Emerald Playlot Park occupies a compact city block in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, bounded by Emerald Avenue and 30th Street. The park’s central feature is a fully fenced playground equipped with modern climbing structures, slides, and a poured-in-place rubber surface that meets current safety standards. A quarter-mile asphalt loop circles the perimeter, marked every tenth of a mile for measured walks or jogs. Two full-size basketball courts with new nets and LED lighting allow evening play, while an adjacent spray feature operates daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Mature oak and maple trees provide shade over six fixed picnic tables and charcoal grills available on a first-come basis. The park sits three blocks south of the CTA’s Western Pink Line station and one block west of the 31st Street protected bike lane, placing residents within a seven-minute walk or a two-minute bike ride of rapid transit and on-street cycling routes.
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Emerald Playlot Park currently has 7 single family homes for sale and 44 lots for sale. There are 2 foreclosures for sale, and 1 short sale.