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  • $275,400

    538 W Root St, Chicago, IL 60609

    6beds
    0baths
    1,794sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1882
    3,075 Square Feet Lot
    $275,400 Zestimate®
    $154/sqft
    $3,049 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $275,400

    $240,000 - $308,000

    $3,049/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 6
    • Bathrooms: 0
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Cooling
    • None
    Appliances
    • Included: Dishwasher, Dryer
    Features
    • Basement: Unfinished
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 1,794 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 2
    • Parking features: Garage - Attached
    Lot
    • Size: 3,075 sqft
    Details
    • Parcel number: 2004115030

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    Materials
    • Frame
    • Roof: Shake / Shingle
    Condition
    • Year built: 1882

    Utilities & green energy

    • Sewer: Sewer-Public

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Chicago

    Other

    Other facts
    • Built Before 1978 (Y/N): Yes
    • Heat/Fuel: Gas
    • Sewer: Sewer-Public
    • Listing Type: Exclusive Right To Sell
    • Tax Exemptions: Homeowner, Senior, Senior Freeze
    • Water: Lake Michigan
    • Parking Type: Space/s
    • Basement: Unfinished
    • Type-Multi: 2 Flat
    • Status: Contingent
    • 3 Br Un In Bldg (Y/N): Yes
    • Tenant Pays - Unit 1: All
    • Tenant Pays - Unit 2: All
    • Exterior Building Type: Aluminum Siding
    • Age: 61-70 Years
    • Parking On-Site: Yes
    • Parking Ownership: Owned
    • Lot Dimensions: 35X75
    • Basement (Y/N): Full
    • Appliances/Features Unit 1: Dryer, Dishwasher
    • Total Sq Ft - Unit 1: 900
    • Tax Year: 2019
    • Parcel Identification Number: 20041150300000

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    8/30/2022Sold$240,000-7.3%$134/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11451382 Report a problem
    8/5/2022Contingent$259,000$144/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11451382 Report a problem
    6/30/2022Listed for sale$259,000-6.5%$144/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11451382 Report a problem
    6/30/2022Listing removed--
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    5/31/2022Listed for sale$277,000$154/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    5/16/2022Contingent$277,000$154/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    5/11/2022Price change$277,000-3.8%$154/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    4/15/2022Price change$288,000-3.4%$161/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    3/28/2022Listed for sale$298,000+98.7%$166/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #11359003 Report a problem
    11/13/2020Sold$150,000-6.2%$84/sqft
    Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #10896306 Report a problem
    10/9/2020Pending sale$159,900$89/sqft
    Source: Exit Real Estate Partners #10896306 Report a problem
    10/9/2020Listed for sale$159,900$89/sqft
    Source: Exit Real Estate Partners #10896306 Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2024-- $22,500 +32.4%
    2023$2,887 -17.4%$17,000
    2022$3,497 +2.3%$17,000
    2021$3,419 $17,000 -13.6%
    2020-- $19,679 -12%
    2019-- $22,363
    2018-- $22,363 +6.9%
    2017-- $20,911
    2016-- $20,911
    2015-- $20,911 +8.3%
    2014$2,765 -21.3%$19,306
    2013$3,511 $19,306
    2012-- $19,306 -22.6%
    2011-- $24,945
    2010-- $24,945
    2009-- $24,945 -2.5%
    2008-- $25,579
    2007-- $25,579
    2006-- $25,579 +90.4%
    2005-- $13,435
    2004-- $13,435
    2003$979 +1967.6%$13,435 +57.5%
    2002$47 -6.6%$8,532
    2001$51 -8.8%$8,532
    2000$56 -3.8%$8,532 +33.7%
    1999$58 $6,380

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    Neighborhood: Canaryville

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