So, Anne and I got moved into the new place last weekend and are loving our new home. So far so good! I’ll be posting more photos once we get some of our boxes unpacked. And I’ve also been meaning to share some information on some of the contractor services we’ve used so far and have been pleased with. More on that soon.
In the meantime, I found three more homes in the King Lincoln / Bronzeville Neighborhood for sale and wanted to mention them here. Just in case anyone wants to be our neighbor.
51 Miami Ave
4 Bedrooms / 1 Bathroom
2784 Square Feet
$89,900
This place is a fortress! Very cheap at $32/sqft but it sounds like the inside needs a complete overhaul. Still, could be worth it for the size of this place.
1280 E. Long St
5 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms
2957 Square Feet
$55,000
Another steal at less than $19/sqft. The description says it’s actually 2 houses on one lot. Interesting. I wonder what the inside looks like? For that price anyone could afford to fix it up.
100 21st St.
3 Bedrooms / 1.5 Bathrooms
3032 Square Feet
$149,900
Another monster clocking in at $50/sqft. Sounds like this one has already been fixed up a little bit.
I’m curious if you know Walker.
Are some areas of the KLD better than others? I mean, when someone says Clintonville I don’t wonder which part and if there are areas that are safer than others- maybe there are.
I would prefer to be closer to downtown than not if I consider this neighborhood. I notice that you are on the edge of the KLD and not more east- was this a requirement for you? Thoughts?
I wouldn’t say it was a requirement to be as far west as possible, but we wanted to remain as close to downtown as we could. I’d really say the neighborhood (in terms of aesthetics) goes street by street. Some have some nice places that have been fixed up (Hamilton, Monroe, Miami) and some still have a fair share of vacated or boarded up homes. I’ve talked to a handful of neighbors who have been in the area for over a decade and have never had much of a problem with crime or safety though, so really it’s just a matter of whether or not you want to live on a street that’s already pretty, or could take a couple more years to get pretty.
I went through that house on 21st back when i was househunting. Back then, it was boarded up and we had the climb over piles of debris to get through the place. Unfortunately, I think it looked better then. The windows and doors were boarded up but the fit the openings, unlike those crappy replacements that are in there now. And if I remember correctly, it wasn’t stucco when I went through it.