Sherman Park- Hidden Gem? (Milwaukee, Wauwatosa: crime, house, neighborhoods)

[MILWCITY]

Recently my wife and I are looking for our first house and having grown up on the near south side, I am looking to stay in Milwaukee. I used to just write off anything north of I-94 but since I discovered Washington Heights, Sherman Park and other nice areas on the north side I'm considering Sherman Park.

I have found very beautiful homes from the N.2500 and Grant Blvd to 57th and Hadley to 60th and Townsend. But I have heard before on this site don't go east of The Sherman Park(which street?) and south of Burleigh Street. I check it out myself during the day and night and didn't see anything out of the norm. I also noticed a lot of Jewish families which I like and would want to know what streets not to go past to the east and south since that seems to be the only concerns but how far north as well

I really enjoyed Sherman Park I can find a 12 room house with a lot of sq. feet for cheap, is this all because the bad areas are only 10-15 blocks away? Is this the only reason. The area seems to be holding together strong and not letting this proximity affect the neighborhood at all.

[MILWCITY]

OnMilwaukee.com Travel & Visitors Guide: Sherman Park still one of Milwaukees most vibrant areas

[Lookout Kid]

Sherman Park is a beautiful neighborhood, but I'd invest in a serious alarm system if I moved there. It's a shame to see what's happened to the surrounding neighborhoods. I don't see gentrification happening out there any time soon...

[MILWCITY]

I've also noticed north of Burliegh is very nice "loooking" and what about to the west Endris Park, Lenox Heights?

[Milwaukee Ronnie]

I have been living in Sherman Park for four years. I love the neighborhood and could stay for a long time. The housing stock is superb. The neighborhood is close knit with a strong sense of community. The location is great -- Downtown is easily accessible, as is Wauwatosa/Mayfair/Hwy 100.

The biggest "invisible line" in Sherman Park is Sherman Blvd. itself. East of Sherman is different place than west of Sherman. But the biggest thing that determines whether you're in "good Sherman Park" or "bad Sherman Park" is the prevalance of homeowners. My block is about 75% owner occupied. Other blocks in the neighborhood are nearly 100% owner occupied. There are some blocks that are mostly renters. Check www.mapmilwaukee.com to see how many owner occupied homes are on the blocks you are considering.

In Sherman Park, people really do look out for each other. In my four years in the neighborhood the only time I've been a victim of crime is when someone tried to take the license plates off my car. I was alerted to this fact by an astute neighbor who rang my doorbell to tell me about it. I ran back to my car with my dog and chased the numbskull away before they could get my plate. It's because I have great neighbors that I always feel secure in the neighborhood. I know that they will look out for the things that I might not see, and vice versa.

Also, there are few places in the city that have Sherman Park's diversity. The largest single group are African Americans, but we've got just about everybody living in the neighborhood: Latinos, Asians, Jewish, and plain old white folks like me. What I love the most about the diversity of the neighborhood is that for the most part nobody really appears to give a crap about it. We don't sit around "talking about diversity" all the time and patting ourselves on the back for being inclusive. We just live it. It's really not that big of a deal.

Sherman Park is not perfect. It can get loud in the summer with horn honking and loud music. Burleigh and Center Streets are not visually appealing, healthy commercial strips. You have to drive to get groceries. But on balance the neighborhood is awesome.

[EnjoyEP]

Originally Posted by MILWCITY

Endris Park, Lenox Heights?

My brother-in-law and his wife...in their mid-20s with an infant...moved into Lenox Heights about a year ago.

They seem to be pretty okay with it, and for the cost of their housing (very reasonable compared to so many places in the metro), they are overall doing quite well there.

I don't think I'd have a problem living there. Whenever I have been there, it seems overall fairly solidly middle class, relatively safe, decent homes, etc. I guess ideally *I* (and this is only my opinion) would prefer Washington over Lenox, but Lenox isn't terrible by any means at all.

As for Endris, I don't know as much about it, but I used to spend much of my time in that area having grown up in the 80s/90s as a north-sider. It intrigues me. I have seen articles on it that seem to show it to be quite like Lenox Heights or the good portions of Sherman Park...urban and not entirely far from some shakier areas, but also urban (in its good sense), community oriented, fairly safe, and very nice homes for the prices.

I wouldn't rule either of these out and would check 'em out thoroughly.

[slamont61]

Yep Sherman Park is like eight mile road in Detroit, a very real boundry.

[quijote]

I've driven through Sherman Park many times, and like what I've seen. One of these sunny days I'd like to explore the neighborhood in more detail. What are the streets that serve as boundaries for Sherman Park? And which streets are the neighborhood's main retail arteries? Is there a "bad" part of the neighborhood to avoid or be specially cautious in?

[stacy.nelson]

Does anyone know what the physical boundaries of the Sherman Park neighborhood are? I looked on the SPCA website and through all the posts on this forum, and couldn't find it...unless I just missed it. Also, it seems as if the portion of Sherman Park west of Sherman Blvd. is more desirable, correct? What about Sherman Blvd itself? Thanks so much!

[jjacobeclark]

Originally Posted by stacy.nelson

Does anyone know what the physical boundaries of the Sherman Park neighborhood are?

It's a triangle formed by N Sherman Blvd, W Fond Du Lac Ave & W Center St.