Great opportunity to own an extra large home or easily convert this back into a duplex! This home is located on a large corner lot in Springfield near Lincoln Park with a huge front porch! This spacious property offers approximately 2,200 finished square feet with two separate residential units. The main-level unit features 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, and kitchen. The second-floor unit offers 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a living room, and kitchen. Recent improvements include a new roof, HVAC approximately 2.5 years old, and a new foundation wall in the garage. With its functional floor plans, generous living space, and separate units, this property is ideal for an owner-occupant looking to offset their mortgage or an investor seeking an income-producing opportunity. Updated include New roof, HVAC & foundation wall. Don't miss the opportunity to add this versatile duplex to your portfolio!
Lincoln Park, located between North Grand Avenue and Sangamon Avenue, is a residential and park-adjacent Springfield neighborhood with mature tree-lined streets and a classic city-park backdrop. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Lincoln Park entrance near the North Grand Avenue corridor, where ballfields, picnic lawns, and steady foot traffic set an active, outdoors-forward tone. Housing reads as mid-century ranches and tidy bungalows with deep setbacks and generous yards. The park’s lagoons, trails, and open greens shape daily routines and seasonal events. Nearby, the Illinois State Fairgrounds adds a big-venue pulse that contrasts with the quieter blocks. Local staples such as Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery and the Hoogland Center for the Arts help anchor nights out beyond the park.
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Market insights
600 E Black Ave · $155,000
DAYS ON MARKET
18 days
The average home goes pending in 6 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.8%
Most homes are selling 0% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$155,000
Median sale price in this area is $214,297. (38% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
1 price drop
23% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
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Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Cable available
One fireplace
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms
Bedroom 1 on main level (approx. 15.1 x 11.1) with egress window, carpet
Bedroom 2 on main level (approx. 11.4 x 13.1) with egress window, carpet
Bedroom 3 on upper level (approx. 14.5 x 12.9) with egress window, carpet
Bedroom 4 on upper level (approx. 11.4 x 13.7) with egress window, hardwood
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Microwave
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer
Dryer
Flooring
Carpet
Hardwood
Laminate
Heating & cooling
Central air conditioning
Electric forced-air heating
Exterior features
Fenced yard
Corner lot (50 x 104.4)
Home design
Single-family residence
Parking
Attached 1-car garage
Construction
Shingle roof
Built in 1882
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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Great opportunity to own a duplex on a desirable corner lot in Springfield near Lincoln Park! This spacious property offers approximately 2,200 finished square feet with two separate residential units. The main-level unit features 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, and kitchen. The second-floor unit offers 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a living room, and kitchen. Recent improvements include a new roof, HVAC approximately 2.5 years old, and a new foundation wall in the garage. With its functional floor plans, generous living space, and separate units, this property is ideal for an owner-occupant looking to offset their mortgage or an investor seeking an income-producing opportunity. Updates include: Roof, HVAC, Foundation wall in basement! Don't miss the opportunity to add this versatile duplex to your portfolio!
These districts are designed to provide for all types of residential buildings, in order to permit a broad range of housing types, with appropriate standards on density, open space, and spacing the buildings. These districts are mapped in relation to a desirable future residential density pattern, with emphasis on accessibility to transportation facilities, and to various community facilities, and on the character of the existing development. These districts also include community facilities and public open space uses which serve the residents of the districts or which an open residential environment benefits. The uses permitted in R-3 (a), (b) districts are identical, however, provisions of section 155.056 of this chapter limit the density of residential uses.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Community / recreation center
Religious facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Housing-Student
Educational / school
Library
Museum / gallery
Golf related
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
4/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 104° expected this year, 20 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
1% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 1 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Springfield, IL • 62702
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Sun exposure
93/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Springfield. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 600 E Black Ave
We cannot show automated home-value estimates for this home.
Nearby homes have recently sold between $142,000 and $190,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 5 recent nearby sales, priced between $142K to $190K.