247 E Hawkins Street

Kankakee, Illinois 60901

2-3 bedroom home in MOVE IN CONDITION close to the EAST RIVERWALK and multiple walking trails plus the Kankakee Riverfront Trail BIKE TRAIL which stretches from River Road near KCC to Wilmington only approx. 2 BLOCKS AWAY! The front door faces west. ONLY $64.90/sq. ft. for all that space! When you are INSIDE you will see the systems are away from most of the LIVING AREAS. The first floor does have a large room that could be used as a family room or a LARGE BEDROOM for multiple beds or bunk beds plus a closet with room left over! Go upstairs for the LIVING AREAS including the living room, TV room off the living room divided by FRENCH DOORS, dining room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen and a WALK IN PANTRY for the kitchen. Lots of HARDWOOD FLOORS and old style QUALITIES common in the 1920's you'll love! Bedrooms have small WALK IN CLOSETS for more storage. Plus a 1 car ATTACHED GARAGE. Outdoors is a LARGE YARD to play, garden or whatever your outdoor interests may be! For summer enjoyment, there is an outdoor BRICK GRILL for ENTERTAINING FRIENDS & FAMILY with the large yard! Updates include interior repainted in 2024, 2nd story has newer VINYL WINDOWS, new Lennox furnace in 2023 and gas WATER HEATER in 2013. Kankakee has so much to offer for ACTIVITIES! Just a short distance to at least 5 PARKS, WALKING TRAILS, 8+ tennis courts, 3 Pickleball courts, schools, MUSEUM, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S first Prairie designed B. Harley Bradley house, the RIVERFRONT and the Kankakee Riverfront Trail BIKE TRAIL. The Kankakee River is part of the Kankakee River NATIONAL WATER TRAIL. This home is located only a couple blocks from a neighborhood public BOAT LAUNCH! Approximately 2 miles to the RECREATIONAL DISTRICT with the Kankakee Forest Preserve, Splash Valley, RIVER ROAD SPORTS COMPLEX, Ice Valley Ice Arena, Kankakee Community College and more! Also about 2 miles to WalMart, TRACTOR SUPPLY, the Hilton, Aldi and more! Just a short bike ride to highly rated Kankakee FARMERS MARKET in downtown Kankakee and Downtown Historic District along with great businesses like ALIGN LIGHT YOGA, Paramount Theater, Majestic Building with Flanagan's Pub, Rebel Ice Cream, MAJESTIC WEDDINGS & EVENTS and more plus the Riverfront Master Plan with the EAST RIVERWALK! Other nearby shops include Nini's Coffee Shop, KANKAKEE AUTOPLEX repair, Knack Brewing, Ace Hardware and Osterhoff Vinyl Fence & Garden Center to name a few! Kankakee School District offers more PROGRAM CHOICES than any other area school district. Unique choices like Magnet & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the KAYS KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK to give students Culinary or BUSINESS EXPERIENCE and Kankakee Kays Battalion JROTC. Experience Kankakee and its HIGH QUALITY of life and LOWER COST OF LIVING while traveling about an hour to downtown Chicago. Ask for 1 year AHS brand HOME WARRANTY. Come see what this AFFORDABLE HOME has to offer! And you have room to ADD EQUITY! "As Is" condition. START PACKIN'!