ATTENTION INVESTORS: Opportunity awaits in this spacious 2-story home featuring a unique floor plan with 4–5 bedrooms, 1 full bath, and 3 half baths. Offers an enclosed front porch, unfinished basement, lots of original woodwork and the vintage fireplace is still intact. New roof in 2025. The home requires significant repairs and updates but offers excellent potential for renovation, investment or owner-occupant improvement. Schedule a showing today!
Grand Central, located between Downtown Springfield and the Illinois State Fairgrounds, is a residential and commercial Springfield neighborhood with a rail-adjacent street grid and a legacy of brick storefront corridors. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the 10th Street and North Grand Avenue corridor, where corner taverns, long-running diners, and small service shops keep the sidewalks active. Housing leans toward early-20th-century bungalows and modest two-flats, with occasional industrial-era buildings near the tracks. Washington Park and its lagoon-like paths set a calmer counterpoint to the busier arterials. The Illinois State Fairgrounds adds seasonal energy and big-sky open space. Daily life centers on practical errands, local food counters, and walkable blocks that still read as distinctly Springfield.
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Market insights
1631 S College St · $40,000
DAYS ON MARKET
58 days
The average home goes pending in 5 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.1%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$40,000
Median list price in this area is $200,554. (401% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Interior features
Living room fireplace
Has basement with crawl space and a full basement
Bedrooms
Five bedrooms
Bedroom 1 on main level (approx. 15.2 x 12.9), hardwood flooring, egress window
Bedroom 2 on main level (approx. 13.4 x 13.1), hardwood flooring, egress window
Bedroom 3 on upper level (approx. 12.7 x 12.9), hardwood flooring, egress window
Bedroom 4 on upper level (approx. 11.5 x 12.11), hardwood flooring, egress window
Bedroom 5 on upper level (approx. 11.5 x 14), hardwood flooring, egress window
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
3 half bathrooms
Room-level bathroom distribution includes half baths on main and other levels as noted
Kitchen
Kitchen on main level with vinyl flooring (approx. 13.1 x 16.1)
Flooring
Hardwood flooring in multiple bedrooms and main living areas
Vinyl flooring in the kitchen
Heating & cooling
No heating system listed
Exterior features
Corner lot
Paved road frontage
Home design
Single family residence
Two levels (plus basement and additional level/third floor area)
Built in 1910
Parking
On-street parking (no garage)
Construction
Shingle roof
Building area total approximately 2503
Year built 1910
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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