A 1970-built home at 118 N. Grant Street sold for $1.35 million on July 15, recording the lowest per-square-foot price among north-side Hinsdale closings this summer.
At $442 per square foot, the two-story house came in 27 percent below the $605 per square foot that 738 Woodland Avenue fetched just five days earlier on July 10, according to Shaw Local. Both properties closed at the same $1.35 million price. The difference: Woodland is a 2,233-square-foot ranch on a 0.6-acre lot. Grant Street is a 3,056-square-foot house on a third of an acre.
The gap matters for anyone watching north-side values. Village-wide, this summer's Hinsdale closings have clustered above $500 per square foot, with 522 N. County Line Road hitting $542 in July, as we reported Aug. 2. The Grant Street sale sits well outside that band.
A corridor with a wide spread
Recent north-side sales show how much pricing varies block to block. At 309 N. Maple Street, a home sold in April for $1.16 million at $388 per square foot. At 317 N. Chicago Avenue, a 1,666-square-foot house closed in January for $815,000 at $489 per square foot. And at 19 N. Vine Street, a 3,418-square-foot home sold in July 2025 for $1.48 million at $432 per square foot, according to Shaw Local.
That's a spread from $388 to $605 per square foot on the north side in roughly 18 months.
Teardown math or value buy?
The 118 N. Grant property sits on a 14,375-square-foot lot with a fireplace, central air, and two parking spots. No demolition permit has been filed with the Village of Hinsdale. But the economics tell a familiar story: in a village where every new home is a teardown replacement and the median new-construction listing price hit $1.6 million in early 2026, a house built in 1970 on a generous lot draws a specific kind of buyer attention.
Hinsdale's north side, including the Fullersburg area near Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve, is dominated by homes built between 1970 and 1999. Homes priced between $700,000 and $1.2 million represent the village's most competitive tier and are frequently purchased as teardown candidates, according to Second City Agents' market analysis. At $1.35 million on a lot this size, 118 N. Grant sits just above that threshold.
Whether the new owner plans to renovate or rebuild is not yet public. DuPage County Recorder of Deeds records show 2024 property taxes of $17,771 at the address. A prior sale at the property was recorded at $900,000, though the year is not specified in available records.
What to watch
The Hinsdale Plan Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Sept. 9, on The Preserves of Hinsdale, a proposed 20-home development with a 15.5-acre park at the northeast corner of Ogden Avenue and Adams Street. Seven of those lots would have direct access off Adams Street on the north side. The Village Board voted 5-0 on Tuesday, July 21, to refer the application to the commission. Public comment will be on the agenda.
