4 Bedroom Home For Sale in Forest Park, IL

4 / 2, Single-Family Home in Forest Park, IL

If you love the charm and architecture of 1920s-style housing, this home is perfect for you! Its a bungalow with tons of characteristics indicative of the era. The formal living room features the original stained glass on the upper windows with new exterior storm windows for protection; they also add to the homes energy efficiency. Crown molding decorates many of the rooms throughout and refinished hardwood graces the floors. The formal dining room boasts a brass nickel chandelier that illuminates the space, and a bay wall with double hung windows. This home is in walking distance to downtown Forest Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio and downtown Oak Park. It is also just minutes to the El and interstates 290 and 294 so getting to downtown Chicago and OHare Airport is a breeze. The newly renovated downtown Forest Park also offers tons of great restaurants and shops. The kitchen has been gutted and rebuilt, equipped with new Maytag appliances and granite counters. The staggered-height wood cabinets offer tons of storage with under-cabinet lighting. Theres even a lazy Susan! This well-designed kitchen also boasts a table area. A pass-through leads to an enclosed porch with heating and air conditioning thats the perfect space for a home office. There are two bedrooms on the main level that house single closets. On the upper level are two more bedrooms with carpeting, including the new master thats adorned with a huge skylight. The main floor bath features a shower/tub combo, wainscoting and a ceiling mount light fixture while the upper level offers a charming powder room. The basement boasts a full kitchen with a pantry and a table area and a bath housing a two-person shower with a terrazzo base and a ceramic surround.