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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
definitely some interesting little bits and pieces of rehabs in N Lawndale. i dont think you would have seen something like this 10 years ago (whether it will get whats its asking is one question and cant say im a fan of the black brick trend thats seemingly now the default way for developers to signal "we gut rehabbed a brick building everyone!", but...)
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This place is an atrocity, they stripped the brick clean only to paint it black. Idiots... Also it will never sell, there isn't a single comp within a mile of it, it will never appraise out.
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Originally Posted by OrdoSeclorum
Douglas Park is on my watch list for places that might pop. I didn't really even know about it before Riot Fest got booted out of Humboldt Park, but it reminds me a little of of Logan Square or the Northwest Corner of Bucktown in the late 90's. Good transit access, a nice park, boulevards. Feels well maintained with good bones.
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Yes, Douglas Park is the best, been investing here for almost 10 years. About to make the jump West of the park, been eying the sketchy North side of it too since that's all OZ.
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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
well maintained is a bit of a stretch. walk around and really look at the buildings and they are in sadly, incredibly rough shape with an enormous amount of deferred maintenance. not to say they cant be saved, but its going to take a big influx and pretty fast before the structural issues get to the point of no return. i dont see it happening in time sadly. the buildings are the same age as those on the north side, but they have an additional 30+ years of distress and neglect added in on top of it. wheras anything worth saving on the north side was pretty much tidied up by the 90s/00s.
also, the trash/blight situation is completely out of control, so anyone driving or walking around is going to be turned off pretty quick. not to mention north of ogden is a premanent open air drug market in the park...directly next to a police station.
id love nothing more to see the area rebound. the odds are just so incredibly steep. walk around McKinley Park and its just a completely different vibe compared to Douglas Park, and those communities arent all that different housing wise
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I strongly disagree, Lawndale is incredibly well maintained. There are stretches and streets that aren't, but then there are the side streets. Check out Millard and Avers North of Ogden. Literally Logan Blvd style Mansions in perfect condition. Don't let the main drags with litter and white elephant vacant buildings confuse you.
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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
thatd be great to see, and at least Lawndale Christian has a track record of actually following through
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This, the nexus of Lawndale has become and will be Central Park and Ogden, this is almost entirely because of Lawndale Christian's efforts.
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