About this Recovery Home
Condor House is located in Chicago, Illinois, and is a men's recovery home in the Belmont Cragin area, near Belmont and Austin. The house stands in Cook County. Condor House is the only Stairway to Freedom residence outside Portage Park.
Belmont Cragin and the Belmont-Austin Corner
Stairway to Freedom places Condor House in the Belmont Cragin area of Chicago near Belmont and Austin. That is the operator's own account of where the house sits, and it is the one Stairway to Freedom address outside the Portage Park cluster. Belmont Cragin is one of Chicago's official community areas, and Belmont Avenue crosses it from east to west, so naming a corner rather than a street number still places the house on a line a resident can find.
The Building Itself
Stairway to Freedom describes Condor House as a beautifully rehabbed flat building with a chef's kitchen, steel appliances, custom cabinets, ample closet space and hardwood floors. The operator also lists a house computer, internet access and wifi, coin laundry, cable television with premium movie channels, and a cozy backyard. The backyard is outdoor space belonging to the house itself, and a house computer means a resident without a laptop can still apply for work from home.
A Men's Recovery Residence
Condor House serves men. Stairway to Freedom publishes it as a men's residence, as it does every home on its current Chicago roster.
Structure Without Clinical Services
Condor House is recovery housing, and Stairway to Freedom states that it is neither a detox center nor a primary alcohol or drug treatment facility. The organization builds its model on peer-based support, naming the therapeutic value of one addict helping another as its central tool.
Part of a Four-House Chicago Operation
Stairway to Freedom was founded in 2007 by a group of members from the Chicago recovery community. Condor House joins Raven House, Cardinal House and Sparrow House, all three in Portage Park. Cook County recovery housing on Chicago's Northwest Side therefore includes four addresses inside this one program.
Condor House at a Glance
- Men's recovery residence in Belmont Cragin, Chicago
- Cook County, near Belmont Avenue and Austin Avenue
- Operated by Stairway to Freedom, founded in 2007
- Rehabbed flat building with a chef's kitchen, hardwood floors and a backyard
- Peer-based sober living; not detox and not primary treatment
Stairway to Freedom is a halfway house alternative that helps provide a safe and supportive place where addicts and alcoholics can start their journey from active addiction to sober living in Chicago one step at a time, and one day at a time.
Living sober in Chicago is not impossible. Stairway to Freedom offers clients a safe, supportive living environment once they are clean and committed to sober living. While on the road to recovery, our clients receive structure, support and a safe place to continue their personal recovery process.
