-8.9%$144/sqft
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    5/25/2022Price change$280,000+3.7%$158/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11387536 Report a problem
    4/28/2022Listed for sale$269,999$153/sqft
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    4/22/2022Listing removed--
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11312658 Report a problem
    4/21/2022Listed for sale$269,9990%$153/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11312658 Report a problem
    3/6/2022Contingent$270,000$153/sqft
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    2/11/2022Listed for sale$270,000$153/sqft
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    2/1/2022Contingent$270,000$153/sqft
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    1/27/2022Listed for sale$270,000+92.9%$153/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11312658 Report a problem
    8/10/2018Sold$140,000+656.8%$79/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #09821785 Report a problem
    5/3/2017Sold$18,500+32.1%$10/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    3/22/2017Price change$14,000-12.5%$8/sqft
    Source: REALHome Services and Solutions #09292019 Report a problem
    3/21/2017Listed for sale$16,000$9/sqft
    Source: REALHome Services and Solutions #09292019 Report a problem
    1/3/2017Listing removed$16,000$9/sqft
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    10/13/2016Price change$16,000-15.8%$9/sqft
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    9/17/2016Price change$19,000-34.5%$11/sqft
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    8/23/2016Price change$29,000-14.7%$16/sqft
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    7/20/2016Listed for sale$34,000-86.4%$19/sqft
    Source: Owners.com #09292019 Report a problem
    7/28/2006Sold$250,000+20.8%$141/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    9/27/2004Sold$207,000+143.5%$117/sqft
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    2/8/2002Sold$85,000+240%$48/sqft
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    8/31/2000Sold$25,000-98.7%$14/sqft
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    5/5/1998Sold$1,980,000$1,120/sqft
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    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2024$2,210 +31%$11,000 +37.5%
    2023$1,688 +2.6%$7,999
    2022$1,645 +2.3%$7,999
    2021$1,609 +8.8%$7,999 +20.6%
    2020$1,478 -3.5%$6,635 -13%
    2019$1,532 +1.7%$7,627
    2018$1,507 -39%$7,627 -33.5%
    2017$2,468 +7.5%$11,467
    2016$2,297 +9.3%$11,467
    2015$2,101 +1.4%$11,467 +2.7%
    2014$2,072 +2%$11,169
    2013$2,031 +1.4%$11,169
    2012$2,004 -17%$11,169 -25.1%
    2011$2,415 -0.4%$14,903
    2010$2,425 +4.4%$14,903
    2009$2,324 -19.5%$14,903 -25.9%
    2008$2,886 +1%$20,117
    2007$2,857 -1.1%$20,117
    2006$2,888 +188.7%$20,117 +228.6%
    2005$1,000 +1%$6,122
    2004$990 +2.2%$6,122
    2003$969 +13.8%$6,122 +29.2%
    2002$851 +3.8%$4,739
    2001$821 +67.5%$4,739
    2000$490 -0.7%$4,739 +85.8%
    1999$493 $2,550
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    Neighborhood: Back of the Yards

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