| List Price: |
$159,900 |
| MLS Number: |
07179392 |
| 5432 West Windsor Avenue #1A |
| Chicago-Portage Park, IL 60630 |
|
| Property Type: | Townhouse/Condo |
| House Type: |
Condo |
| Bedrooms: |
2 |
| Full Bathrooms: |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Listing Description
|
|
FHA APPROVED! Just painted and new Pergo floor Kitchen and Foyer. New carpet in second bedroom. Ready to move in with fast closing. Call for a showing? Culture,
Jefferson Park is the home of the historic Gateway Theatre a former Movie Palace that is now the seat of the Copernicus Foundation. The Gateway Theatre still serves the community today as a performing arts center, hosting numerous cultural events such as theatrical performances, film screenings and concerts throughout the year. Jefferson Park Great location first floor end unit, Lots of windows and light opens to court yard. Home is also home to the award-winning Gift Theatre Company, a professional theatre company located at 4802 N. Milwaukee co-founded by Jeff Park native Michael Patrick Thornton. The neighborhood holds two large festivals annually: Jeff Fest in June and Taste of Polonia over Labor Day weekend. The Taste of Polonia has brought some of the nation's most prominent political figures to Jefferson Park to woo the support of Chicago's Jefferson Park community. President George H. Bush hosted the festival in 1992 and in 2000, future Vice-President Cheney as well as Tipper Gore, and Hadassah Lieberman made an appearance. Vice-President Cheney's presence was particularly notorious with coverage in the New York Times of his lively antics which included dancing Local Dances, serving attendees kielbasa with stuffed cabbage. Transportation, Jefferson Park has long been one of Chicago's transportation hubs, earning the neighborhood the nickname as "The Gateway to Chicago The neighborhood is serviced by the Blue Line's Jefferson Park station located on its southeastern edge next to the Kennedy Expressway at the intersection of Milwaukee and Avondale, less than three blocks away from the Gateway Theatre and the historic Jefferson Park Congregational Church. The station is attached to a stop along the Union Pacific/Northwest (UP-NW) commuter rail line provided by Metra, previously owned by the Chicago and North Western Railway and currently operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. In 2005, a monument to Thomas Jefferson was placed along the station's entrance along Milwaukee Avenue
|
|
 Listing information courtesy of: RE/MAX Showcase |
|