This two story, 1300 sq. ft. addition contains a family room, master bedroom/bath suite, and roof deck. The expansion provides modern convenience for this turn-of-the-century single family home, located in Chicago’s Lakewood-Balmoral neighborhood. A new wood-burning fireplace divides the new family room from the remodeled kitchen and screens the kitchen’s secondary workstation. This  provides  a focus for the family room while permitting  uninterrupted views to the side and rear yards. The master bedroom has a private fireplace and Juliet balcony which provides  an elevated view of the rear garden. A final amenity is the new roof deck, located immediately off of the owners’ attic level home offices. On temperate evenings, the homeowners can enjoy a completely private, roof top view of their neighborhood and the surrounding gardens.