This detached one family home offers a renovation opportunity for a handy buyer with a spacious living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with access to a rear deck and private yard, four bedrooms, full bathroom, a full basement, and a partially enclosed front porch! Additional features include: lots of original woodwork and stained glass, young gas steam heating system and water heater, a large shady private yard! Located near local & express buses, the elevated subway with the J Line & the rush hour Z Line, shops along Jamaica Avenue, schools and more! Short walk to the beautiful 543 Acre Forest Park with 165 Acres of oak forest, miles of hiking and horse-riding trails, the George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell, the historic carousel, playgrounds for children, tennis courts, ball fields, a 110 Acre golf course and many more features!