I was about to photograph the construction sign for the Harvest Homes Condominiums, W Fifth Ave and W Adams, just east of Kedzie, when I struck up a conversation with local resident Jim Starmes.

Watch Jim’s take — “Fifth City is coming back” — on the changes in Fifth City, a part of Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood.

The 2 and 3 bedroom units at Harvest Homes are priced from $200 to $250K, and are being marketed through Centurion Realty & Estates, 773-533-6877.

Comments ( 7 )

  • Some sound issues, but otherwise pretty informative. I wonder if things are as rosy as he’s portraying them to be.

    And I also hope the city encourages walkable, urban-style retail development when the market becomes ripe for it. I’d love to ask some locals if something like that has been discussed

  • UP,

    Sorry about the sound issues – still learning our way around video in different venues.

    I talked to the guy at random, and he just rents in the area, so he doesn’t have much of an axe to grind about it.

  • 220 Crimes between November 13 and Nov 28th
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    68 PERSON
    37 BATTERY
    11 ROBBERY
    12 ASSAULT
    6 WEAPONS VIOLATION
    1 HOMICIDE
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    14 CRIMINAL DAMAGE
    37 THEFT
    7 BURGLARY
    7 CRIMINAL TRESPASS
    16 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
    2 DECEPTIVE PRACTICE
    43 PERSON (Domestic)
    35 BATTERY
    7 ASSAULT
    1 OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN
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    1 CRIMINAL TRESPASS
    1 CRIMINAL DAMAGE
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    3 NON-CRIMINAL
    17 OTHER OFFENSE
    1 PUBLIC PEACE VIOLATION

  • thats number doesnt mean much without a comparable number from another neighborehood of similar density.

  • Interesting interview. Probably a more rosy picture than is reality.
    As it happens, I was actually mugged at gunpoint in that very neighborhood this year at about 3PM on a Sunday afternoon. Ironically, while waiting to be shown a house, which was for sale.
    It is definitely still a neighborhood that is ‘on the edge’. Gang activity is still a big driver of criminal activity in the area.

  • Westy,

    Note that my comments in the interview were simply addressed to the strong police presence.

    It’s obvious that the police presence is so heavy because there’s a need for it.

    There were a number of areas where the police appeared to be caravaning – as if they were concerned about being there without backup!

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