Evanston 'Sixteen Candles' House Sold For 43% Higher Than 4 Years Ago

EVANSTON, IL — The northwest Evanston house used as filming location for the 1984 coming-of-age film "Sixteen Candles" sold earlier this year for more than 98 percent of its sales price and more than 43 percent above its sales price from four years earlier.

The 5,000-square foot Georgian at 3022 Payne Street was used as the home of "Sixteen Candles" protagonist Sam Baker, played by breakout star Molly Ringwald in John Hughes' directorial debut.

In a 2018 article revisiting her work with Hughes, Ringwald said Hughes told her that he found her headshot while looking through photograph of local actors, decided to write the movie about the girl he imagined her to be and filmed it in the Chicago suburbs the summer after she completed ninth grade.

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Earlier: 'Sixteen Candles' Filming Location In Evanston Sold For Loss

Before going on the market earlier this year with a $1.65 million asking price, the house had changed hands most recently in 2018 for $1.35 million, when it was purchased by sellers Jonathan and Lisa Levy. According to county property records, they sold it for $1,625,500 in June to Marianne Miller and Aaron Reichlin.

Listing agent Emily Destafano said the Levys renovated the house while seeking to keep its character intact, she told Elite Street, adding a new slate roof, new first-floor windows and second-floor air conditioning, which accounted for the higher sales price.

Earlier: 'Sixteen Candles' Filming Location In Evanston Set To Change Hands

• Address: 3022 Payne St., Evanston
• Built: 1931
• Lot Size: 0.3 acres
• Square feet: 5,000
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 4 full, 2 partial
• Sellers represented by: Emily Destefano, @properties Evanston
• Buyers represented by: Dave Yocum, Redfin Corp.
• First Listed: May 5 for $1.65 million
• Sale Closed: June 24 for $1.6255 million

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