Welcome to the Chicago Lifestyle, a North Center story. There is a kind of light that only a south and east corner home can give you. It arrives early, stays late, and moves all day across wide plank acacia floors and into a great room built for the way life actually happens. Unit 201 at 1908 W Irving Park is that home: a sprawling 3 bedroom, 2 bath residence of roughly 1,600 square feet in a boutique, all brick elevator building, where the elevator opens to a gracious foyer and a floor plan that simply makes sense. The heart of the home is an open concept living, dining, and kitchen space anchored by a gas fireplace replaced in 2024. Six oversized south facing windows, all soundproofed in 2020, line the main living and primary spaces and flood the rooms with sun while keeping the city quiet outside. The kitchen is made for gathering: rich cherry cabinetry, granite counters, stainless appliances including a gas range, and a generous peninsula that seats four under warm pendant light. A separate dining room gives you room for the long table and the longer dinner. The owners will tell you they chose this home for its layout, its primary suite, and a walk in pantry so large it does the work of a second kitchen. The primary bedroom is a true retreat, pairing an organized walk in closet with a spa caliber bath, fully remodeled in 2021, finished in a double vanity, white quartz, matte black fixtures, and a glass enclosed walk in shower that somehow looks even better in person. Two additional bedrooms, fitted with custom Elfa closet systems in 2023, share a second full bath. A full size laundry room with side by side machines, a dedicated linen closet, and a coat closet mean there is a place for everything. Crown molding runs throughout, and refreshed kitchen and dining fixtures, new in 2025, keep the home feeling current and complete. Step out to a private covered balcony, big enough for the grill and a slow morning coffee, then ride the elevator up to the building's common rooftop deck for open city views. Garage parking with built in overhead storage is included, along with a bike room, mail room, and ButterflyMX entry. This is a well run, professionally managed building of just twelve homes. Then there is the location, which is the whole point of North Center. You are about a block from the Irving Park Brown Line, with Trader Joe's, Jewel, parks, and dining all within an easy walk. Spend a Saturday wandering to Welles Park, grabbing lunch at L&M Fine Foods, then drifting into Lincoln Square's tree lined stretch for dinner at Bistro Campagne, a cocktail at Victor Bar, or something memorable at Basant. Half Acre and Dovetail breweries are close enough to become a habit. It is the quiet, walk everywhere version of city living, in the sought after Coonley Elementary attendance area. Homes like this, in a building like this, in a location like this, do not come along often. Come stand in the morning light and see for yourself.
CondoProperty Type
2003Year Built
$456Price/Sq.Ft.
$411/moHOA Dues
1 car garageParking
Listed by Samuel Ciochon• @properties Christie's International Real Estate
Est. $2,121 per month, based on comparable rentals
Sale and tax history for 1908 W Irving Park Rd #201
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #12665171
Jul 21, 2026
Sold (MLS) (Closed)
$730,000
$456/sq ft
Jul 8, 2026
Pending
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Jun 15, 2026
Contingent (Contingent - Continue to Show)
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Jun 4, 2026
Listed (Active)
$650,000
$406/sq ft
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #10291565
Apr 18, 2019
Sold (MLS) (Closed Sale)
$517,500
$323/sq ft
Mar 18, 2019
Pending
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Mar 7, 2019
Contingent
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Feb 27, 2019
Listed (New)
$529,000
$331/sq ft
+20
Welcome home to this spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in a boutique, all brick, 12 unit ELEVATOR building. This home offers an open living concept w/ a spacious south-facing living rm, separate dining, split bedroom floor plan, & LAUNDRY RM w/ new LG side-by side W/ D. Open kitchen features large granite island, breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances & 42" custom cabinetry. Spacious master suite w/ walk in closet, ensuite bath w/ soaking tub & sep glass shower. Two add'l spacious beds w/ ample closet space. Other unit features include: WB fireplace, high ceilings, crown moldings, NEW hardwood floors, custom blinds & drapery, central heat & air w/ Nest thermostat, & add'l in unit storage closet. The building provides a common roof top deck w/ city views and garage parking. Highly sought after Coonley Elementary School & steps from transportation, dining & entertainment, parks, and all North Center has to offer.
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #08294626
Jun 28, 2013
Sold (MLS) (Closed Sale)
$439,000
$274/sq ft
May 14, 2013
Pending
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Mar 19, 2013
Contingent
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Mar 18, 2013
Listed (New)
$439,000
$274/sq ft
+6
Gorgeous 3 bedroom condo in North Center! Featuring kitchen with 42" cherry cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances plus cherry floors & crown molding. Fantastic 1800sf floor plan with open living space, large bedrooms, master suite with walk-in closet, master bath with separate shower/tub, side by side laundry & tons of storage. Plus fireplace, balcony & garage parking! Elevator bldg - great location!
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #07302061
Apr 2, 2010
Sold (MLS) (Closed Sale)
$424,000
$265/sq ft
Feb 23, 2010
Contingent
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Jan 22, 2010
Price Changed (Price Change)
$429,900
$269/sq ft
Aug 18, 2009
Listed (New)
$409,000
$256/sq ft
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #06264368
Mar 8, 2007
Sold (MLS)
$430,000
$269/sq ft
Feb 21, 2007
Listing Removed
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Sep 1, 2006
Listed
$445,000
$278/sq ft
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
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Lot width
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Lot depth
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Lot size
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Year renovated
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Sq. Ft.
1,600
Year built
2003
Style
Condo/Co-op
County
Cook County
APN
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Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Accessible
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HOA Dues
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Garage
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Last updated by owner on Apr 13, 2023.
B1-2
Neighborhood Shopping District
The B1, Neighborhood Shopping district is intended to accommodate a broad range of small-scale retail and service uses.; B1 zoning is intended to be applied in compact nodes at the intersection of two or more major streets or in a cohesive linear fashion along relatively narrow streets that have low traffic speeds and volumes (compared to multi-lane, major streets).; The B1 district is intended to exhibit the physical characteristics of storefront-style shopping streets that are oriented to pedestrians.; The B1 district permits residential dwelling units above the ground floor.; The B1 district can be combined with the dash 1, dash 1.5, dash 2, dash 3 or dash 5 bulk and density designations
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Bank
Day care facility
General retail
Restaurant
Housing-Other
Bed & breakfast
Mixed use
Office
Library
Post office
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Garage Spaces: 1
# of Parking (Total): 1
Parking Features: Garage Owned, Detached, Garage
Interior
Bathroom Information
# of Baths (Full): 2
Bath Amenities: Separate Shower
Bedroom Information
# of Bedrooms: 3
# of Bedrooms Possible: 3
Room Information
Room Type: Deck
Level: Main
Dimensions: 5 x 5
Room Information
Room Type: Bedroom 2
Level: Main
Dimensions: 14 x 11
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
Room Type: Bedroom 3
Level: Main
Dimensions: 12 x 12
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
Room Type: Bedroom 4
Room Information
Room Type: Dining Room
Level: Main
Dimensions: 14 x 11
Window Treatments: Blinds
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
Room Type: Family Room
Room Information
Room Type: Kitchen
Type: Eating Area-Table Space,Island
Level: Main
Dimensions: 13 x 8
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
Room Type: Laundry
Flooring: Clay
Room Information
Room Type: Living Room
Level: Main
Dimensions: 21 x 18
Window Treatments: Blinds
Flooring: Hardwood
Room Information
Room Type: Master Bedroom
Level: Main
Dimensions: 19 x 11
Window Treatments: Blinds
Flooring: Hardwood
Bath: Full
Additional Rooms Information
Dining Room: Combined w/ LivRm
Laundry Features: Washer Hookup, In Unit, Laundry Closet