459 S Nelson Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901 (MLS # 12477429)

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PRICE $111,987 dsIDX morgage calculator
BEDS 2
BATHS 1
HOME SIZE 1,008 sqft
LOT SIZE 7,406 sqft

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'!

DAYS ON MARKET 2 LAST UPDATED 9/27/2025
YEAR BUILT 1948 COMMUNITY Kankakee
GARAGE SPACES 1.0 COUNTY Kankakee
STATUS Active PROPERTY TYPE(S) Single Family

SCHOOLS
School District Kankakee High School
High School Kankakee High School


ADDITIONAL DETAILS
AIR Central Air
AIR CONDITIONING Yes
APPLIANCES Dryer, Range, Washer
AREA Kankakee
BASEMENT Full, Unfinished, Yes
CONSTRUCTION Brick, Vinyl Siding
GARAGE Yes
HEAT Forced Air, Natural Gas
LOT 7405 sq ft
LOT DIMENSIONS 51.35x145x40x145
PARKING Concrete, On Site, Detached, Garage, Driveway
SEWER Public Sewer
STYLE Bungalow
TAXES 318
UTILITIES Cable Available
WATER Public
ZONING SINGL
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