1639 South Blue Island Avenue

1639 South Blue Island Avenue in Chicago, IL was first built in 1906 and is 118 years old. This has been categorized as a residential property type. For those interested in architecture, the building on the property was built in a multifamily style. There are a total of 2 floors. There are a total of 12 rooms in the home, of which, 6 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there are a total of 3 full bathrooms. There are 4 partial bathrooms. 1639 South Blue Island Avenue has 4,045 sqft of living area. This is typically the area of a building that is heated or air conditioned and does not include the garage, porch or basement square footage. The linear feet across the front of the lot is 240 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 1,000. In total, the area measurement of the land is 2,400 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. The roof of the home is made of tar and gravel. For those who need parking, there is a detached garage. There are a total of 3 available parking spaces. Fun fact, did you know that buildings can move due to weather changes? That's why, the type of control joints used in the construction of your home is extremely important. Based on our data, we know that the home was built with masonry control joints. The quality of the control joints have been graded by the local assessor with a letter grade of C. The condition of the building has been evaluated as average. The exterior walls of the home are made of masonry. Walk into the home itself and you'll find that it is currently being cooled with air conditioning. As for heating, the home is utilizing a hot water heating system. We've gathered and summarized the following transaction history in an effort to provide more transparency and up-to-date information for our users. According to our sources, 1639 South Blue Island Avenue sold most recently in Feb 2, 1982 for a total of $50,000. If you work out the math, that's approximately a cost of $12.36 per sqft. There could be many factors that caused the property to sell at a higher price and increase in value. Tax-wise, the current owner is expected to pay close to $10,815 in taxes each year. 1639 South Blue Island Avenue was most recently assessed in 2023. During this assessment, the property's total value was estimated to be about $56,000. If we break it down further, the land itself was valued at $7,200. Improvements to the property, however, were assessed at a total of $48,800. Homeowners who care about taxes, will be happy to see that the property's total assessed value has been marked as less than the total market value. Looking to take out a mortage loan? You may want to consider a conventional loan, which is considered one of the most common type of loans on the market. We'll cover the two different types of conventional loans (aka conforming and non-conforming), the pros and cons, and how they could benefit you compared to a FHA or specialty loan. Read more about conventional loans and how you can qualify for one.