New Price - now including parking! Uncomplicate your life! The perfect location within walking distance of everything: parks, dining, shopping, and Chicago's best schools, with easy public transit and driving options to everywhere else. This five bedroom, four-and-a-half bath brownstone and brick home in Lincoln Park has the ideal layout for contemporary life. With open exposure on three sides, this home is sunny, bright, and cheerful. A picturesque round turret provides lovely views from all three floors. With a total of 4,756 sq ft of living space (3,515 above ground, 1,128 finished basement, 113 basement storage) there is plenty of room for everyone. The first floor features a large living and dining room, half bath, eat-in kitchen with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances, and a family room (with a working gas fireplace) that opens onto a deck and quiet tree-lined back patio. The whole second floor is a large primary suite with bedroom, outdoor deck, walk-in closet, bathroom with soaking tub and separate shower, and a sunny sitting room. The sitting room can be repurposed as a home office, nursery, or additional (sixth) bedroom. The laundry room is conveniently located nearby. The third floor features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a bonus play space, plus plenty of closets. The finished basement has a large entertaining room with a wet bar, full bathroom, and plenty of storage space. The home's fifth bedroom is in back, and doubles as a quiet home office. The whole property was gut rehabbed and expanded circa 2005, so all utilities and mechanicals are modern. Special features include a central vacuum, dual HVAC systems with separate zones, heated floors in the kitchen, family room, and primary bath, 2 high-efficiency gas instant water heaters, recirculating hot water, water pressurization tank, a whole house fire sprinkler system, and built in stereo speakers for the first floor and back deck. Parallel internet connections from Comcast and Astound provide redundant connectivity for home offices. Stop driving and walk to the best schools in Chicago, including Francis W. Parker, Lincoln Park High School, Alcott Elementary, St. Clement School, and DePaul University. Eight minutes door-to-door to Latin School on the 36 or 22 bus. Stroll or bike to recreation and exercise, including Lincoln Park, the Lakefront Trail, Lake Michigan Beach, the Lincoln Park Zoo, Conservatory, Nature Museum, Diversey Harbor, Diversey Driving Range, Oz Park, and Equinox fitness. Walk home from Cubs games and concerts at Wrigley Field. Dine on Clark Street, or get takeout from the many nearby restaurants. Walk to Halsted St, Armitage Ave, Broadway, or Lincoln Common for upscale restaurants and summer street fairs. Public transit access is phenomenal from this home! End the stress of fighting traffic and paying for parking. Convenient busses can get you to the Loop, Michigan Avenue, Northwestern Medical Center, or Wrigley Field in just 15-25 minutes. A short walk to the Red, Brown and Purple lines on the L makes it easy to get anywhere else in the city. Easy access to DuSable Lake Shore Drive means it's a snap to get anywhere in Chicago or outside the city without fighting traffic on congested crosstown roads. This elegant, spacious home can be the hub of your relaxed city lifestyle! Close to everything, with all the amenities you and your loved ones deserve. ------------ Disclosures: Listing agent is the owner. Property has audio and video recording security systems.