ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE, THIS 2 BEDROOM/1 BATH UNIT IS LOCATED ALONG CHICAGO'S GRAND S. DREXEL BOULEVARD IN THE DESIRABLE KENWOOD/HYDE PARK COMMUNITY. FROM THE COMMON FRONT CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY, TO THE ORNATE WROUGHT IRON FENCING WITH BRICK AND SLATE COLUMNS PARTIALLY ENCLOSING A LANDSCAPED FRONT COURTYARD, CURB APPEAL REALLY IMPRESSES. INSIDE THE HOME SEVERAL RECENT UPDATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED MAINTAINING THE UNIT'S HISTORIC CHARM WHILE ALSO UPDATING THE SPACE FOR 21ST CENTURY LIVING. A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE FOYER GREETS YOU WITH ITS DRAMATIC/CONTEMPORARY BLACK AND GOLD CHANDELIER PLUS LARGE COAT CLOSET WITH ORIGINAL MIRRORED CLOSET DOOR. JUST BEYOND THE FOYER IS AN EAST FACING LIVING ROOM WITH THREE LARGE WINDOWS OVERLOOKING THE COMMON COURTYARD AND A DECORATIVE FIREPLACE AS A FOCAL POINT. FLANKING THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOYER IS THE OPEN CONCEPT DINING ROOM/KITCHEN. AT ALMOST 18 FEET IN LENGTH, THE DINING ROOM IS OVERSIZED, HAS PUCK LIGHTING, A CEILING FAN LIGHT FIXTURE, AND RECEIVES GREAT SUNLIGHT THANKS TO ITS WEST FACING DOUBLE WINDOWS. KITCHEN HAS PUCK LIGHTING AS WELL; AN EFFICIENT U-SHAPED WORK AREA WITH AMPLE COUNTER TOP WORK SPACE; SEPARATE CENTRAL ISLAND WITH BUILT-IN BREAKFAST BAR WITH GLASS AND GOLD CHANDELIER; BUILT-IN PANTRY; PLUS GAS STOVE, REFRIGERATOR, AND DISHWASHER. A STACKABLE IN-UNIT WASHER AND DRYER IS LOCATED WITHIN THE KITCHEN. AN EXTRA-LARGE PRIMARY BEDROOM IS A QUIET OASIS TUCKED AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE UNIT DOWN A SHORT HALLWAY. PRIMARY BEDROOM HAS A NICELY-SIZED WALK-IN CLOSET WITH MIRRORED CLOSET DOOR, CEILING FAN LIGHT FIXTURE, AND HAS DIRECT ACCESS INTO THE UNIT'S UPDATED BATHROOM. THE UPDATED BATHROOM HAS A JETTED TUB/SHOWER COMBO WITH A VIBRANT TILE SURROUND, PEDESTAL SINK, PLUS EXTRA SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL BATHROOM STORAGE. A WEST-FACING SECONDARY BEDROOM COMPLETES THE SPACE WITH ITS CEILING FAN LIGHT FIXTURE AND BIG CLOSET. WINDOWS ARE THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL OF THIS UNIT'S WINDOWS WERE RECENTLY REPLACED SO THERE'S NO WORRY ABOUT GETTING PULLED INTO OTHER UNIT OWNER'S WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECTS. OTHER UNIQUE UNIT FEATURES INCLUDE: ORIGINAL RED OAK HARDWOOD FLOORING THROUGHOUT, UPDATED LIGHTING, UPDATED ELECTRICAL, AND A LARGE PRIVATE STORAGE ROOM. OWNERS MUST LIVE IN THEIR UNIT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR BEFORE THEY CAN RENT OUT THEIR SPACE. YOU CAN EXPERIENCE ALL THAT KENWOOD/HYDE PARK HAS TO OFFER INCLUDING NEARBY SHOPPING AND DINING ALONG 53RD STREET AND IN HYDE PARK'S QUAINT DOWNTOWN AREA. WALK TO LAKEFRONT ATTRACTIONS AND TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CAMPUS. SEVERAL CTA BUSES: THE #4 COTTAGE GROVE, #4 COTTAGE GROVE EXPRESS, #47 47TH STREET LINE, #15 JEFFREY LOCAL, AND #2 HYDE PARK EXPRESS - ALL A SHORT WALK AWAY. GET DOWNTOWN CHICAGO OR TO THE SOUTH SUBURBS QUICKLY ALONG THE METRA TRAIN ELECTRIC LINE WHICH IS ALSO A SHORT WALK AWAY. SEVERAL GROCERY STORES ARE NEARBY INCLUDING HYDE PARK PRODUCE, LHYDE PARK FARMERS' MARKET, WHOLE FOODS, AND TRADER JOE'S. CASH BUYER ONLY.
