502 N River St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198

COMING SOON - Quaint cottage smack dab in the best location & happening place in Ypsilanti -- Depot Town i-- for sale as is. Feel like you're 'on the square' just the right distance away, yet in view of all of DT's happenings and a short walk for your family and friends to go to all of the great places around -- a block and a half to the local food co-op and bakery, go get your morning coffee at the Cultivate or Hyperion, later meet friends for a brew or burger at the Sidetrack Restaurant, Hyperion coffee shop, Riverside Park is @2 blocks away as is the Corner Brewery and entertainment all summer long with vintage car shows in the street or park, or an outdoor brew and music at Cultivate's outdoor beer garden. Perfect location to live in one unit and Airbnb out the other. Home has lots of windows, and light, quaint wood floors throughout kitchen, dining/living room, porch & view overlooks our 'happening' Depot Town and is clearly in a great neighborhood with young professionals, dog walking grad students, long time residents including retirees, families. Best neighborhood in Depot Town. Enjoy a large garden with old garden perennial plantings... chives, walking onions, several kinds of rhubarb, poppies, peonies, irises and other flowering perennials, 2 apple trees, 2 pear trees (comice & d'anjou), 5 paw paw saplings, one plum tree, 2 cherry trees, 1 magnolia, native hazelnut bushes, 3 kugelbeds -- ie a biodiverse Permaculture garden yard with room for a chicken coop, or a garage. A short walk thru Riverside Park and you're at the locally owned Ace Hardware, Riverside Arts Center where you can see a play or explore the art gallery, then down the street to Michigan ave and lots of little shops and dining ... the Mix, Ziggy's and more. The Cottage is great for a couple that need a 'mother-in-law' quarters or older couple who want an upstairs caretaker to tend the garden and assist them. Property is also large enough to add in a garage with upper apartment if you wish.... or a garage and workshop -- none here currently but a large lot that would easily accommodate. Great long time neighbors in the surrounding blocks and live on the best street in town = another block away is a 2nd public Park and skate park. Michigan basement Established in the 1830's, historic Depot Town is a favorite Ypsilanti neighborhood for all age groups because of its convenient location in the center of the action in the City of Ypsi. Restaurants, cafes, bars, stores, museums and much more are located right inside Depot Town which makes the neighborhood an exciting blend of residential and commercial property. Cross St would be the main drag where the majority of shops and restaurants are located, several of these historic buildings are mixed-use with loft style apartments/condos above shops/restaurants below. Adjacent streets to Cross (N River, Norris, Oak, Maple) are primarily residential properties with primarily late-1800s to early-1900s vintage homes; Victorian farmhouses are a common style here and many of these Victorians here have been diligently restored with colorful exteriors and intricate balusters, trim, gables and ornate woodworking. Ypsilanti values its historic architecture and Depot Town is part of the City's historic district which requires all external modifications (roofing, siding, windows, porches and decks) to be submitted to the historic district committee ("HDC") for oversight and approval of exterior projects. If you want to live close to the action just a block or two from the town's best cafes and bars, Depot Town should be at the top of your list.