Crescent Park, Chicago, IL

Crescent Park occupies a six-acre site at 1801 S. Prairie Avenue in Chicago’s Near South Side. A 0.7-mile paved loop circles the park, connecting to the Lakefront Trail via a dedicated underpass at 18th Street, allowing cyclists and runners direct access to Burnham Park and the Museum Campus without crossing motor traffic. The park’s central lawn is framed by mature oak and honey-locust trees that provide shade for picnics, while two fenced, lighted tennis courts and a basketball court sit along the western edge. At the south end, a playground with poured-in-place rubber surfacing and separate tot-lot equipment serves younger children. Restrooms and drinking fountains are open year-round inside a small fieldhouse that also contains a meeting room available for neighborhood use. Metered street parking is available on Prairie and 18th, and the #3 King Drive and #4 Cottage Grove bus routes stop within one block, giving residents without cars convenient transit to the Loop in under fifteen minutes.

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Location

City Chicago

State Illinois

Averages

Taxes $5,432

House $547,279

Townhouse $215,000

Condo $133,686