This sunlit one-bedroom on the third floor of 837 W. Cornelia greets you with gleaming hardwood floors that run throughout the entire apartment, tying together a bright, airy layout. Tall double-hung windows in both the living room and the bedroom pull in generous natural light all day, and crisp white trim and crown molding along the ceiling line give the rooms a crisp, well-kept finish. The bedroom is a genuinely comfortable size, with a large closet for everyday storage and a second window that keeps the space bright through the afternoon, plus a window air conditioning unit and an electric baseboard heater already in place.
The kitchen is fitted with a full stainless steel appliance package, including a gas range, a side by side dishwasher, and a full size refrigerator, set against a light stone look countertop and clean white cabinetry with plenty of storage above and below the counters. The bathroom keeps the same easy to maintain feel, with a full tub and shower combo surrounded by neutral tile, a white vanity with a mirrored medicine cabinet, and a private window for natural ventilation. Multiple closets throughout the unit, including a hallway closet near the entry, give this apartment more everyday storage than a typical one-bedroom, and the layout flows naturally from the entry through to the bedroom, making it easy to furnish for either relaxed living or a comfortable home office setup.
Updated Apartments
Hardwood Floors
Stainless Steel Appliances
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
837-39 West Cornelia Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Walker's Paradise
91Walk
86Transit
88Bike
Transit & Commute
The Addison Red Line station at 940 West Addison Street is about a 5-minute walk, putting the Red Line's 24/7 service within easy reach: trains run every 3-10 minutes at rush hour (up to every 15 minutes overnight), reaching the Loop in about 20-25 minutes and running the other direction toward Wrigleyville, Andersonville, and points north.
For the Brown Line, the Southport station at 3411 North Southport Avenue is roughly a 16-minute walk, offering a second route to the Loop with trains about every 6-10 minutes during the day, plus easy access to the Southport Corridor's shops and restaurants right at the platform.
What’s Nearby
The Jewel-Osco at 3630 North Southport Avenue is about an 18-minute walk and covers the full weekly shop, including a pharmacy counter. Closer in, the Merlo branch of the Chicago Public Library at 644 West Belmont Avenue is about a 10-minute walk, with a full collection, public computers, and community programming.
The Southport Corridor, an 18-minute walk, is the neighborhood's main strip for shopping and dining, including Colectivo Coffee at 3258 North Southport Avenue for a daily coffee run. For recreation, Sheil Park at 3505 North Southport Avenue is about a 16-minute walk and has a fieldhouse, gymnasium, and outdoor space open to the public year-round.
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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.
