459 S Nelson Avenue Kankakee, IL 60901
Listing Courtesy of: MLS LogoMidwest Real Estate Data / Coldwell Banker Realty / Berry McCracken

  459 S Nelson Avenue Kankakee, IL 60901

Active (37 Days)
$111,987 (USD)
2
BED
1
BATH
1,008
SQFT

Description

Yes you can OWN A HOME to live in for almost $112,000! Take a look inside this MOSTLY BRICK HOME. The LIVING ROOM is rather spacious with it being OPEN TO THE DINING ROOM. The common floor covering blends the 2 rooms into 1 LARGER ROOM. The kitchen is almost LARGE ENOUGH for a table and is large enough to prepare the food for all residents. Down a short hallway are 2 BEDROOMS and a full bathroom. BOTH BEDROOMSs are RATHER LARGE with good size closets. Behind the kitchen is the ENCLOSED PORCH for you to unwind on. Then there is the SPACIOUS BACK YARD which leads back to the 1 CAR GARAGE to keep your car off the street. The BASEMENT is unfinished waiting for you to add YOUR VISION of leaving it unfinished or ADDING A FAMILY ROOM for a second living area. A few blocks away is one of the few RIVERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICTS, the Riverview Historic District and just a few short blocks away from the CROWN JEWEL PARK of Kankakee! Nearby are 2 RIVERFRONT PARKS with walking trails, 8 tennis courts, 3 PICKLEBALL COURTS, shuffleboard and more. Plus the BOAT CLUB with 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, Madame St. Vintage, an indoor mall with Stefari Coffee House, the LUSH VINE wine bar plus Rebel Ice Cream and more! Plus the RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN with the East Riverwalk! Kankakee School District offers MORE PROGRAM CHOICES than any other area school district. Close by is I-57 and POOR BOY RESTAURANT, McDonalds, CAPTAIN FRESH FISH & Chicken, Trendz Beauty Supply, Ricky Rockets Fuel Center, DAIRY QUEEN, Domino's Pizza, LOS PEREZ SUPERMARKET and more! EMPOLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES right off the highway like Hoekstra Trucking, CMC MILLIPORE, Heartland Harvest, Kankakee Tank Wash, CMC REBAR and more! Schools nearby with unique education choices like MAGNET & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the KAYS KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK to give students Culinary and BUSINESS EXPERIENCE and Kankakee Kays Battalion JROTC. Experience Kankakee and its MANY AMENITIES while traveling only about an hour to DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. I-57 is only about 3 minutes away. SOME EVENTS in Kankakee include the Merchant Street MusicFest, KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEY REGATTA, Cobb Park Criterium and more! Start Packin'!

MLS #:
12477429
Taxes
$318(2024)
Lot Size
7,405 SQFT
Type
Single-Family Home
Year Built
1948
Style
Bungalow
School District
111
County
Kankakee County

Listed By

Berry McCracken, Coldwell Banker Realty
Source
Midwest Real Estate Data as distributed by MLS Grid
Last checked Nov 1 2025 at 2:32 PM GMT+0000
Bathroom Details
  • Full Bathroom: 1
Interior Features
  • 1st Floor Bedroom
  • 1st Floor Full Bath
  • Dining Combo
  • Appliance: Range
  • Appliance: Washer
  • Appliance: Dryer
  • Laundry: Sink
  • Laundry: Electric Dryer Hookup
  • Co Detectors
  • Tv-Cable
  • Water Heater-Gas
Property Features
  • Foundation: Block
Heating and Cooling
  • Forced Air
  • Natural Gas
  • Central Air
Basement Information
  • Unfinished
  • Full
Exterior Features
  • Roof: Asphalt
Utility Information
  • Utilities: Water Source: Public
  • Sewer: Public Sewer
School Information
  • High School: Kankakee High School
Parking
  • Concrete
  • On Site
  • Garage Owned
  • Garage
  • Detached
  • Side Driveway
Living Area
  • 1,008 sqft
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