970 S Chicago Avenue

This AFFORDABLE HOME is on the "island" where the infamous 4 story Riverview Hotel used to stand in the heart of the RIVERVIEW HISTORIC DISTRICT! You can view the river from inside the home and it's just steps from one of the BEST PARKS in Kankakee! Walk into the SCREENED PORCH and feel like you can sit on a rocking chair on weekends and just WATCH THE ACTIVITIES of this active neighborhood. Relax! WALK INTO SUNROOM, that could be used as an office, then walk into the living room with the GAS FIREPLACE as the centerpiece of the room! It also has a LARGE PICTURE WINDOW looking into the relaxing screened porch. Next is the DINING AREA with a VIEW TO THE RIVER plus an updated European style kitchen with WINE RACK for easy access when you are dining. Walking through the doorway you will pass the basement entrance and enter the FIRST FLOOR MASTER SUITE (EXTENDED FAMILY LIVING?) with master bedroom and master bath with RECESSED LIGHTS, whirlpool and separate LIGHTED SHOWER plus beauty area! SPACIOUS MASTER BEDROOM with door to back yard for a small RETREAT ON THE PRIVATE BLUESTONE PATIO. The handsome master bedroom itself has lots of NATURAL LIGHT with a good balance of windows and wall space. Upstairs are the other 2 BEDROOMS and another bathroom. Both bedrooms display HARDWOOD FLOORS. The bedroom to the left is an UNUSUALLY LARGE 18'x13' bedroom! Go to the FINISHED BASEMENT with a family room plus bathroom for a BATHROOM ON ALL 3 LEVELS! Plus good storage and crawl space under the addition. Outside is the FENCED BACK YARD and patio plus the LARGE 31'x24' GARAGE! Located in the heart of one of the few RIVERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICTS, the Riverview Historic District and just steps away from the CROWN JEWEL PARK of Kankakee! Nearby are 2 RIVERFRONT PARKS with walking trails, 8 tennis courts, 3 PICKLEBALL COURTS & shuffleboard for the younger crowd. Plus the BOAT CLUB with 2 public boat launches, the COUNTRY CLUB, Frank Lloyd Wright's first PRAIRIE DESIGNED B. Harley Bradley house, the KANKAKEE RIVER and the Kankakee Riverfront Trail BIKE TRAIL. The nearby Kankakee River is part of the National Water Trail great for KAYAKING, canoeing, boating, WATER SKIING, jet skis, etc. Also, close to the highly rated Kankakee FARMERS MARKET in downtown Kankakee and Downtown Historic District along with great businesses like art galleries, a wine & craft beer boutique, HISTORIC PARAMOUNT THEATER, Rubber Rose Books & Print, Madame St. Vintage, an indoor mall with Stefari Coffee House and more! Plus the RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN with the East Riverwalk nearing completion! Kankakee School District offers MORE PROGRAM CHOICES than any other area school district. Unique choices like MAGNET & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the KAYS KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK to give students Culinary or BUSINESS EXPERIENCE and Kankakee Kays Battalion JROTC. Experience Kankakee and its MANY AMENITIES while traveling only about an hour to downtown Chicago. SOME EVENTS in Kankakee include the Merchant Street MusicFest, KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEY REGATTA, Cobb Park Criterium and more! Find out why so many people find the unique & POPULAR RIVERVIEW AREA so attractive! Where else can you find an AFFORDABLE HOME with this HISTORIC LOCATION with a VIEW OF THE RIVER and NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN only steps away from a riverfront park? START PACKIN'!