Wrigleyville · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
Wrigleyville.
- Active listings
- 2
- Median list
- $1.80M
- Avg time on market
- 17 days
- Sold · last year
- 51
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About the community
Living in Wrigleyville.
Wrigleyville is the name for the lively pocket of Chicago's Lake View community area on the North Side that wraps directly around Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. The ballpark sits at the corner of Clark Street and Addison Street, with its official address at 1060 West Addison Street, and the surrounding streets give the area its identity. Lake View itself sits on the city's North Side, bordered roughly by Diversey Parkway, Irving Park Road, Ravenswood Avenue, and the Lake Michigan shoreline, and was the second-largest Chicago community area by population in 2020 at 103,050 residents. The housing stock across Lake View runs from classic brick two-flats and three-flats and walk-up apartments to upscale condominiums, with denser condo and mid-rise product concentrated along the Broadway and Lake Shore Drive corridors. A defining feature of the immediate area is the Wrigley Rooftops, the residential buildings along Waveland and Sheffield avenues whose rooftops have offered views into the ballpark for over a century. Transit is a major draw, with the CTA Red Line stopping at Addison, an accessible elevated station at 940 West Addison Street just steps from the ballpark, and the nearby Belmont station serving the Red, Brown, and Purple lines. On game days the neighborhood fills with fans drawn to the bars and restaurants along Clark Street and the public plaza at Gallagher Way. Buyers are drawn by the walkability, the transit access, the lakefront and harbor nearby, and the rare chance to live next to one of baseball's most historic ballparks.
At a glance
Location
A sub-area within the Lake View community area on Chicago's North Side, surrounding Wrigley Field at Clark and Addison streets.
Wrigley Field
Home of the Chicago Cubs since 1916, the ballpark opened in 1914 and currently seats 41,649.
Transit
The CTA Red Line Addison station at 940 West Addison Street is an accessible elevated stop steps from Wrigley Field, with bus connections on Clark and Addison and nearby Red, Brown, and Purple service at Belmont.
Median home price
Redfin lists the Wrigleyville median sale price around 620,000 dollars, reflecting the premium of one of the city's most recognizable neighborhoods.
Parks and lakefront
Belmont Harbor at 3600 North Recreation Drive, one of the largest harbors in the Chicago Harbors system with 818 slips, sits in Lincoln Park along the nearby lakefront.
Gallagher Way
A public plaza on the west side of Wrigley Field at 3635 North Clark Street, opened in 2017, hosting free year-round community events.
Character
A lively, walkable enclave within Lake View East that blends Cubs game-day energy with a dense mix of bars, restaurants, and residential blocks.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Wrigleyville mixes residential calm with the buzz of being next to a major-league ballpark. The neighborhood sits within Lake View East, the part of Lake View that also takes in the Central Lakeview Business District, the Broadway Corridor, and North Halsted, and is well served by the CTA. The accessible Red Line Addison station at 940 West Addison Street puts rapid transit steps from home, with bus connections on Clark and Addison, while the nearby Belmont station carries the Red, Brown, and Purple lines. For green space and recreation, the lakefront is close at hand, with Belmont Harbor and its 818 boat slips set within Lincoln Park just east of the neighborhood.
Game days transform the area, as Clark Street's bars and restaurants fill with Cubs fans and Gallagher Way hosts crowds before and after first pitch, then quiet into a community park with free events the rest of the year. The housing character reflects classic Chicago North Side density, with brick two-flats and three-flats, walk-up apartments, and condominiums, plus the distinctive Wrigley Rooftops buildings lining Waveland and Sheffield. On pricing, Redfin reports a Wrigleyville median sale price of roughly 620,000 dollars, reflecting the premium buyers place on living in one of the city's most recognizable neighborhoods. The area also sits near Lake View's Belmont Theater District, with more than 20 theaters and performance venues near the Belmont L station.
Around town
What there is to do in Wrigleyville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Wrigley Field
The home of the Chicago Cubs opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park at 1060 West Addison Street and has been the Cubs' home since 1916, with a current seating capacity of 41,649. It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2004 and a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2020. Beyond Cubs games, the ballpark also hosts concerts and other events.
- Family
Gallagher Way
This public plaza on the west side of Wrigley Field at 3635 North Clark Street opened in 2017 and was named Gallagher Way in 2018. It serves as a pre-game and post-game gathering spot and a year-round neighborhood park. Programming includes outdoor film screenings, fitness classes, concerts, and holiday events.
- Recreation
Belmont Harbor
Located at 3600 North Recreation Drive within Lincoln Park, Belmont Harbor is one of the largest harbors in the Chicago Harbors system. It offers 818 slips, mooring cans, and star docks accommodating a wide range of boat sizes. The harbor sits along the lakefront just east of the neighborhood and is home to several yacht clubs.
- Culture
Metro Chicago
This long-running live-music venue sits at 3730 North Clark Street, a short walk from Wrigley Field, and was established in 1982 in a building originally constructed in 1927. It has a capacity of about 1,100 across the main floor and balcony and houses the Smart Bar dance club below. Metro has hosted countless major and emerging acts over the decades.
- Parks
Lincoln Park Lakefront
Just east of Wrigleyville, Lincoln Park is Chicago's largest park, protecting roughly 1,200 acres of lakefront for public use. It offers the lakefront trail, beaches, harbors, and open green space within easy reach of the neighborhood. The park provides the nearest large-scale outdoor recreation for Wrigleyville residents.
- Food & Drink
Clark Street Dining and Nightlife
Clark Street, which runs past Wrigley Field, anchors Wrigleyville's bar and restaurant scene and fills with fans on game days. The area is known for sports bars, restaurants, and nightlife clustered near the ballpark. It is the social spine of the neighborhood year-round.
By the numbers
Wrigleyville taxes + market stats.
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Median sold price
$805,000
MRED · last 12 mo (51 sales)
How Wrigleyville got here
A bit of history.
Charles Weeghman hired architect Zachary Taylor Davis to design a steel-and-concrete ballpark at Clark and Addison, and it was ready for its home opener on April 23, 1914, when it was known as Weeghman Park, home of his Chicago Whales of the Federal League. After the Federal League folded following the 1915 season, Weeghman formed a syndicate, bought the Chicago Cubs, and moved them to the two-year-old park, where the Cubs played their first home game on April 20, 1916. Chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. acquired the Cubs in 1921, the park was called Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, and it was renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. The ballpark was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2004 and a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2020, and the name Wrigleyville attached itself to the formerly working-class neighborhood that grew up around the field.
As the Cubs grew in popularity, the buildings ringing the park became part of the story. The Wrigley Rooftops, along Waveland Avenue overlooking left field and Sheffield Avenue overlooking right field, evolved from a few dozen fans on flat roofs into formal seating businesses by the 1980s, and the team's ownership had acquired or controlled eleven of the rooftop locations by the end of the 2016 season. In 2017 the Cubs opened a public outdoor plaza on the west side of the ballpark at 3635 North Clark Street, first called The Park at Wrigley and rechristened Gallagher Way in 2018. The plaza serves both as a pre-game and post-game gathering spot and as a year-round neighborhood park hosting film screenings, fitness classes, concerts, and holiday events.
The questions buyers actually ask
Wrigleyville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Wrigleyville. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What types of homes are available in Wrigleyville, and what do they cost?
- Wrigleyville and the wider Lake View area offer classic Chicago North Side housing, including brick two-flats and three-flats, walk-up apartments, and condominiums, plus the distinctive Wrigley Rooftops buildings along Waveland and Sheffield. Denser condo and mid-rise product is concentrated toward the Broadway and Lake Shore Drive corridors. Redfin reports a Wrigleyville median sale price of roughly 620,000 dollars. Buyers should treat that figure as a neighborhood snapshot that moves with the market.
- How is the commute to downtown Chicago?
- Transit access is one of Wrigleyville's strongest features. The CTA Red Line Addison station at 940 West Addison Street is an accessible elevated stop just steps from Wrigley Field, putting riders on a direct rapid-transit line to downtown. The nearby Belmont station adds Red, Brown, and Purple line service. Bus routes on Clark and Addison also serve the immediate area.
- How walkable is the neighborhood?
- The neighborhood is highly walkable, with the Clark Street corridor of bars, restaurants, and shops at its center and most daily errands handled on foot or by transit. Wrigley Field, the CTA, and a dense commercial strip are all within a short walk. Walk Score rates Chicago overall as Very Walkable, and the North Side neighborhoods in and around Lake View rank among the more walkable in the city.
- What is it like living near Wrigley Field on game days?
- On Cubs game days the neighborhood comes alive, with Clark Street's bars and restaurants filling with fans and crowds gathering at Gallagher Way before and after first pitch. The ballpark seats 41,649, so home games bring real energy and foot traffic to surrounding blocks. The CTA even adds select Purple Line Express trains at Addison for weekday evening home games. Buyers who love the buzz find it a major plus, while those who prefer quiet should consider how close a given block sits to the park.
- What parks and recreation options are nearby?
- The lakefront is close at hand. Belmont Harbor at 3600 North Recreation Drive is one of the largest harbors in the Chicago Harbors system, with 818 slips, and it sits within Lincoln Park just east of the neighborhood. Lincoln Park itself protects roughly 1,200 acres of lakefront with beaches, trails, and open space. Gallagher Way also functions as a neighborhood park with free year-round programming when the Cubs are not playing.
- What is the overall character of the neighborhood?
- Wrigleyville is a lively, formerly working-class enclave within Lake View East that wraps around Wrigley Field and blends Cubs game-day energy with a dense residential and nightlife mix. It sits near the Belmont Theater District, which showcases more than 20 theaters and performance venues by the Belmont L station, and near Lake View's well-known Broadway and North Halsted corridors. The result is a neighborhood with strong identity, excellent transit, and a true urban-village feel anchored by one of baseball's most historic ballparks.
- Who is the real estate agent for Wrigleyville?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Wrigleyville in Wrigleyville, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Wrigleyville specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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