The Essex Condominiums offer you a quiet vintage courtyard design built in 1920. This sun filled third floor apartment has 9 ft ceilings, on the top third floor where you are the owner of the noise; nobody to bothers you from above. It hosts 2 spacious bedrooms, and 1 bath with an abundance of great storage closets additionally. The entry to the building is formal, and elegant in stature as well as spacious representing the period of glamour that was present in the 20's. As you follow the double doors to the stairwell, you are carried to the top floor, where sun drenches the apartment, and is set back from the street at the center of the courtyard. The architecture is Tudor Revival and includes crown moldings, arched entries, two stunning skylights; one in the kitchen, and the other in the living room where the cove molded ceilings decorate the room, along with the period decorative fireplace. The apartment space flows beautifully and feels more spacious than the square footage indicates. Pristine maple wood floors throughout all of the living space with traditional designed ceramic tile in the bathroom, housing an original cast iron tub. The window treatments are versatile and have been custom designed for the apartment. The kitchen is a galley style and sun pours through the skylight. It is appointed with natural maple kitchen cabinets, corian countertops, a walk-in pantry, a butler's pantry, and recessed lighting and overhead skylight. The bathroom is vintage with subway tiled wall and ceramic hexagonal tiled floors with a window drawing natural light. Both of the bedrooms are spacious and can accommodate king beds if needed, however, a floor plan is attached to allow you to configure the room capacity to your needs. There is an abundance of closet storage in the hallway as well as bedrooms. In-unit laundry can be added, but currently, the laundry is available in the basement, and additionally houses a deeded storage locker for this unit. Parking is easy on the street, and is available due to the lower density in the area where many single family homes surround the area. Pets are allowed. You can rent this unit (with board approval).The location is ideal in that it accommodates all of the many options for transport and access to everything that Evanston offers: many public and private schools, walkable to the L, Metra, Trader Joe's, Lake Michigan beach, parks, Union Pizza, Frio Gelato, Farmer's Market, YMCA, and car parking is very accessible and easy. This apartment is currently tenant occupied and requests 48 notice if possible for scheduling showings. Listing Broker must accompany. Use Showing Time for Scheduling.