1835 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649
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FOR SALE

1835 E 79th St
Chicago, IL 60649

South Chicago
  • 5 Beds
  • 2 Baths

$229,900

Original price: $239,900
Est. Mortgage $1,632/mo*
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$229,900

Original price: $239,900
Est. Mortgage $1,632/mo*
Get Pre-Qualified
5 Beds
2 Baths

Home Highlights

Parking
Garage
Climate Control
Heating only
Listed
76 days ago

Local Information

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  • Schools1 Preschool School1 Elementary School1 Middle School2 High Schools
  • Shop & Eat
-- mins to
Commute Destination

About this House

Excellent investment opportunity in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood! This spacious brick mixed-use 2-unit building offers incredible upside potential for investors or owner-occupants looking to build long-term wealth. Featuring a desirable unit mix with 5 total bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms, separate utilities, individual furnaces, updated electrical, newer mechanicals including furnace and hot water tank, and a full unfinished basement offering additional storage and future possibilities. Both units feature functional layouts with generous living space, fresh paint, updated finishes, and well-maintained kitchens and baths, including a recently remodeled second-floor bathroom. The second-floor 3-bedroom unit features a spacious private deck with city views, adding additional outdoor living space. The property also includes a fully fenced backyard and 2-car garage, providing valuable off-street parking. Located minutes from Lake Michigan, multiple beaches, golf courses, public transportation, shopping, restaurants, and the future Obama Presidential Center, this location offers strong long-term growth potential. Whether you're looking to house hack, expand your rental portfolio, or secure a potential income-producing property, this solid Chicago brick multi-unit offers the location, features, and upside investors are looking for. Don't miss this South Shore opportunity!

Home Details for 1835 E 79th St

Active Status

MLS Status: Re-activated

Interior Features

Interior Details
Basement: Unfinished,FullNumber of Rooms: 10
Beds & Baths
Number of Bedrooms: 5Number of Bathrooms: 2Number of Bathrooms (full): 2
Heating & Cooling
Heating: Natural Gas,Forced AirHas HeatingHeating Fuel: Natural Gas
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Exterior Features

Parking & Garage
Number of Garage Spaces: 2Number of Covered Spaces: 2Has a GarageNo Attached GarageParking Spaces: 2Parking: Yes,Detached,Garage
Frontage
Not on Waterfront
Water & Sewer
Sewer: Public Sewer

Days on Market

Days on Market: 76

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1917Year Renovated: 2019
Property Type / Style
Property Type: Residential IncomeProperty Subtype: Multi Family
Building
Construction Materials: BrickNot a New Construction
Property Information
Parcel Number: 20361030050000

Price & Status

Price
List Price: $229,900
Status Change & Dates
Possession Timing: Close Of Escrow

Location

Direction & Address
City: Chicago
School Information
Elementary School District: 299Jr High / Middle School District: 299High School District: 299

Agent Information

Listing Agent
Listing ID: 12665026

Lot Information

Lot Area: 3125 sqft

Listing Info

Special Conditions: None

Business

Business Information
Ownership: Fee Simple

Miscellaneous

BasementMls Number: 12665026Back On Market Date: Thu Aug 13 2026

Additional Information

Source Internet Consumer CommentSource Internet Entire Listing DisplayMRD IDX Comments Reviews: YesMRD Listing On IDX Display: YesMRD AVM On IDX Display: YesMRD Address On VOW Display: YesSource Internet Automated Valuation DisplayMRD Price History On IDX Display: YesMRD Market Time On IDX Display: YesSource Internet Address DisplayMRD REMARKSINTERNET: YesMRD Remarks On VOW Display: Yes
Last check for updates: about 5 hours ago
Listing courtesy of: Ryan Mosele, (847) 208-4672
Hudson Burnham Real Estate
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID, MLS#12665026
Also Listed on MRED as distributed by MLS GRID.

Market trends in Chicago

Last updated July 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$389K
$10.33KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
100.2%
0.2%MoM
Price per sq ft
$294
$8MoM
Available listings
5488
263MoM

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Aug 13, 2026
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12665026
PendingToActive
$229,900
Aug 9, 2026
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12665026
Contingent
$229,900
Jul 21, 2026
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12665026
PriceChange
$229,900
Price decreased by 4%
Jun 24, 2026
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12665026
PriceChange
$239,900
Price decreased by 4%
Jun 2, 2026
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID #12665026
Listed For Sale
$249,900

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Home Value

Trulia Estimate
$229K
Since last month
Increased$3K (+1.5%)
Since last year
Increased$55K (+31.4%)
Since last sale
Increased$98K (+74.6%)
Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +69% in the last 10 years
MonthEstimated value
2026
August 2026$229K
July 2026$225K
June 2026$237K
May 2026$178K
April 2026$180K
March 2026$165K
February 2026$169K
January 2026$191K
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.
Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
7816 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL
0.19
Multi-Family Home
$140,000
05/13/26
4
2
-
7811 S East End Ave, Chicago, IL
0.22
Multi-Family Home
$135,000
07/02/26
5
2
-
7747 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL
0.30
Multi-Family Home
$175,000
11/17/25
6
2
-
7810 S East End Ave, Chicago, IL
0.25
Multi-Family Home
$220,000
08/28/25
4
2
-
7804 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL
0.13
Multi-Family Home
$115,000
02/20/26
8
4
-
8014 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL
0.22
Multi-Family Home
$300,000
11/10/25
4
2
-
7713 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL
0.34
Multi-Family Home
$230,000
05/06/26
4
2.5
-
7627 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL
0.34
Multi-Family Home
$195,000
06/29/26
4
2
-
7828 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL
0.18
Multi-Family Home
$330,000
03/03/26
5
5
-

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.
Address
Distance
Price
Bed
Bath
Sqft
Status
7920 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.04
$310,100
7
2
-
Off Market
7933 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.05
$235,000
4
2.5
2,090
Recently Sold
7939 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.09
$405,500
5
3.5
3,090
Off Market
7943 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.10
$352,655
4
3.5
2,400
Recently Sold
7846 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
0.06
$330,000
5
2
-
Recently Sold
7947 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.10
$442,800
5
4
3,224
Off Market
7920 S Euclid Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.10
$274,000
3
1.5
1,900
Off Market
7916 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.06
$249,000
5
1.5
3,350
For Sale
7959 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.10
$257,500
4
2
2,600
Recently Sold
7938 S Euclid Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
0.11
$343,800
5
4
2,450
Off Market
7847 S Bennett Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
0.09
$492,500
6
3
-
Recently Sold

Around this home

Neighborhood Overview

South Chicago
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What Locals Say about South Chicago

At least 386 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 94 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 72 % Say car is needed

  • 72 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 70 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 70 % Say parking is easy

  • 67 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 62 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 58 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 51 % Say kids play outside

  • 51 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 49 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 44 % Say it's quiet

  • 44 % Say there's wildlife

  • 42 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 28 % Say there are community events

  • 26 % Say people would walk alone at night

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.
  • Jatwon scott
    "My community is great, loving people fast transportation everything is close in nearby and I love how the houses and the apartments are built, especially the flats"
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  • Shamyah Tidwell
    "Dog owners will like that the area is friendly and welcoming to pets. People should not have their guard up with thinking the pets will be misbehaving and attacking them they should be able to walk with their dogs with no problem. They should be able to pick up after their dogs in areas where it is not intruding their neighbors property "
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  • Landlord4141
    "Nice neighbor friendly people and not to far from shopping walking distance actually near cta also schools close to "
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  • Trulia User
    "The Historical landscape and landmarks. Shopping is convenient and transportation is available. Schools and parks are clean and safe."
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  • Trulia User
    "The neighborhood feels like a ghost town,everything looks abandoned or is abandoned. No shopping areas, it’s a good desert and the way these management companies are jacking these rent prices are ridiculous "
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  • Trulia User
    "Great neighborhood love to live here great community involvement would recommend others to live here"
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  • Trulia User
    "It has buses to get you where you need to go. The buses takes you right to the train, it takes you to downtown Chicago."
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  • Trulia User
    "Not a place to start a family, and if there is an opportunity to move out, I'll take it. For now just keep at daily here until then."
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  • Trulia User
    "Winter time is brutal. salt trucks forget about us. 84th and Burnham. I drive all the way west to Roosevelt and California. Nice summers. brutal winters. great neighbors."
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  • Trulia User
    "My neighborhood has great restaurants and stores and I know my way around when going places. The violence is not as bad but some areas are good to live in."
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  • Trulia User
    "Has great access to public transportation. There are grocery stores in walking distance. If you have school aged children, there are grammer and high schools as well in the area."
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  • Trulia User
    "You will see other dog owners walking their dogs and they always speak when you do see them! It becomes the norm to see these neighbors certain times everyday. "
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  • Trulia User
    "We have lived in this community for 15 months now and love our neighbors. We are a close knit bunch that watch out for one another."
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  • Trulia User
    "We moved here to be close to our mom’s assisted living facility. We love this community for the openness of the neighbors, the active block clubs and the amazing wildlife diversity. There is crime here, just like throughout the whole city but we generally feel safe. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I live in this neighborhood for 2 years never had any problems I go jogging in my area love living here."
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  • Trulia User
    "There’s plenty of public transportation to the loop. The metra train and the express bus will go directly downtown. Also minutes away from Lakeshore Drive and the Skyway "
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  • Trulia User
    "we use to have a block club but not anymore. I 've lived in the neighborhood for 30+ years and like everything else neighborhood activities slowly fade out."
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  • Briana A.
    "The community does an outreach program to give meals to the community and the homeless. I love this sooooo much ! Let’s keep being intentional and loving on our people !"
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  • Megan S.
    "Just stay to yourself. Mind your business and don't be too friendly. Depending on the area you can hear constant shooting especially in the summer. "
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  • Glenda B. J.
    "The senior citizen events as well as the summer youth events. They’re always doing some event for the youth in the summer "
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  • Audgreyrez
    "I’ve lived here my whole life but primarily the South Shore area and I love living over here. It’s just a very long commute to downtown"
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  • Anelytapia2
    "Too many busy streets. Not enough light at night. Need more street lights and police cars around the area. "
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  • Joni J.
    "Most of my neighbors are friendly and very concerned about our community,they are very aware whom are visiting "
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  • ewy
    "They would not like there are no dog parks. They would not like that dogs are more than likely not trained and are more than likely used as guard dogs. They also would not like I have never seen a vet in the area. "
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  • Ewy
    "Dogs are not trained here and there are no dog parks. Lots of loose dogs and killer dogs here. Must carry a stick for protection. "
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  • Glenda B. J.
    "There are very few events. Most of them are from the neighborhood churches having their own neighborhood gospel fest"
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  • Rashaunda S.
    "It is a lot of senseless violence going on and kids or adults shouldn’t be out alone or late at night because bullets have no aim or name."
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  • Mildred M.
    "no we don't but we have block party every year in August and the kid enjoy there selfs they get a chance to play in the street for day out the year good food and games"
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  • Korina F.
    "I’ve moved here over a year ago and I love it. I love how everything can be easily accessible to me. "
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  • Tiara H.
    "There are great parks and beaches in this area i like the school my kidz attendant. great for dog walking in parks."
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  • Michelle L.
    "The neighborhood is clean and tidy for the most part, so it’s usually a nice walk.....................::"
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  • Joni J.
    "Dog owners appear to be happy with living in the area because most of the neighbors in the area has concerns and respect for one another"
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  • Hassant73
    "I've had no issues over here, I do know stuff goes down but what community in Chicago doesn't have issues"
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Frequently asked questions about 1835 E 79th St

  • What is the estimated monthly payment for 1835 E 79th St?
    Based on a $229,900 list price with 20% down at today's rates, the estimated monthly payment for 1835 E 79th St in Chicago, IL is approximately $1,659 (about $1,203 principal & interest, $381 property taxes, and $75 homeowner's insurance). This is an estimate. Actual payment depends on your loan terms.
  • How does the list price for 1835 E 79th St compare to homes in Chicago?
    1835 E 79th St in Chicago, IL is listed at $229,900, about 41% below the $389K median sale price in Chicago.
  • What do residents say about the South Chicago neighborhood?
    Residents describe the South Chicago neighborhood in Chicago, IL as pedestrian-friendly, well-kept, and dog-friendly. See homes for sale in South Chicago, Chicago.
  • What are the closest schools to 1835 E 79th St?
    The closest schools to 1835 E 79th St in Chicago, IL are Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School (rated 1/10), Mann Elementary School (Pre-K/Middle, rated 5/10), South Shore Intl Col Prep High School (rated 4/10).
Ryan Mosele, Hudson Burnham Real Estate
Agent Phone: (847) 208-4672
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1835 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649 is a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom multi-family built in 1917. 1835 E 79th St is located in South Chicago, Chicago. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by MRED as distributed by MLS GRID on Jun 2, 2026. The MLS # for this home is MLS# 12665026.