**H&B due Monday 7/7 3PM** Move right into your very own fairy tale in this unique, cute as a button, low maintenance, all brick cottage! It features hardwood floors throughout the first floor, central air, a spacious dining room and partially finished basement (ideal for a home theater, spare bedroom, game or exercise space), plus the attic is completely finished and used as a lovely bedroom suite with a little attached reading room that has a viewing window to the world. Stay enchanted entertaining in your privacy fenced backyard. Come envision yourself living worry free with the new sewer line installed June 2025, new water line, new gas line, new water heater.
Closed
$250,000
157 S Du Bois Ave, Elgin, IL 60123
2beds
1,200sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1941
4,356 Square Feet Lot
$250,000 Zestimate®
$208/sqft
$1,729 Estimated rent
What's special
Zillow last checked: 7 hours ago
Listing updated: August 11, 2025 at 11:29am
Listing courtesy of:
Christina Campbell 708-261-8511,
Real People Realty
Bought with:
Esther Zamudio
Zamudio Realty Group
Source: MRED as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 12409112

Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
Primary bedroom
- Features: Flooring (Carpet)
- Level: Attic
- Area: 364 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 14X26
Bedroom 2
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 121 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 11X11
Dining room
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 104 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 8X13
Family room
- Level: Basement
- Area: 312 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 12X26
Kitchen
- Level: Main
- Area: 128 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 8X16
Laundry
- Level: Basement
- Area: 182 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 7X26
Living room
- Features: Flooring (Hardwood)
- Level: Main
- Area: 208 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 16X13
Other
- Level: Attic
- Area: 90 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 9X10
Heating
- Natural Gas
Cooling
- Central Air
Features
- Basement: Partially Finished,Full
- Attic: Finished
Interior area
- Total structure area: 0
- Total interior livable area: 1,200 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: On Site, Detached, Garage
- Garage spaces: 1
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: No Disability Access
Features
- Stories: 1
Lot
- Size: 4,356 sqft
Details
- Parcel number: 0615487002
- Special conditions: None
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Brick
Condition
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1941
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Elgin
Other
Other facts
- Listing terms: Conventional
- Ownership: Fee Simple
Services availability
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