5309 West Berenice Avenue

5309 West Berenice Avenue in Chicago, IL was first built in 1923 and is 101 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 bungalow style. There are a total of 2 floors. There are a total of 7 rooms in the home, of which, 4 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there is only one bathroom. There are 2 partial bathrooms. 5309 West Berenice Avenue has 1,616 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 300 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 1,320. In total, the area measurement of the land is 3,990 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. The roof of the home is made of asphalt. Water for the property is sourced from a municipal system. The home is connected to a municipal sewage system. So as a homeowner, you won't have to worry about the responsibilities of handling a septic tank but you may need to pay additional fees to have your wastewater disposed. For those who need parking, there is a detached garage. There are a total of 2 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 frame 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 heating system. There is a fireplace in the home! Just imagine how amazing it would be to curl up in front of a cozy fireplace during those chilly winter nights. 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, 5309 West Berenice Avenue sold most recently in Mar 8, 2022 for a total of $350,000. If you work out the math, that's approximately a cost of $216.58 per sqft. Before that, the property was also sold for $350,000 in Mar 8, 2022. That means the value of the property has remained about the same! Tax-wise, the current owner is expected to pay close to $5,882 in taxes each year. 5309 West Berenice Avenue was most recently assessed in 2023. During this assessment, the property's total value was estimated to be about $32,000. If we break it down further, the land itself was valued at $11,172. Improvements to the property, however, were assessed at a total of $20,828. 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. Are you already in the process of closing on a property and have signed a purchase agreement? You may want to consider locking in your current mortgage rate if interest rates have been rising or seem volatile. This is what's known in the market as a mortgage rate lock (aka rate protection). However, be sure to evaluate your situation carefully before you do so. There may be certain costs associated with taking this action and you'll want to time the start of your perfectly!