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Next week we’ll bring you a series of videos we shot this afternoon at Union Row, Belgravia Group’s 35-unit townhome development at 566 – 648 W 16th St in East Pilsen. Belgravia Vice President Zev Salomon, who has managed Union Row’s development from the start, walked us through the homes and explained the draws of the project and its surrounding neighborhood. For now, check out a few snapshots from inside and outside the townhomes.
Among the units currently listed at Union Row are three-bedroom / 2.5-baths with 2,288 to 2,366 square feet, priced in the $530s to $550s; three-bedroom / three-baths with 2,460 square feet, priced in the $580s to $600s; four-bedroom / 3.5-baths with 2,728 square feet, listed in the $640s; and four-bedroom / four-baths with 2,901 square feet, listed in the $680s.
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Thanks for posting; notice the last photo. Have not seen asphaltic rolls used on new roofs like this. Seems contrary to a few of Belgravia’s successful developments I have seen. That would be a deal breaker for me.
Well, the home may looks good in picture, but if you are familiar with the neighborhood, you’ll notice there is a homeless shelter kinda thing near by in a block, which totally break the deal. Safety and noise (right behind the train track) is going to be a big issue for these houses.
Ham,
If you’re familiar with the area you also know the Pacific Garden Mission is north of the tracks and not much of an issue. If you check EveryBlock you’re not going to find much reported crime in the immediate area.
I think Ham is just making a useless general statement. I live in the area and think the Pacific Garden Mission does a great job. They always have security making sure residents don’t do anything to the area.
Well, I lived in bridgeport and from time to time I go to the Dominick on Canal. Although I don’t live right next to the Union Row, but my impression is I don’t want to live near because of the Pacific Garde Mission. They may do a good job on guarding the people within the building, but those people has their freedom to walk around the area. And I wouldn’t want to spend 500-600K to have homeless dudes wandering around my home. It all depends on your personal tolerance, for me I wouldn’t choose union row with that amound of money.
Ham,
Based on your approach, here’s a handy list of neighborhoods and suburbs you’ll want to avoid living in. Lincoln Park, Lake View, etc. Stay out of Wilmette, too. We usually have homeless guys selling StreetWise outside the Walgreen’s on Green Bay and often outside the Treasure Island on Ridge.
Back in my landlord days my yuppie tenants in DePaul (Armitage and Seminary) used to rap on my door and complain about homeless people hanging out in the front hallways to get out of the cold.
They’d demand that I do something about it and I did: called them heartless bastards and told them to use the back door entrance to their unit.
Joe,
I think it’s hard to avoid having homeless people walking down the street, but when I’m choosing a home, I will try to pick an area where less homeless people are concentrated. Back to the union row, it’s very nicely built, but it’s too close to the homeless facility. And I’m not saying the whole area is not good to live in, all the way I was saying the union row is not a good choice with this amount of money spent.
Homeless people tend to hang out in well to do areas. Panhandling in poor areas would be foolish.
the union row will be the closest and easiest target in that area as they are the closest “nice looking” house.
Ham,
You’re wrong on several counts. First, University Village is a much more desirable target, and closer. The railroad tracks are a natural barrier that people don’t cross lightly, and where they’d stand out if they did. Easier to avoid standing out in UV.
Second, there’s little basis for equating a homeless shelter with crime.
The Pacific Garden Mission was a good oneighbor in the South Loop for many years, and it’s likely to be a good neighbor here also.
So are you saying Union Row is actually a good buy, which every aspect of it are preferrable?
Ham,
I’m not expressing any opinion on whether Union Row is a good buy.
Since we represent so many projects that are directly competing with each other I generally refrain from that sort of opinion.
Just saying I wouldn’t have the same concern you do about the homeless in the area.
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