Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Ohio > Cleveland
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 03-19-2008, 12:53 AM
 
4,531 posts, read 5,103,665 times
Reputation: 4849

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by WeSoHood View Post
No I'm speaking in terms of right around the campus has crime issues.. Of course there are nice areas. I just gave them a time of travel like requested. Shaker and Cleve. Hts are great areas - but you making it sound they are part of Cleveland proper. Then go on to bash me about my supposed negative views of the city!
Little Italy and areas around the Euclid/Mayfield intersection are in Cleveland proper, including the large high-rise Triangle Apt complex and famed Hessler Court. Are not those areas safe; even prosperous? So strong UCI is planning a major upgrade of Euclid-Mayfield to E. 115 street. RTA's taking (this year) bids on a new, relocated Rapid Station at Little Italy. Also, you apparently haven't witnessed the city-funded (via HUD I believe) rehab of the old mini-mansions in the Magnolia Historic District along the Wade Park Ave area. A few years ago Progressive Urban Real Estate sponsored the rehab of an old brownstone building into luxury condos just north of Wade Park Ave (I think it's called University Villa). It's been sold out for some time... So while Cleveland Heights is not w/in Cleveland borders (which I don't understand the big deal, MtnGoat's question centered on living near the CWRU campus, not what political jurisdiction it happens to be in.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-19-2008, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC
23 posts, read 113,531 times
Reputation: 21
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtngoat View Post
Hey,
Thanks for the information. What can you tell me about the area just north of Case, Glenville, and the Forest Hill neighborhood? In general, what is the housing like within a 1 mile radius of University Circle? Everybody's definition of the 'hood' is different, but we'd like a neighborhood where my wife can safely walk alone with the baby, and where she can be out in the yard alone without having to pack heat
I think The Prof is giving you a bit too glorified view of the area right outside University Circle on the north side. I lived on Magnolia Drive, so I know that neighborhood pretty well.

There may be a portion of the Glenville neighborhood that is patrolled by the University Circle Police Department, which is separate from the Cleveland Police Department. However, other than that, I probably wouldn't live in Glenville. Wade Park Avenue is probably the furthest north I'd go, if I had a wife and baby.

I had some friends get roughed up pretty good a couple of times wandering off campus too far at night. One of those assaults even happened on the Case campus itself on Bellflower, so even Case students aren't totally immune.

If you were going to live off campus/outside of University Circle, I'd stay towards that south side of campus over in Little Italy going towards Cleveland Heights. I wouldn't bother moving all the way over to Lakewood when it really isn't all that different from Cleveland Heights, IMO.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-20-2008, 10:34 AM
 
19 posts, read 48,834 times
Reputation: 12
how is the pollution there?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-27-2008, 10:27 PM
 
409 posts, read 1,518,107 times
Reputation: 49
I think I might look in Lyndhurst, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, and Warrensville Schools. You won't have top-tier schools but they will be pretty good. Shaker Heights has the best schools of the one's I have mentioned. It is also more expensive than the others so you may end up with a fixer-upper. Shaker is where my wife grew up so I know that area quite well. Lyndhurst is also nice and you might get lucky and find something in the Beachwood School District which is a perfect 10!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-28-2008, 06:21 PM
 
Location: Columbus OH
124 posts, read 713,749 times
Reputation: 85
To be honest I would not buy a home in the $200K range in Cleveland Heights. The few areas worth the investment risk in CH will be out of your price range unless you can find something that needs a lot of work. I'm sure there are exceptions but I think if you will be buying from out of town with limited time to shop it would be hard to get to know the area well enough to make the right decision.
Shaker would be a better bet, the housing values here are also pretty unpredictable but there are still viable middle class neighborhoods in Shaker.
The architecture in both towns is dominated by popular styles at the turn of the last century: craftsman as well as tudor,colonial, and georgian revival styles are all pretty common. Contemporary is unlikely.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Ohio > Cleveland

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:18 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top