Chicago, IL·District 299
Homes in the
CVCA district.
Anchored by a landmark Art Deco campus, Chicago Vocational Career Academy sits in the brick-bungalow heart of Avalon Park, minutes from the Loop by Metra Electric.
- Homes for sale
- 89
- Typical list
- $175,000
- Most expensive
- $899,000
- Most affordable
- $39,900
6910 Euclid Avenue →
7859B SOUTH SHORE Drive →
Cavaliers · Navy Blue & Gold · 587 students · Chicago Public League
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Market snapshot
The CVCA area, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. What this market is actually doing right now, sales included, not a portal estimate.
Homes for sale now
91
Typical list price
$187,500
Avg time on market
9 days
Sold in the last year
6
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$216,500
Living near CVCA
The area, not just the school
Living around Chicago Vocational puts you in the heart of the Far South Side, where Avalon Park, Chatham, and South Chicago meet. This is classic Chicago bungalow country: solid brick bungalows, Cape Cods, and raised ranches on tidy blocks, most built for middle-class families after the First World War. The 27-acre Avalon Park anchors the neighborhood with a fieldhouse, gym, and open green space, and the business corridors along 79th Street and Stony Island Avenue keep everyday errands close to home. It is a proud, settled part of the city with deep community roots.
Commuting downtown is one of the area's quiet advantages. The Metra Electric Line, with stops around 83rd and 87th, can carry you to Millennium Station near the Loop in roughly 20 to 25 minutes, and the Chicago Skyway gives drivers a fast shot toward the Indiana line. You get the feel of a residential, tree-lined enclave with South Side price points, plus a genuine architectural landmark in the Art Deco campus watching over the neighborhood. For buyers who want space, character, and a real commute story, this pocket of the city delivers.
🏫Opened 1941
Career and technical high school in Avalon Park.
👥587 students
Grades 9 to 12 (2024-25).
🛡️Cavaliers, Navy & Gold
Chicago Public League (IHSA).
🏛️National Register landmark
Largest non-skyscraper Art Deco building in Chicago, listed in 2022.
🚆Metra Electric access
About 20 to 25 minutes to Millennium Station near the Loop.
The school
About Chicago Vocational Career Academy
Chicago Vocational School opened in 1941 in the Avalon Park neighborhood, its landmark building partially funded through the Works Progress Administration. With the United States entering World War II, the school was turned over to the U.S. Navy in 1941 to train aviation mechanics, and the Navy returned it in 1946. The Art Deco campus is the largest non-skyscraper example of Art Deco architecture in Chicago and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
As a career and technical academy, Chicago Vocational Career Academy is built around an Education-to-Careers model in which students select a major within a themed school, such as Construction and Manufacturing or Transportation. The school has a long vocational tradition, once offering up to 30 trade programs, and it activated the first ROTC program at a Chicago high school since 1946 back in 1958.
Chicago Vocational competes as the Cavaliers in the Chicago Public League and in Illinois High School Association state series. The program has produced a remarkable roster of professional athletes, and the building hosted the weightlifting competition for the 1959 Pan American Games.
- District
- District 299
- Founded
- 1941
- Principal
- Latasha M. Taylor
- Conference
- Chicago Public League
- Address
- 2100 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617
Notable alumni
- Dick Butkus. Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
- Bernie Mac. Comedian and actor known for The Bernie Mac Show and Ocean's Eleven.
- Juwan Howard. NBA forward, member of Michigan's Fab Five, and later an NBA head coach.
- Chris Zorich. Former Chicago Bears lineman and College Football Hall of Fame inductee.
- Keena Turner. NFL linebacker who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District District 299 website. Last verified 2026-07-05.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
CVCA FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the CVCA district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What neighborhood is Chicago Vocational Career Academy in?
- The school sits at 2100 E 87th St in Avalon Park on Chicago's Far South Side, near the Chatham and South Chicago community areas, an area known for classic brick bungalows and easy Metra Electric access.
- How long is the commute to downtown from this area?
- The Metra Electric Line, with stops near 83rd and 87th Streets, reaches Millennium Station by the Loop in about 20 to 25 minutes, and drivers can use the Chicago Skyway for a quick route east toward Indiana.
- What kind of homes are around the school?
- Expect classic Chicago bungalows, Cape Cods, and raised ranches on quiet, tree-lined blocks, most built for middle-class families starting after World War I, at attractive South Side price points.
- Is the Chicago Vocational building historically significant?
- Yes. Its Art Deco and Art Moderne campus is the largest non-skyscraper example of Art Deco architecture in Chicago and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 5, 2025 through July 5, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.