RARELY AVAILABLE SPACIOUS & WELCOMING home in the heart of Des Plaines, offering the perfect blend of comfort, convenience, and community! PROUDLY SITUATED across from the Hawaii Park and it's cute playground, this home offers convenient access to green space and and recreation while still maintaining a SENSE OF PRIVACY! Welcome in through the double-door front entry to experience the soothing & neutral paint palette creating the perfect balance to gleaming hardwood floors AWASH IN NATURAL LIGHT FROM an expansive wall of windows. THE SMART & FUNCTIONAL FLOOR PLAN inspires both intimate gathering spaces and OPEN FLOW. Kitchen with all stainless steel appliances is an organizer's dream with multitudes of cabinet space and OPEN TO a FABULOUS FAMILY ROOM addition complete with breakfast nook dining space and abundant built-ins. JUST STEPS DOWN TO THE fully finished lower level reveals nearly double the living space with an abundantly ample recreation room and a LAUNDRY/UTILITY ROOM with dual wash sinks and VAST COUNTER SPACE. The rec room can also be used as a great home office or excellent fourth bedroom. Don't miss the FULLY UNEXPECTED STORAGE SPACE located below the family room addition. Relish your HUGE PRIVATE BACKYARD with perfect patio and huge, enclosed storage area below family room. Minutes to shopping, dining, commuter train, major expressways and convenient to O'hare. There are even hardwood floors underneath the bedroom carpeting!