House Hunt: Five Western Springs Plots of Land for Sale

Okay, it’s not exactly a “House Hunt.” More of a “Land Hunt,” or a “Plot Hunt.”

But hey, future houses are—er, will be—houses too, so why shouldn’t we be hunting for them as well? Western Springs is a hotbed for custom-builds, and these grassy mini-meadows are just asking to host someone’s dream home.

Most of our template is rather inapplicable to this particular theme (how many bathrooms does this plot of land have?) so we’ve tossed a lot of it out, but we still went and took our customary photos (above) and we have all of the description that doesn’t consist of “this is an empty plot” (below.) Check it out!

5000 Wolf Rd.—$398,900

Lot size: 11,220 sq. ft.

Prudential American Homes

Forest Hills lot right on Wolf Road, the spine of Western Springs, straight across the street from St. John of the Cross church and school. Last sold in 2007 for $399,000. Realtor: “Beautiful… frontage lot is ready for your builder!”

1601 Oak St.—$350,000

Lot size: 12,155 sq. ft.

Prudential Rubloff

Large .28-acre lot in the northwest corner of Western Springs, at the cul-de-sac end of a cross street, minimizing traffic to virtually zero. Close to Sereda Park. Realtor: “Wonderful place to put down your roots!”

4082 Western Ave.—$325,000

Lot size: 10,650 sq. ft.

Smothers Realty Group

Extra-deep lot on low-traffic Western Avenue to the west of Old Town North, a street with many newer homes. Realtor: “House next door is an example of what can be built on this magnitude; drive by and see for yourself!

5225 Fair Elms Ave.—$279,000

Lot size: 11,250 sq. ft.

Realty Executives Service

75x150 lot in western Forest Hills; newly listed three weeks ago. Previous home has been completely cleared from the site. Realtor: “Great opportunity to build your dream home!”

5700 Wolf Rd.—$247,000

Lot size: 14,960 sq. ft.

IPM Realty, Inc.

The least expensive (and largest!) of our Western Spring land plots, in the Ridgewood neighborhood along Wolf Road. Bring your own builder; includes plan for brick-and-stone two-story home. Realtor: “Experienced home building will consider to build at cost of construction!”