Ravenswood Manor, Chicago solid brick 2-flat

Rarely available two-flat on tree-lined California Avenue, vintage details with curb appeal. Each apartment features: two bedrooms with closets, one bath with tub and shower, large formal dining room, bright living room with decorative fireplace, book shelves and casement windows, hardwood floors throughout, built-in linen closet, two front hall closets, wood windows with metal storms/screens. Newer roof and exterior brick improvements. Full, unfinished basement, coin laundry machines new boiler. Mature trees, professionally landscaped perennial front and back yards (no mowing!), Chicago paver stone patio. Two car garage. Walk to Brown Line, Lincoln Square, Horner Park, restaurants, cafes, shopping. Possession at closing. Property Features * 2-flat in Ravenswood Manor * County: Cook * 2 total unit(s), 6 rooms each, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath per unit, closets galore. * Year Built: 1926 * Style: Chicago Solid Brick Two-Flat * Parking features: 2-Car Garage, Detached, Lightweight Metal Garage Door, On-Site (garage space rents for over $100/month in the Manor) * Heating features: Gas, Hot Water/Steam Radiators * Interior features include: Ceiling Fans, CO Detectors, Smoke Detectors * Basement: Full, unfinished, with three storage rooms * Exterior construction: Concrete Foundation, Brick * Roofing: Flat Roof, Rubber * Lot is 30X125, with fenced yard, wrought iron front gate * Utilities: Public Water Service (Lake Michigan), Sewer-Storm Approximate room sizes: Bedrooms 10x13 Dining 17x11 Living room 15x17 Kitchen 8x14, not including butler pantry, nook 2,486 total sq feet Tax:$3,612 Tax Year: 2007 Tax Exemptions: Homeowner, Senior Citizen PIN: 13-13-226-010-0000 * First floor features: Original butler pantry (including vintage ironing board cabinet) with gleaming hardwood, modern kitchen, updated bath, refrigerator, gas stove, unpainted decorative fireplace with all natural woodwork and glass front bookcase doors, closets, closets, closets. Tenant pays all utilities except heat. Rent is $1,100. * Second floor features: hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen nook seating 4, vintage 1950s metal kitchen cabinets in excellent condition, microwave, refrigerator, electric stove, original built-in linen cabinet, window air conditioner, more closets! Schools: Bateman 4220 N Richmond 60618 District 299, HS: Northside Prep, Lane Tech, Roosevelt, Gordon Tech, Luther North Coordinates: 4429 N, 2800 W Age: 51-100 Years (83) One of Chicago's charming surprises, Ravenswood Manor is a small area of beautiful single-family homes and tidy multi-family buildings, including Victorian and Prairie School homes, brick bungalows, and converted vintage apartments, nestled between Montrose and Lawrence and the Chicago River and 3000 W Sacramento. Residents enjoy a quiet community with the amenities of Lincoln Square a short walk away. The city plans river access trails in the future. Ravenswood Manor residents have excellent access to Chicago's downtown (20 minutes to Loop) and the rest of the city via the CTA's Brown Line Francisco stop. Nearby Lincoln Square has traditional and trendy restaurants, including American, French, German, Indian, Italian, Mexican, Sushi, and Thai (view all at: http://www.lincolnsquare.org/restaurants-bars-lincoln-square-chicago.php) It has the acclaimed Old Town School of Folk Music, the Davis movie theater, and the Conrad Sulzer branch of the Chicago Public Library system. Grocery stores within walking/biking/driving distance include Trader Joe's, Jewel, Dominick's, Whole Foods and Aldi.