WHY RENT??? YOU CAN BUY FOR LESS! Super Cute Homewood Home - great starter home or perfect for downsizing! This darling home looks like it came out of a Pottery Barn catalog! Freshly painted in on-trend colors, wood and laminate floors and lots of natural light from updated windows grace this house. The front room is spacious and bright, the eat-in kitchen has white cabinetry; the bedrooms are cheery. The family room addition adds a ton of great space to this brick home, as well as expansive closets, and could be used as a large third bedroom if needed! Everything is conveniently located on one floor including laundry with new washer. HVAC is the best of both worlds with comfortable and economical radiant floor heating, but there is CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING as well. Out back is a 1 1/2 car garage with tons of storage, and a fabulous garden with raspberry bushes, fruit trees and more! New roof 2015, new appliances within last few years, new water heater, rebuilt chimney, tuckpointing and more. Just move in! Convenient to train, town and expressways! Low taxes!!!
Single-familyProperty Type
1951Year Built
7,074 sq ftLot Size
$162Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Vicki Stevenson• eXp Realty
Bought with John Jacobs• Charles Rutenberg Realty of IL
ARE YOU TIRED OF THE STAIRS? This home is JUST THE PERFECT SIZE--two bedrooms with a large family room addition. New, dark, wide-plank floors throughout * ceramic floor in kitchen w/light oak cabinets * radiant heat in floors * new windows & H2o * whole-house fan & central air (3 yrs old) * Lovely yard complete with fruit trees (pear & plum) & raised garden beds * garage & newer shed. Call
Public Records
May 1, 1985
Sold
$56,900
$43/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$5,007 (+4.3%)
$2,828 + $12,171
$14,999
2022
$4,800 (−22.4%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2021
$6,187 (+37.9%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2020
$4,486 (+51.9%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2019
$2,954 (+3.4%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2018
$2,856 (−1.1%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2017
$2,889 (−3.9%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2016
$3,005 (+3.1%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2015
$2,915 (−29.3%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2014
$4,125 (+77.1%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2013
$2,329 (−2.2%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2012
$2,382 (−8.0%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2011
$2,590 (+4.6%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2010
$2,476 (−0.4%)
$2,121 + $10,301
$12,422
2009
$2,485 (+7.1%)
$2,121 + $10,301
$12,422
2008
$2,320
$3,394 + $9,683
$13,077
2007
$2,318
$3,111 + $9,087
$12,198
Tax history for 17625 Howe Ave
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$5,007 (+4.3%)
$2,828 + $12,171
$14,999
2022
$4,800 (−22.4%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2021
$6,187 (+37.9%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2020
$4,486 (+51.9%)
$2,475 + $9,892
$12,367
2019
$2,954 (+3.4%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2018
$2,856 (−1.1%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2017
$2,889 (−3.9%)
$2,298 + $7,015
$9,313
2016
$3,005 (+3.1%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2015
$2,915 (−29.3%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2014
$4,125 (+77.1%)
$2,121 + $6,429
$8,550
2013
$2,329 (−2.2%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2012
$2,382 (−8.0%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2011
$2,590 (+4.6%)
$2,121 + $7,644
$9,765
2010
$2,476 (−0.4%)
$2,121 + $10,301
$12,422
2009
$2,485 (+7.1%)
$2,121 + $10,301
$12,422
2008
$2,320
$3,394 + $9,683
$13,077
2007
$2,318
$3,111 + $9,087
$12,198
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
7,072 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
1,309
Year built
1950
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cook County
APN
29311080130000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 11, 2026.
R-2
Single-Family Residence District
The purpose of the R-2 single-family residence district is to protect and maintain detached single-family residential development and limited other public and institutional uses compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhoods. The standards are intended to maintain the mid-density characteristic of the current development pattern.