Discover Braddock Investment Group’s latest Chicago rehab project at 1169 Lyman Avenue in the Arts District of Oak Park. In this video, real estate agent Laura Maychruk, of Maychruk Real Estate, gives you a full walk-through of this beautifully renovated home — from its wide lot and natural light, to the upgraded kitchen, finished basement, and expansion potential in the attic. Whether you’re searching for a move-in ready home in Chicago, or you’re curious about how Braddock transforms properties, this tour shows exactly why buyers and sellers trust our team.
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Video Transcription:
“Hi guys. I’m here at my newest listing, 1169 Lyman Avenue in the Arts District neighborhood. This is an unusual home and that has been completely rehabbed top to bottom. Let’s take a tour.
Before I go in, I always like to show you the neighborhood so you can see that this house sits on a nice wide lot. This is 37 feet wide, so you got a lot of space on either side, allowing a lot of natural light into this house. You can also see that it is in the middle of the block. So to our south here, it’s going to be Roosevelt Road, but it’s so far away from Roosevelt Road that you really don’t have any noise. So really great location and look at that curb appeal. All right, let’s get inside.
All right, here we are walking in, and you can see we walk right into an enclosed front porch. This is a great three-season area. You can see we’ve got a lot of windows here, a lot of natural light, and those can be opened for a breeze. We also have a beautiful front door here. Look at that original front door and a gorgeous piece of original stained glass left behind. And look at this little throwback. It is an old mailbox and doorbell. How charming.
Okay, let’s head inside and you’ll see we come into this little entryway, kind of a weather lock. Because as we come through, there is yet another door, and I’ll show you. Let me turn around here. So this is the living room. And you can see there’s the door of the entryway. So there’s that little weather lock, but we have a very spacious room. We got refinished hardwood flooring throughout the house. We’ve got replacement windows throughout the house.
Here we are in the dining room. You can see how that’s connected to the living room. And you can see again this natural light here just flooding in and this charming little alcove here in the dining room with this beautiful woodwork. This is all original woodwork throughout here. Look at the crown molding. You’ve got what’s called picture molding all the way around. Original doors, original hardware, lots of original detail left behind here. I’ll keep going back and we’ll go into the kitchen.
And you can see that this kitchen has been completely updated. We’ve got beautiful white shaker cabinets, stainless appliance package. You’ve got a marble, mosaic backsplash, quartz countertops, just all the bells and whistles you’re looking for. Plus again, that beautiful hardwood flooring throughout. This kitchen also features a large pantry right here. What a bonus feature this is.
All right, let’s check out the bathroom. And that actually is a huge closet by the way. And then here is our bathroom also completely updated. We’ve got brand new tile everywhere, brand new tub, sink, toilet. Plumbing has been updated. Medicine cabinet with the LED display. It’s heated, cool mirror. Beautiful window. Just a lovely bathroom.
And that’s the door to the basement. We’ll get there. Let me come around and just show you the bedrooms. We’ve got a bedroom right here, right off of the dining room. Nice space. And a lovely closet. I’ll come around and show you the other bedroom that was up here by the living room. So again, another bedroom. There’s that closet with the stained glass. Check that out. All right, and then we have the third bedroom at the back across from the kitchen. So I’ll head back there just to show you that. Here we go. This is the third bedroom. There’s the closet and there is a staircase up to the attic space. I’ll take you up there in a few minutes. All right, let’s head down to the basement.
All right, coming down here to the basement, you can see we’ve got incredible ceiling height, nice lighting. We’ve got the luxury vinyl on the floor, brand new washer and dryer for this nice laundry room. We also have a full bathroom down here. Let me just peek in here. So you’ve got a lovely bathroom, shower, toilet, and sink. And then we have, if I continue back here, a very nice family room space. There’s a utility area behind that closet, a little bit of storage. Got an additional storage room over here. Look at this nice clean storage. Fresh, clean, bright spaces. And yet another storage area right here. So just an incredibly usable, functional basement, adding a lot of square footage to this house. All right, let’s check out the attic.
All right, I just wanted to pop up here for a minute just to show you the expansion possibilities of this house. This is the unfinished attic space that definitely could be dormered and could be usable and made into living space. All right.
I wanted to step outside into the yard so you could see just how large this yard is. Again, it’s an extra wide lot. And you can see for yourself just how much space you have back here. It is also fully fenced all the way around, so perfect for pets and kids. And there is the one car garage. Super convenient. All right.
All right, that concludes our tour of this beautiful rehabbed home at 1169 Lyman Avenue in the Arts District neighborhood. I hope you loved what you saw, and I hope you’ll come see it soon. Thanks.”