North Mayfair neighborhood
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5/7/2007
Please note the following is a comment about only one portion of the 60630 zip code area:
My home neighborhood in Chicago, North Mayfair, should be highly considered by anyone who wants to live in a historic bungalow district. We are one and have a lot of great bungalows on the market right now. While I do not entirely approve of our alderman, she has brought a lot of infrastructure improvements to our neighborhood. A new retail development is going in at Lawrence and Pulaski with that famous bellweather indicator, Starbucks. New steetscaping has taken place on both the main and residential streets throughout the area. Our neighborhood park, Gompers, is one of the most beautiful in Chicago and includes both a lagoon and a restored wetland (with part year resident blue heron). We are also right near exits for I-94 and not very far from I-90 so this is a good location for reverse commuters. The portion of the area composed of single family homes (generally the northern 2/3 of the neighborhood) has ample parking and we do not require permits except for one small area near a forest preserve.
This is generally a low crime rate area with a lot of cops residing here. However, it has a great amount of ethnic diversity so one need not feel one has to move to an all white neighborhood to get away from crime. We have white, Asian and Hispanic residents all in decent numbers and while there are not many African-Americans, they do have a presence here and would certainly not feel unwelcome. Regardless of ethnicity, almost everyone here takes great pride in their homes and strives to maintain and improve them. We have many beautiful gardens, as well.
The main drawback compared to other neighborhood is that this is not "el" country. Niether the el nor Metra are within walking distance. That has kept house prices down till recently as downtown commuters have avoided moving here. Now, as fewer and fewer folks can afford decent North Side areas with el access, our area has become much more interesting. Plus houses have not become overvalued like Irving Park, two neighborhoods to the south.
So if you are looking for a vintage bungalow, Tudor or Georgian and want to get in on an area with great potential consider us.
North Mayfair is one half square mile bounded by Lawrence Avenue (4800N) on the south, Foster Avenue (5200N) on the north, Pulaski Avenue (4000W) on the east and Cicero Avenue (4800W) on the west. It is distinct from the Mayfair nei
John | Chicago, IL