919 Marengo Ave.

Welcome to a beautifully renovated home in Forest Park with so many updates it presents like a brand new home. Classic details are found everywhere with the crown molding and built-in dining room cabinet. You will love the kitchen layout, especially with sightlines to the large eat-in area and the magnificent partially-covered patio for outside living/dining. The kitchen boasts all the typical stainless-steel appliances plus a range hood, microwave in a designated place, and a small refrigerator -- found near the exit to the back deck to keep the summer gatherings seamless. You will find three bedrooms, all healthy in size, and generous closets (two of the bedrooms have walk-in closets), with full-size laundry machines on the second level. The second-floor bathroom has a double sink with a large walk-in shower. On the main level is another bedroom and a bathroom, perfect set up for guests or an office. Outdoor living space, with ceiling fans, is abundant with both the front and back porches. These areas are covered and can be enjoyed rain or shine. The basement is partially finished, perfect for entertaining, yet plenty of room for storage. The retractable screen makes gaming and movie watching a real event. There is another full bath in the basement as well. Bonus outside dry storage area has hooks for bikes, scooters, and room for strollers or wagons; it is flexible and easy to access from the yard and home. Updates include a multi-zoned home for heat and A/C, spray foam insulation in walls, and R60 in the ceiling for increased efficiency, new roof in 2015, siding in 2018, all new windows and doors in 2018, and the basement has a perimeter drain tile. The garage is being sold as-is. Close to Blue Line trains and I290 access ramps. Forest Park park district facilities are nearby as well. So much has been done to this home; you can move in and enjoy it.