This great home with updated features is located just steps from all of the best that Riverside has to offer. The large living room features a fireplace with granite mantle with french doors separating a bonus room that is perfect for an office alcove or reading nook. Granite extends along the lengthy kitchen countertops, perfectly matched to the newly refinished and plentiful cabinets. The separate dining area is spacious and receives plentiful natural light through large windows. Five bedrooms, a massive family recreation room, and basement workshop allow for endless possibilities & flexibility for all living styles. The back deck and yard make for the perfect private outdoor oasis or friend-filled entertaining space. The side driveway leads to a detached, one-car garage. Close to desirable District 96 schools & award-winning Riverside-Brookfield HS. On the edge of historic downtown Riverside, from this home you will enjoy strolls under turn-of-the-century gas street lamps to the Metra train station, restaurants, schools, parks, library, & famous pedestrian suspension bridge over the scenic Des Plaines River. Easy access to highways.