Sunny, spacious 3BR + office single family home in SE Evanston near transit

Description

Warm and inviting 4BR (or 3BR + office) Arts and Crafts single-family home (c. 1916) with great built-in woodwork, spacious and well-equipped kitchen, 2 1/2 bathrooms, in-unit laundry, and comfortable family room/exercise room in wonderful southeast Evanston neighborhood. This home has some of the best transit access available anywhere in greater Chicago - 7-minute walk to either the Metra (Union Pacific North - 22 minutes to downtown Chicago, 27 minutes to Ravinia, 2 minutes to downtown Evanston) or CTA Purple Line (10 minutes to Northwestern, 20 minutes to Loyola, 45 minutes to downtown Chicago). Also close to Northwestern shuttle to medical/law campus downtown. There are four bedrooms upstairs, each with a small closet - one with a queen bed, one with a full-size platform bed, and one with a twin-size platform bed, and the fourth bedroom has a futon that can be opened into a full-size bed. Upstairs is one bathroom with a shower/tub, with a half bath on the first level. The downstairs family room has a comfortable queen-size sofa bed for guests, along with its own newly renovated bathroom with tiled shower. The home also includes a large living room/music room with both a baby grand piano and a double-manual Italian harpsichord - we have hosted ensembles of up to 10 musicians for rehearsals here! The home includes classic Arts and Crafts design touches, with all the modern amenities: huge side-by-side double fridge/freezer combo (enough for two hungry teenage boys) with icemaker, Bosch dishwasher, Bertazzoni gas range, granite and butcher block countertops, and fully equipped with all the kitchen gadgets and furnishings you need for easy cooking at home. Home also has two-zone heating and full central air with new easy-to-use Ecobee thermostats, tankless hot water system (never run out!), and new LG washer and dryer. All utilities are included in the rent - gas, electric, water/sewer, and high-speed internet. You may also use our subscriptions to Netflix, Prime Video, and (HBO) Max. Also included is strong 500 Mbps internet and boosted WiFi throughout the house, and use of a reliable printer/scanner. A comfortable covered porch at the front door seats up to four, with great people-watching opportunities, and there is a small yard for the house and a larger fenced yard across the driveway shared with the tenants of the neighboring two-flat (all part of the same property). The driveway parks two cars front-to-back; the use of the owner's car (a 2012 Audi Q5) is negotiable for an extra fee and proof of insurance. Southeast Evanston is an eminently pedestrian- and bike-friendly neighborhood, with all the amenities of daily life within a very short walk. Main Street is an 8-minute walk and boasts at least five excellent cafes and wine bars (only one a Starbucks!), several great restaurants, an Urgent Care health clinic, an old-fashioned news stand, and many interesting and quirky shops. Several parks and some great playgrounds are only 2-3 blocks away, and the lakefront and South Boulevard Beach are an approximately 15-minute walk. Trader Joe's is an approximately 15-minute walk or a 5-minute drive, across the street from a Jewel Osco and a very well-equipped liquor and wine store. Walgreen's is about a 10-minute walk. Downtown Evanston is an approximately 35-minute walk or less than a 10-minute drive, and Northwestern University is a short bike or CTA ride away. The neighborhood is both safe and diverse, with beautiful tree-lined streets and an interesting mixture of large old houses and denser courtyard apartment buildings. This home is ideal for visiting Northwestern or Loyola faculty, or anyone who wants to live in a well-maintained and updated historic home in a great college town close to one of the world's great cities.