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Andersonville's Fenced-In 'Compound' Will Soon Be Modern Apartments

By Josh McGhee | February 10, 2017 5:40am | Updated on February 11, 2017 12:39pm
 The massive house at what was 1472 W. Winona Ave. was bought by Coldwell Banker and will be redeveloped as a condo complex called The Win, at 1470 W. Winona Ave., according to Coldwell Banker real estate agent Jeff Parise.
The massive house at what was 1472 W. Winona Ave. was bought by Coldwell Banker and will be redeveloped as a condo complex called The Win, at 1470 W. Winona Ave., according to Coldwell Banker real estate agent Jeff Parise.
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ANDERSONVILLE — An Andersonville property nicknamed "the compound" because of the 9-foot brick wall surrounding it is getting a makeover.

The massive house, previously 1472 W. Winona Ave., will be redeveloped as a condo complex called The Win, at 1470 W. Winona Ave., according to real estate agent Jeff Parise, who purchased the property with his business partner.

"We devised plans for a new, nine-unit building in a more contemporary style as desired by many purchasers today," he said.

The building will have a mix of two- and three-bedroom units. All will have large south-facing windows that open to private terraces. One garage parking space is included with each condo, Parise said.

The property was a four-bedroom, 5½-bathroom home on three city lots. It also had a four-car garage, two fireplaces and three fountains, according to Redfin.

It was originally built more than a century ago for a doctor, but has been modified about five times, Parise said.

"Architecturally, it was in a design which is considered the precursor to the prairie-style bungalow, which in the years to follow became a huge influencing style in Chicago in which thousands of houses were built," he said.

The property was bought from an investment company along with a group of foreclosed homes, he said.

"Unfortunately, by the time we purchased the property all of the original character was long lost except for minor elements of the facade," said Parise, adding it was in "severe disrepair" and not salvageable.

While developers are "at the mercy of the weather," they hope the building will be completed by June, he said.

[Photo Courtesy of Jeff Parise]