Oakland (the chicago neighborhood) (apartments, condo, new house)

[ajolotl]

I agree with this, would think twice about moving there myself with kids.

Originally Posted by mel2000

The Oakwood neighborhood is quite nice for those used to southside ways and culture. But it is still too rough to be ready for move-ins by northsiders.

[ChiMack]

i looked at some of the property in the neighborhood and many places still go for 100,000 or 200,000

[ajolotl]

what kind of places and exactly where?

Originally Posted by ChiMack

i looked at some of the property in the neighborhood and many places still go for 100,000 or 200,000

[Lookout Kid]

Oakland's not for me. My wife and I kept reading articles about the wonderful things happening in Bronzeville back in 2004 when we were looking to buy a place, and we found a five-bedroom somewhat rehabbed house near 26th and Indiana for only about $265,000. It looked great in the photos. We drove down there one evening to see if Bronzeville had indeed transformed itself a liveable neighborhood (it seemed far-fetched, but we had experienced rapid gentrification in other neighborhoods at that time).

The first warning sign was that the house was on a block with only about three or four other buildings, and the rest of the block was vacant lots. The second warning sign was that these vacant lots had people hanging out in them at 9 p.m. The third warning sign was when the people in the vacant lots approached our car and tried to block our exit from the block. We quickly crossed Bronzeville off our list, and came to the realization that the large space close to the Loop in a SAFE neighborhood was expensive for a reason.

[ajolotl]

Yeah, I wouldn't live there either. If you stay east (of say Ellis) it is better in some ways.

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

Oakland's not for me. My wife and I kept reading articles about the wonderful things happening in Bronzeville back in 2004 when we were looking to buy a place, and we found a five-bedroom somewhat rehabbed house near 26th and Indiana for only about $265,000. It looked great in the photos. We drove down there one evening to see if Bronzeville had indeed transformed itself a liveable neighborhood (it seemed far-fetched, but we had experienced rapid gentrification in other neighborhoods at that time).

The first warning sign was that the house was on a block with only about three or four other buildings, and the rest of the block was vacant lots. The second warning sign was that these vacant lots had people hanging out in them at 9 p.m. The third warning sign was when the people in the vacant lots approached our car and tried to block our exit from the block. We quickly crossed Bronzeville off our list, and came to the realization that the large space close to the Loop in a SAFE neighborhood was expensive for a reason.

[kdpetersen]

Does anyone know what the area just east of 43rd and Drexel is like?

[Intergalactic]

Looks pretty open and none of the surviving buildings are residential on Google Street View.
60615 - Google Maps

Of course there might have been changes since the Google vehicle went through. I can't tell if the half-constructed storefronts(?) have been abandoned or not.

It's amazing, but it really looks like Ellis is the western boundary of the gentrification.

[Manigault]

Originally Posted by kdpetersen

Does anyone know what the area just east of 43rd and Drexel is like?

A lot of new houses and new construction. Some re-habbed older townhomes. The homes are moderately priced for the city but not cheap. Good transportation and closeness to shopping and services.

[Intergalactic]

Originally Posted by Manigault

A lot of new houses and new construction. Some re-habbed older townhomes. The homes are moderately priced for the city but not cheap. Good transportation and closeness to shopping and services.

Which side of Ellis? How many feet from the intersection of 43rd and Drexel do these new houses appear?

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by mel2000

The Oakwood neighborhood is quite nice for those used to southside ways and culture. But it is still too rough to be ready for move-ins by northsiders.

True, the area just need more density and it be ok.