2131 West Giddings Street Apt 2A, Chicago IL

Apartment 2131-2A

2131 West Giddings Street, Chicago, IL 60625

Type1 Bed 1 Bath

NeighborhoodRavenswood

This one-bedroom, one-bath apartment welcomes you with hardwood floors running throughout and high ceilings overhead, while a bay window in the living room pulls in plenty of natural light. Crown molding and a ceiling fan round out a space that feels bright and well cared for from the moment you walk in.

The kitchen is equipped with a gas cooktop oven, a full-size refrigerator and a dishwasher, backed by a subway-tile backsplash and generous white cabinetry, including a built-in hutch with open shelving for extra storage. The bathroom includes a full bathtub and shower, a vanity with mirrored medicine cabinet, and classic subway tile with a decorative accent band. Ample closet space throughout keeps everyday storage close at hand, and the living room's bay window nook leaves room to set up a proper lounge or reading corner.

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Hardwood Floors

Dishwasher

Mini Blinds

Ceiling Fans

Plenty of Closet Space

Building Features

On-site Laundry

Cable/Internet Ready

Individual Electric Heater per Unit

Street Parking

Pet Policy

Cats Allowed

Dogs Allowed

2 Pets Max

No Weight Limit

What’s Included in Rent

Included

Water

Trash

Tenant Pays

Heat

Electricity

Cooking Gas

2131 West Giddings Street, Chicago, IL 60625

Walker's Paradise

88Walk

73Transit

89Bike

Transit & Commute

The CTA Brown Line at Damen is about a 5-minute walk, with trains every 4 to 8 minutes during rush hour and every 6 to 8 minutes through the middle of the day. It's a direct ride into the Loop in roughly 20 to 25 minutes, no transfers needed, with stops at Merchandise Mart, Washington/Wells, and Clark/Lake.

For a faster trip downtown, the Metra Union Pacific North Line at the Ravenswood station is about a 10-minute walk and reaches Ogilvie Transportation Center in a consistent 18 minutes, useful during weekday rush periods when trains run roughly every 15 to 30 minutes. The 81 Lawrence and 50 Damen buses both stop nearby, connecting to Lawrence Avenue and Damen Avenue for easy east-west and north-south trips around the neighborhood without a car.

What’s Nearby

Mariano's, a full-size grocery store at 1800 W Lawrence Avenue, is about a 10-minute walk and open daily from 6am to 10pm for everyday shopping. Closer still, The Perfect Cup at 4700 N Damen Avenue is a neighborhood coffee shop about 4 minutes away, known for its relaxed atmosphere and strong espresso.

The Damen Avenue corridor connects to Lincoln Square's restaurant scene a bit further south, including Spacca Napoli, a well-regarded Neapolitan pizzeria on Sunnyside Avenue, about a 14-minute walk. For green space, Winnemac Park is roughly a 14-minute walk, with a scenic prairie garden, nature trail, and wide walkways that make it a favorite for dog walks and quiet afternoons outdoors.

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Ravenswood

Ravenswood began in 1868 as a deliberately exclusive commuter suburb, its developers building a hotel just to let prospective buyers see the neighborhood before committing to one of its large lots, with rail-ticket prices alone keeping out all but the wealthiest Chicagoans. That changed once Chicago annexed the area in 1889 and electric streetcars, later followed by the 'L', arrived at the turn of the century, opening Ravenswood to a broader, working population and setting off a long wave of German, Swedish, and later Hispanic settlement, each community leaving its own imprint on the neighborhood's culture and architecture. The result is a streetscape defined by courtyard-style apartment buildings, brick bungalows, and a designated historic district of century-old homes, including Victorian mansions, built between 1880 and 1940 along tree-lined streets that still trace the area's earliest, least-urbanized layout near the Chicago River. Today, Ravenswood carries that same understated, community-first character forward: a former industrial corridor along the Metra tracks has been reborn as a cluster of art studios and craft breweries, giving the neighborhood a genuinely local, creative pulse rather than a nightlife-district one. The Brown Line and Metra keep it easily connected to downtown, but the pace here stays distinctly its own.

Parks & Nature

Winnemac Park

Ravenswood has no lakefront of its own, but Winnemac Park's scenic prairie garden and nature trail are the neighborhood's answer to a green escape. Added in a 1999 renovation, the three-acre native prairie planting winds through the park's 22 acres alongside softball fields, a soccer field, and shaded walkways, all on land first set aside as a city park back in 1910. It's a favorite for a quiet evening dog walk or a morning jog through tall grasses and mature trees, a genuine break from city blocks without leaving the neighborhood.

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Parks & Gardens

Welles Park

Spanning nearly 16 acres at the heart of Lincoln Square, Welles Park is the classic neighborhood anchor: a fieldhouse with a year-round indoor pool and fitness center, a softsurface playground with a water feature, and outdoor courts for tennis and pickleball alongside fields for baseball, softball, and football. It's the kind of well-used, unglamorous park that structures daily life nearby, a swim lesson, a weekend league game, or an afternoon at the playground, all a short walk from home.

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Arts & Culture

Sulzer Regional Library

Named for Conrad Sulzer, one of Ravenswood's own pioneer settlers, this regional branch of the Chicago Public Library has anchored Lincoln Avenue since 1985, when its design by Hammond Beeby and Babka won a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. Inside, frescoes by artist Nicholas Africano hang alongside a full slate of public programming and one of the system's largest collections outside the central library downtown. It's a genuine cultural anchor beyond the usual bar-and-restaurant scene, open seven days a week and free to everyone nearby.

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Performing Arts

Black Ensemble Theater

Founded in 1976 by actress and playwright Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is one of the nation's leading Black theater companies, staging original musical productions that celebrate African-American history, culture, and artists. After decades performing at a smaller Uptown venue, the company opened its state-of-the-art 50,000-square-foot cultural center on Clark Street in 2011, complete with a mainstage theater, art gallery, and event spaces. Today it continues to produce acclaimed original works year-round, drawing audiences from across the city to this corner of the neighborhood.

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Building Features

Pet Policy

What’s Included in Rent

2131 West Giddings Street, Chicago, IL 60625

Transit & Commute

What’s Nearby

Ravenswood

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Welles Park

Sulzer Regional Library

Black Ensemble Theater

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