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The last stop on our mixed-income tour took us to Roosevelt Square, which consists of a slew of townhomes and condos in six-flat, twelve-flat and elevator buildings in the Near West side and parts of Little Italy. The development has properties sprinkled between Polk St south to 15th St and from Carpenter St west to Ashland Ave.
Like Parkside of Old Town, which we visited earlier in the tour, Roosevelt Square is actually fairly close to the Loop and some of the city’s nightlife. Not exactly as close as it boasts on its site, but you could walk to some of the restaurants and bars in Little Italy and University Village.
Location to the El could be an issue, especially if you’re living on the southern tip of the project. The nearest CTA stop is the Racine Blue Line stop at the Eisenhower Expressway, which could be as much as a 12-block walk if you’re down past Roosevelt.
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This CHA tour is a slap in the face considering that Chicago was ranked by Forbes to have the world’s fifth most economically powerful economy in 2008.
By the way, am I the only one interested in commenting on these stuff?
^ Not sure how to post links here, so you’ll have to cut and paste
tup,
Just post a link on a separate line. If the URL is long we’ll reset it, as we did above.
And yes, the CHA doesn’t generate a lot of interest on the part of new home buyers.
^ I always felt that the readers of this site weren’t so much ‘new home buyers’ as they were ‘city development enthusiasts’
I was looking at roosevelt square a while ago for my first home, the townhomes were nicely built, however the location totally kills the deal, it basically surrounded by projects. It’s totally BS on their site saying they are close to this and that. If you drive by the area, you’ll know the block has a sharp change of feel once it get passed the roosevelt development. IMO they are overpriced for their location too.
TUP,
I’ve followed many of your statements here and on SSP and I could not agree with you more. The level of poverty, dilapidated homes and just plain run down neighborhoods has grown from depressing to frustrating. I just sold my condo at 600 NF and will be moving back to NYC this fall(I know you did the reversal). I’m originally from the east coast and chose live in Chicago for the last 5 years for the same reasons many choose to come here(relatively affordable housing and lifestyle). Sure the central area is exceptionally clean and beautiful and as many parts of the northside, but I dare anyone to drive 3 miles south or west and say the same thing. Its literally like living in two different cities. Say what you will about NYC, but at least its developed and inhabited by people. Most parts of this city look as is a bomb was just dropped there. Sorry for my rant and keep in mind I have been a huge Chicago booster for the last five years. Not so anymore. The President nor the olympics couldn’t fix this problem.
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