Hyde Park 2BR UChicago Medical Museums 20% OFF - Chicago

Spacious vintage floor w/ 2BRs available inside in-progress Oasis for travelers in S. Hyde Park near UChicago Med. 400Mbps. Purchased house recently, we are in progress of restoring to 1920s appearance as part of nonprofit project.

NOTE we have some renovation going on in kitchen (no work while you are there!).

As frequent travelers, we try to do everything we can to make your stay great:putting USB plugs & cables everywhere, to a stocked kitchen & fridge.PLEASE SEE END OF PHOTOS -- IN-PROGRESS RESTORATION, available while we are in Ukraine.

This is a 2nd/upstairs floor flat with 2 available bedrooms in a classic Chicago 1905 2-flat red-brick/brownstone. 400Mbps internet (Xfinity).

Bedroom #1 is a spacious (12’ x 18’) second-floor rear room. It features a luxurious 11" queen mattress, a large dresser with mirror, and a large 19th-century armoire for your clothes.

The second bedroom #3 is a smaller (10'x9’) second-floor front room overlooking a large balcony and the street. It features a comfy 13" single Serta mattress, a deep (~3’x4’) walk-in closet, and a small fold-down camp-style desk.

There is a kitchen with mini-fridge and microwave; access to a full refrigerator on the first floor rear stairwell may be possible subject to discussion of COVID restrictions/measures.

NOTE we have some renovation w/dust going on in kitchen -- please see listing photos. We've wiped and cleaned and scrubbed as much as we could, but there is still some dust and little (minor) debris pieces here are there in the kitchen area-- I have lowered pricing due to inconvenience.

TL;DR LONG follows: Downtown Chicago (South Loop / Magnificent Mile) is 10-25 minutes via car/Uber/Lyft (depending on traffic), plentiful public transit is nearby. Read on for more detailed info.

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, we deeply cleansed, sanitized and disinfected the property. Surfaces have been sprayed with soap and water and left to dry for soap’s disinfectant effect. Windows and surfaces will be cloudy and spotted rather than clear, in order to preserve sanitation. There is a cleansing station just inside the entryway and we will require all guests to maintain hygienic, sanitary and social distancing protocols.

We purchased just under 2 years ago and have been slowly restoring this house to its early 20th century appearance -- a bit of a labour of love, a bit of an educational project. Rather than a renovation, we are slowly peeling off layers of past changes to reveal and restore original hardwoods and other features. Our intent is to provide the experience of the 1920s or 1930s combined with necessary current amenities (WiFi, high-power USB plugs, refrigeration!).

Moving boxes are mostly long gone, and we listed after much work, but there is still much to be done. Please see photos to get an idea of current condition. Original hardwood floors were covered with layers of latex paint which proved time-consuming to remove; it is currently mostly gone, but upstairs floors are unsealed and still have paint seeped in, still in the process of removal. We are restoring edging and trim and masking tape remains in many places.

Generally we try to keep any restoration messes to a minimum and out of your way-- but if you have time & interest, may be able to provide 30-90 minutes of things like training in paint removal with infrared and other technology (“your personal episode of ‘This Old House’), and plan to offer short tours of the House as an Airbnb Experience.

The House is also part of a larger educational project, described below.

If you have limited or are charged for cellular data, we can provide a temporary password for Comcast / xfinitywifi public Wifi points in Chicago if you ask in advance.

There is video security covering outdoor and some public indoor areas; see House Rules.

We are in a relatively quiet, renewing/improving, familyish neighborhood-- we are sometimes up late, usually to get work projects completed! and attempt to be respectful of your schedule and need for quiet / rest / privacy.

The West Woodlawn section of Hyde Park is the focus of several urban renewal projects, concurrent with the Obama Presidential Library just to the east. Sunshine Enterprises and Greenline Coffee, at the corner of 61st and Eberhardt, have been centers of those efforts-- the block we are on, the first of a model now expanding to twelve surrounding blocks.

The Lorraine Hansberry House, featured in the play “A Raisin in the Sun” (and the Supreme Court case) is centered, is just across and down the street.

Finally, the House is the first of The Dikē Project. Along with the Arete Project and Thoreau College, we seek to use experiential education based on the Deep Springs College model to provide alternative college experiences, as well as service opportunities that improve the local community. In addition to local staffing, 5% of gains are reinvested in Deep Springs and local nonprofits.