The 79th Red Line station sits at the intersection of 79th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway, providing South Side residents with direct CTA service into the Loop in about 25 minutes during peak hours. The station is adjacent to the 79th Street commercial corridor, which includes grocery stores, pharmacies, and several bus routes that extend east to the lakefront and west into residential neighborhoods. Its location also places commuters within a short ride of employment clusters at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the medical district further north.
79th currently has 75 single family homes for sale, 2 townhouses for sale, 1 condo for sale, and 48 lots for sale. There are 14 foreclosures for sale, and 4 short sales. For anyone looking for a brand new home, there are 5 new construction homes for sale that are within a mile.