Description
Incredible location alert! Just a few blocks from the Metra and nestled in one of the most vibrant, walkable neighborhoods around, this 3bedroom charmer is bursting with personality. Step inside to find gleaming hardwood floors and a warm, inviting layout that suits both everyday living and entertaining. The finished basement adds a huge bonus – perfect for movie nights, a home gym, hobby space, or all of the above. You’ll also appreciate the full bath and abundant storage. And yes…the pingpong table stays! Major mechanicals are already taken care of with a newer furnace and AC (2021). Families will love the highly rated schools: Cumberland Elementary, Chippewa Middle, and Maine West High. Come experience it in person. Your next home is waiting!
- Listing Courtesy of: RE/MAX Suburban
Details
Updated on January 20, 2026 at 8:50 am- Property ID: MRD12549115
- Price: $419,900
- Property Size: 1297 Sq Ft
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Year Built: 1954
- Property Type: Single Family
- Property Status: Contingent
- Parking Total: 1
- Parcel Number: 09071050310000
- Water Source: Lake Michigan
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Architectural Style: Ranch
- Buyer Agent MLS Id: MRD253998
- Days On Market: 4
- Purchase Contract Date: 2026-01-18
- Basement Bath(s): Yes
- Cumulative Days On Market: 4
- Tax Annual Amount: 585.7
- Roof: Asphalt
- Cooling: Central Air
- Asoc. Provides: None
- Appliances: Range,Microwave,Dishwasher,Refrigerator,Washer,Dryer,Gas Cooktop,Humidifier
- Parking Features: Yes,Garage Owned,Attached,Garage
- Room Type: Recreation Room,Storage,Exercise Room
- Stories: 1 Story
- Directions: From Northwest Hwy turn on Cambridge, right on Drake, Left on Cornell
- Buyer Office MLS ID: MRD28917
- Association Fee Frequency: Not Required
- Living Area Source: Assessor
- Elementary School: Cumberland Elementary School
- Middle Or Junior School: Chippewa Middle School
- High School: Maine West High School
- Township: Maine
- ConstructionMaterials: Brick
- Contingency: Attorney/Inspection
- Interior Features: 1st Floor Bedroom,1st Floor Full Bath
- Asoc. Billed: Not Required
Address
Open on Google Maps- Address 488 Cornell
- City Des Plaines
- State/county IL
- Zip/Postal Code 60016
- Country Cook
Overview
- Single Family
- 3
- 2
- 1297
- 1954
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