Home Details for 3825 W ADAMS Street

Three separately metered units. One historic greystone. A rare shot at cash flow on one of the West Side's original boulevards. 3825 W Adams sits one block off Independence Boulevard, part of Chicago's landmarked Park Boulevard System, in West Garfield Park. Built in 1910, this brick, stone, and masonite greystone gives you a fully leasable 2-flat plus a third unit tucked above, wrapped in the kind of hand-carved limestone detail builders don't do anymore. Walk up through the wrought iron gate and a manicured front lawn to a covered stone portico with classical columns, and you already know this one's different. Inside, every unit keeps its 1910 bones. Refinished hardwood floors run throughout, deep-set windows pull in full afternoon light, and the main living spaces feature an arched decorative fireplace framed in white tile with built-in bookcases flanking either side. Several rooms carry original stained glass transoms, jewel-toned patterns glowing over the bay windows. The first-floor unit even has its own foyer, a covered deck off the kitchen, and an in-unit laundry closet with a stacked washer/dryer, a rare find in a building this age. The basement runs full and unfinished with exterior access, organized into three separate storage rooms plus open space, storage now, conversion upside later. Heat is hot water/steam through radiators, tenants cover their own electric and gas, and water runs off Lake Michigan through the public system, keeping owner-side utility exposure minimal. Location does real work here. You're minutes from the CTA Green Line, close to the Eisenhower Expressway for a fast downtown commute, and a short walk from the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest conservatories in the country. Whether you're an investor building a rent roll, an owner-occupant who wants to live in one unit and rent the other two, or a rehabber drawn to a building that's kept this much original character intact, this greystone gives you more than one way to make the numbers work.

• Basement

  • Unfinished
  • Exterior Entry
  • Walk-Up Access
  • Full

• Cooling Information

  • Ceiling Fan(s)

• Heating Information

  • Natural Gas

• House Interior

  • Entrance Foyer