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Wicker Park

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:47:10 +0000

Wicker Park

Borders are Bloomingdale Trail to the north, Division to the south, Ashland to the east, and Western to the west. Wicker Park's historic district earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chicago and designation as a Chicago Landmark District. The median sales price for homes in Wicker Park still far exceeds the median sales price for homes in Chicago at large. Wicker Park has become a hub for independent art galleries, boutique shopping, and intellectual bookshops. independent clothing designers also flock to the area because of its shopping scene. Wicker Park has also developed its restaurant and nightlife scene in recent years.

Some demographics:

The average price per square foot for a home in Wicker Park is $4.37.

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Lake View

admin — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:50:26 +0000

Lake View

Bordered by Diversey Parkway in the south, Irving Park Road in the north, Ravenswood Avenue in the west, and Lake Michigan in the east. It is a quiet, residential area made up of single-family homes, multi-family units, and courtyard apartments. You will find many brick and stone single-family homes dating back to the early 1900's. The balance of the neighborhood is a mix of 1920's structures that are 2, 3 and 4 flats. You are likely to find coach houses tucked behind many of the street-facing properties. There are buildings that are historically significant as reported in the Chicago significant structure survey. Lakeview is very accessible to public transportation, shops, and entertainment. Halsted, Diversey and Belmont make up most of the business district and there is a small pocket of businesses on Sheffield. Wrigley Field/Wrigleyville, and Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital and Trauma Center are located in this neighborhood.

Some Demographics:

2010 population: 94,368
Median income: $53,811

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Old Town

admin — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:24:01 +0000

Old Town

Bounded by Division on the south, North Ave on the north, Clark Street on the east and Clybourn Avenue and Larrabee Street on the west. It's called Old Town for a reason -the neighborhood is one of the first parts of Chicago to be settled in the 1800s, and it still includes many homes built in the years following the great fire that destroyed much of the city in 1871. That said, the Old Town moniker itself is old. It doesn't reflect the waves of new construction that changed parts of the neighborhood beginning in the 1960s, or the dining and retail revival that began in the 1980s and appears on the verge of accelerating. Old Town begins just a mile-and-a-half north of the heart of Chicago's Loop. Its neighbors include the Gold Coast on the east, River North on the south and Lincoln Park to the north. The eastern stretches of Old Town have excellent proximity to Chicago's greatest park, Lincoln Park, and to Oak Street and North Avenue beaches. Wells Street is a vibrant, visually interesting, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare whose broad sidewalks are lined with a wide mix of restaurants, bars, nightlife, boutiques, theater and low and high-rise residences.

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Lincoln Park

admin — Tue, 12 May 2015 18:48:36 +0000

Lincoln Park/Depaul

Bordered on the north by Diversey Parkway, on the south by North Avenue, on the west by Clybourn Avenue, and Lake Michigan in the east. The neighborhood population is primarily made up of affluent young professionals, recent college graduates, and young families. Lincoln Park is widely-recognized as one of the most attractive, vibrant, pedestrian-friendly, culturally rich and architecturally-interesting neighborhoods in America. The neighborhood has great transportation, shopping, dining, nightlife, and is home to DePaul University's main campus. Lincoln Park has a large number of 2 and 3-flat buildings built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Renovations have been of varying quality and many have preserved the original layouts. All of the new construction in the area in the past 20 years has been condominiums or expensive single-family homes.

Some demographics:

Median Income is $68,613.

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