Move right into this rare Hyde Park vintage "Duplex Down", which combines lovely, bright main floor with private stairway down to finished lower level with large family/play room, 3rd bedroom, full bath, and office or storage space, which brings the total sq ft to 2,662. Main floor has bright west facing living room with gas fireplace and door out to cute front porch terrace. Huge kitchen with space to dine-in or set up work/craft station. Washer and dryer conveniently located in closet off kitchen. Also a large dining/family room with handsome wall to wall custom bookshelves. Central air with new furnace, dedicated parking space in rear, specialized soundproofing in ceilings, blown in insulation in all exterior walls, back porch, and enclosed secured back porch stairs. This is a home that has been thoughtfully updated and lovingly maintained, with a superb location in walking distance to groceries, restaurants, hardware, bakery, commuter rail to downtown, and wonderful Promontory Point at lakeshore only a few blocks east.