This one-bedroom, one-bath layout opens into a bright living area where wood-look plank flooring runs underfoot and a pair of tall double-hung windows, dressed in simple mini blinds, pulls in steady natural light against soft gray-beige walls. A track-lit pass-through counter marks the transition into the kitchen, keeping the living space open while still giving it a defined edge. The bedroom continues the same light, neutral palette, with its own window for daylight and two separate closets that split hanging storage from everyday items, so clothes, luggage, and off-season gear each get their own space instead of competing for one deep closet.
The kitchen is finished with a gray mosaic tile backsplash, a stainless steel refrigerator, and a gas range with a built-in dishwasher tucked in alongside, all set against white cabinetry that keeps the narrow galley feeling clean and current. A stacked in-unit washer and dryer sits right in the kitchen run, so laundry never means a trip to a shared basement. The bathroom carries the same updated feel, with a quartz-look vanity countertop over dark cabinetry, an undermount sink, brushed nickel fixtures, a wide mirror, and a full tub and shower wrapped in light stone-look tile from floor to ceiling.
Updated Apartments
Hardwood Floors
Restored Wood Trim
Updated Kitchen
SS Appliances
Washer/Dryer Combo
Quartz Countertop
Backsplash
Updated Bathroom
Mini Blinds
Ceiling Fans
Plenty of Closet Space
Window A/C Units
Building Features
In-Unit 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
511 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Walker's Paradise
95Walk
80Transit
90Bike
Transit & Commute
The 77 Belmont bus runs right on Belmont Avenue outside the building, with a stop just steps from the door, making it an easy way to reach the Belmont Red, Brown, and Purple Line station or to head east toward the lakefront without walking the whole way. For rail, the Belmont station at 945 West Belmont Avenue is about a 14-minute walk, putting three L lines within reach from one platform: the Red Line runs 24/7 with trains every 3-10 minutes at rush hour (up to every 15 minutes overnight) toward the Loop and 95th/Dan Ryan, the Brown Line runs toward the Loop and Kimball roughly every few minutes during the day, and the Purple Line Express adds a faster weekday rush-hour run to the Loop. Pedestrian Coffee sits right at the station entrance, so the walk to the train doubles as a coffee run.
Drivers have quick access to Lake Shore Drive by heading east on Belmont Avenue, reaching the on-ramp in a few minutes without needing side streets.
What’s Nearby
A Mariano's full-size grocery store and pharmacy at 3030 North Broadway is about a 5-minute walk, covering the weekly shop, a pharmacy counter, and prepared foods all in one stop. The Merlo branch of the Chicago Public Library at 644 West Belmont Avenue is just as close, roughly a 5-minute walk, with a full collection, public computers, and community programming.
For the outdoors, Belmont Harbor and the Lakefront Trail are about a 4-minute walk east on Belmont Avenue, opening onto Lake Michigan with a paved path for walking and running in both directions, a harbor full of sailboats in season, and a fenced dog-friendly beach for off-leash time by the water. It is one of the shortest lakefront walks of any building in the neighborhood.
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Lake View
Lake View is one of Chicago's largest and most storied North Side neighborhoods, stretching from the lakefront to Ravenswood Avenue, its identity shifting block by block rather than settling on one note. It began as a lakeside village of summer cottages and a single lakefront hotel before Chicago annexed it in 1889, and that resort-town DNA still shows in the tree-lined streets, classic greystones, and brick two-flats that carry through its many pockets. Wrigleyville rallies around Wrigley Field and the Cubs' century-old home, filling with rooftop energy on every game day; the Southport Corridor turns quieter and more boutique, its cafes and storefronts drawing a date-night crowd; and Northalsted, long the historic heart of Chicago's LGBTQ+ community, hosts the city's Pride Parade every June. Threading it all together is the lakefront itself, with the Chicago Lakefront Trail and Belmont Harbor a short walk from almost any address here. It's a neighborhood built for walking: independent boutiques, award-winning restaurants, and corner cafes line Broadway, Southport, and Belmont, and the Belmont and Addison 'L' stops keep the whole area, and the rest of the city, within easy reach.
Lakefront & Trail
Belmont Harbor & the Lakefront Trail
Belmont Harbor anchors Lake View's stretch of the Chicago Lakefront Trail, where a wide paved path runs along the water's edge past hundreds of moored sailboats on their way out to Lake Michigan. Underpasses at Belmont and Wellington carry you beneath Lake Shore Drive without ever crossing traffic, opening onto green lakefront lawns, a boat launch, and miles of running and biking path in both directions. The harbor is free, open around the clock, and busy with joggers and cyclists from the first warm morning of spring through the last fall evenings. It is the neighborhood's front door to the lake, a five-minute walk that turns an ordinary morning run into a view of open water and sailboats at anchor.
Wrigley Field has stood at 1060 W. Addison St. since 1914, making it the second-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and the beating heart of the neighborhood that grew up around it. Its ivy-covered outfield walls, the hand-turned scoreboard, and the red marquee at Clark and Addison are as much Chicago icons as the team itself, and on game days the streets around it fill with fans, rooftop bars, and the unmistakable energy of a sellout crowd. The Cubs open their home schedule every spring and play into the fall, and living a short walk from the ballpark means a Tuesday night game can be a spur-of-the-moment plan rather than an outing you drive across town for.
Open since August 1929, the Music Box Theatre is Chicago's beloved home for independent, foreign, and classic film, screening a lineup that runs from new arthouse releases to cult favorites under its ornate, star-painted ceiling. It's the only theater in the city that regularly accompanies silent films with a live theater organ, a tradition running since the early 1980s that turns an ordinary movie night into something you won't find anywhere else. The theater's tall neon marquee has lit up Southport Avenue for nearly a century, and its single-screen main auditorium still seats audiences the way it did on opening night. A few minutes from home, it's the kind of neighborhood cinema most people only read about.
Set behind an ornate terra cotta facade at 2828 N. Clark St., Landmark's Century Centre Cinema is Lake View's go-to for independent and foreign-language film, with seven screens covering everything from awards-season contenders to festival favorites that never make it to the big multiplexes. A full renovation brought reserved stadium seating and reclining screening-lounge chairs, so a weeknight showing feels like an occasion rather than an errand. Tucked into the Century shopping center along Clark Street, it sits a short walk from Lake View's restaurants and bars, making it an easy anchor for a full night out without ever needing a car.
