HUB Housing Coop
Unit available immediately!
The best of both worlds: home ownership and community!
If you are looking to own an affordable home, this spacious TWO BEDROOM apartment in a wonderful cooperative dedicated to bicycles and sustainability will be just right for you. You will have a very large living space, and be an integral part of a community comprised of conscious and mindful people seeking to live in harmony with the planet. This is the right time to buy into an up and coming community with a mix of artists and concerned community activists. The apartment is so huge, it could be converted into three bedrooms or there can be a room for an extra office. Animal and children-friendly.
Specs: 1000 sq ft, two bedroom (master bedroom easily fits a King size bed)/1 bath home in unique vintage 6-unit building on a wide 51′ x 100′ lot. Large open kitchen and dining room, custom concrete counters in kitchen and bath, hardwood floors throughout. Ceiling fans throughout apartment and access to air conditioners. New furnace as well as bay windows in living room and master bedroom. Three sunny Exposures: South, East & North. Recently renovated with new kitchen (Energy Star appliances), bath, windows, plumbing and electrical service.
Common amenities include: well-equipped bike repair shop (and 2 resident bike mechanics), courtyard garden with grills and fire pit, free laundry (1 washer/1 dryer) and wifi, ample storage in basement, composting (bins and vermiculture), recycling, option to buy food in bulk (through Community Supported Agriculture and a food coop), and green roof.
Close proximity to the vital and unique 26th street retail corridor, as well as short bike routes to downtown (4 miles), Pilsen, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and Logan Square and great CTA Options:
-2 blocks to #60 (to UIC or Loop), #21/Cermak, #52/Kedzie, #94/California.
-5 blocks to #X49/Western, Pink Line (Kedzie or California).
Asking price: $129,900
Down Payment: $25,000 (highly negotiable; payment plan an option)
Mortgage guaranteed by the Cooperative bypassing the need for Corporate Bank approval. No need for loans, no worries about credit. The coop does all the financing for you! Once you buy your share, you’ll never have to worry about loans!
Contact owner directly through this ad (sophachka@gmail.com) and come by for tea and a look around. The other option is to contact Jolyn Crawford, realtor, at jcrawford@prupremier.com and mention this blog. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have.
