This one bedroom, one bath apartment at 648 W. Roscoe St offers 675 square feet of bright, move-in ready living space in the heart of Lake View. Crown molding and wide baseboards trim every room, and light gray plank flooring runs throughout for a clean, cohesive look. The living room is generously sized and filled with natural light from a three-window bay plus an additional window, with a ceiling fan overhead, a coat closet by the entry, and a baseboard heater tucked along the wall. From here a hallway leads past the bathroom to the bedroom, which has its own window, a baseboard heater, a full reach-in closet, and a separate linen closet for extra storage.
The galley-style kitchen has been fully updated with white shaker cabinets, a subway tile backsplash, and dark quartz countertops that wrap around a deep stainless steel sink. Stainless steel appliances include a gas range and oven with a built-in microwave hood, and a full-size stainless refrigerator with a top freezer. A Haier washer and dryer sit side by side with a stainless dishwasher for easy in-unit laundry and cleanup, and the kitchen opens directly into the living room through a wide pass-through. The bathroom pairs a black vanity with a white countertop and sink against full subway tile surrounding the tub and shower, finished with a separate porcelain tile floor. A rear door off the kitchen leads out from the unit, and every closet in the apartment offers real, usable storage rather than an afterthought.
Updated Apartments
In-unit laundry
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
Building Features
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
646-48 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL 60657
Walker's Paradise
98Walk
84Transit
89Bike
Transit & Commute
The Broadway & Roscoe bus stop is right outside the building, about a 2-minute walk, and it puts four routes within reach from one corner: the 8 Halsted runs south through Lincoln Park and the Near North Side, the 36 Broadway heads downtown to LaSalle Street Station, the 77 Belmont connects east to the lakefront and west toward the Belmont L stop, and the 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express runs a direct, limited-stop ride down Lake Shore Drive to Michigan Avenue and the Museum Campus, roughly every 30 minutes through the day.
For rail, the Belmont station at 945 West Belmont Avenue is about a 12-minute walk and puts three L lines on 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 straight to the Loop.
What’s Nearby
Wendt Playlot Park sits right on Roscoe Street, about a 2-minute walk, a renovated neighborhood playground and green space for a quick outdoor break without leaving the block. A Starbucks at 3358 North Broadway is about the same distance for a daily coffee run, and the Merlo branch of the Chicago Public Library at 644 West Belmont Avenue is roughly a 6-minute walk, with a full collection, public computers, and community programming.
For the weekly shop, a Mariano's full-size grocery store at 3030 North Broadway is about a 12-minute walk, covering groceries, a pharmacy counter, and prepared foods in one stop. The same stretch of Broadway carries a mix of everyday restaurants and shops, making it an easy walk to combine errands with a meal out.
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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.
