Canaryville, located between Bridgeport and Back of the Yards, is a residential and industrial Chicago neighborhood with brick workers’ cottages and rail-side warehouses. The neighborhood’s character concentrates along Halsted Street near 43rd Street, where corner taverns, small groceries, and no-frills eateries set a grounded, street-level rhythm. St. Gabriel Church anchors the streetscape with a long-standing parish presence and a prominent steeple. The Packingtown-era edge still reads in loading docks, viaducts, and the freight corridors that frame daily movement. Tree-lined blocks mix two-flats and modest single-family homes, while nearby ballfields and park space shape an outdoors-forward routine. White Sox game days spill energy toward the neighborhood from the stadium district to the east.
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Property details
Interior
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Finance
Interior features
14 total rooms
Crawl space basement
Bedrooms
6 bedrooms total
Each unit is 3-bedroom (one on the first floor, one on the second floor)
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms total (1 full bath in each unit)
Kitchen
Each unit includes a stove, refrigerator and microwave
Laundry & utility
Each unit has washer and dryer
Laundry hook-ups in each unit
Window air conditioning units
Heating & cooling
Electric heating
Window air conditioners
Exterior features
Interstate access
Lot dimensions approximately 45 x 180
Less than 0.25 acre lot
Home design
Two- to four-unit building (configured as a two-unit property)
Fee simple ownership
Over 100 years old
Located in the Canaryville neighborhood of Chicago
Construction
Brick construction
Built before 1978
Utilities
Water from Lake Michigan and public supply
Public sewer
Financial info
No special service area
Tax exemptions: Homeowner
Other
Two units in the building
First-floor unit and second-floor unit; each unit has 7 rooms
Electricity and solar
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Style
Multi-Family (2-4 Unit)
County
Cook County
APN
20041210120000
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Last updated by owner on Jun 9, 2026.
RS-3
Residential Single-Unit (Detached House) District
The primary purpose of the RS districts is to accommodate the development of detached houses on individual lots. It is intended that RS zoning be applied in areas where the land-use pattern is characterized predominately by detached houses on individual lots or where such a land use pattern is desired in the future. The Zoning Ordinance includes three RS districts - RS3 - which are differentiated primarily on the basis of minimum lot area requirements and floor area ratios.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Other
Infrastructure
Educational / school
Library
Recreation
Cemetery
Park & open space
Climate risks
3/10 Flood Factor
Estimated 10-14% chance of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 101° expected this year, 14 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
5 unhealthy days expected this year, 6 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Chicago, IL • 60609
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Sun exposure
70/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Chicago. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
7.7 hrs
4.1 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 541 W Root St
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Nearby homes have recently sold between $185,000 and $578,000.
Nearby comparable homes
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