What Around $850,000 Buys in DC, LA and Chicago

• December 12th 2014

by Lark Turner

In a special edition of What X Buys this week, we took a look at how much home about $850,000 will get you in Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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A Two-Bedroom Midcentury Home in Los Angeles

This midcentury home in located in the sought-after Hollywood Hills East section of Los Angeles. The house has beams visible in the living room, dining room and bedrooms, and includes an updated kitchen and bathrooms. Outside there’s a built-in fire pit, a hot tub and what no California home would be complete without — a zen garden.

• Full Listing: 3230 Hillcock Drive, Los Angeles, California (map)
• Price: $879,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: 1.5
• Year Built: 1956
• Square Footage: 1,455
• Listing Agent: Doug Rago, Keller Williams Hollywood Hills

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A 3,500 Square Foot Loft in Downtown Chicago

This two-bedroom unit is a true loft: It’s located in a former printing factory near Chicago’s Grant Park. The 3,500 square-foot space has 10.5-foot ceilings, a large open space that’s clearly been used as office space for a company, and a unique circular library enclosed in the center of the condo. The unit was originally listed for closer to $900,000, but it’s sat on the market for a while and has since been reduced.

• Full Listing: 727 South Dearborn Street #812, Chicago, Illinois (map)
• Price: $849,000
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1883
• Square Footage: 3,500
• Listing Agent: Jennifer Ames, Coldwell Banker Residential

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A Three-Bedroom Rowhouse in Mount Pleasant

Back in DC, you can get a three-bedroom rowhouse in Mount Pleasant for about $840,000. In classic rowhouse form, it’s the smallest home of the three, but has the most bedrooms. The listing has a front porch overlooking the street and a back porch with room for outdoor dining. Many of the home’s original details have been preserved, but the kitchen likely needs some touching up in the coming years.

• Full Listing: 1891 Ingleside Terrace NW (map)
• Price: $839,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: Two
• Year Built: 1925
• Square Footage: 1,292
• Listing Agent: Aiko Ichimura, Long & Foster Real Estate

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/what_around_850k_buys_you_in_three_different_cities/9339.