Buena Park? Area between Irving, Broadway, and Sheridan? (Chicago, Marine: apartment, condo)

[JuanTheman88]

How is this area? It is close to wrigley and even labeled as wrigleyville in many ads. its close to the el and somewhat affordable for a 1 bedroom. how is it? thanks

[prinessdanika99]

Actually it is located in the southern part of the Uptown neighborhood. You make the most of wherever you are. I suggest visiting, reading some stickies, and catching up on what is going on in the news. Anything can happen anywhere in Chicago.

[Bardot]

Positives: Cheap, near the lake, some beautiful old mansions in the neighborhood, easy access to many CTA buses that go down Marine and Lakeshore.

Negatives: Beware of Uptown, don't walk home wasted in the middle of the night, there are quite a few crackheads passing through, don't be surprised to hear late night gunshots in Clarendon Park. Not much nightlife (no, sorry the Green Mill doesn't count). With all of that said I never personally felt I was in immediate danger there.

I don't know what realty sites you've been looking at but Wrigley is quite a walk from Buena Park, I suppose it's different if you drive though (in which case beware of car break-ins). I certainly wouldn't live there again. It all depends on what your priorities are though.

[northsiderebel]

Originally Posted by Bardot

I don't know what realty sites you've been looking at but Wrigley is quite a walk from Buena Park,

Wrigley Field is 3 blocks from Buena Park.

[Jax419]

Originally Posted by northsiderebel

Wrigley Field is 3 blocks from Buena Park.

Yeah if he/she moves to the closest corner of buena park (irving/sheridan)

Other than that it's still a 15-20 minute walk from the heart of buena park to addison/sheffield

source: I used to live on broadway and buena and worked in wrigleyville

to the op: Yes it's a pretty safe neighborhood, boring though...I've walked through it late at night many times (2-5AM) the only thing thats sketchy is the area by broadway and cuyler, there is a mexican gang that gathers on that corner.

[northsiderebel]

Originally Posted by Jax419

Other than that it's still a 15-20 minute walk from the heart of buena park to addison/sheffield

That still is not a long walk by any stretch.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by JuanTheman88

How is this area? It is close to wrigley and even labeled as wrigleyville in many ads. its close to the el and somewhat affordable for a 1 bedroom. how is it? thanks

That area is mostly OK, but please do not call it "Wrigleyville". It isn't.

[Chicago60614]

I've been in Buena Park for 3 years now and LOVE it. It has a beautiful historic housing stock, is quite safe and is fairly cheap. Lots of nice, big apartment and condo buildings on tree-lined streets. I've walked everywhere in the neighborhood at all hours and never had a problem - not that I'd go out telling people to do that anywhere in the city as a "good idea".

My only beef is I wish it had more restaurants and retail. It's sloooowly improving, but it could use some help. Two huge assets are the Jewel at Sheridan and Broadway, and the Target just north of Montrose. For a person without a car those are really nice assets. I also love Bar On Buena, and the 24-hour 7-11 on Broadway and Buena is handy.

I'm at Buena and Sheridan and can get to Wrigley in a little over 12 minutes, or out to clark street in around 15 minutes to the bars. It's VERY close. The Sheridan Red Line is also there, the 151, 36, 80, 135, 148, 146, and 144 bus lines.

Buena Park is actually a bit more classy than northern Lakeview as you go down Broadway, and it's certainly nicer than areas north of Montrose. People are always pointing out to me how close I am to the Wilson corridor, but I'm actually amazed at what a "wall" Montrose is as far as the crazies and the fairly upscale areas of Buena Park.

I'd say at least check it out. Awesome access to the lakefront and Montrose Harbor/Beach.

[peleboi82]

I used to live in that area around Irving Park and Broadway and it was my favorite neighborhood to walk through besides Lakeview and Boystown, sticking to Sheridan or Marine Dr. Pretty quiet and safe until you hit Montrose. If you choose that area, the closer to Irving Park and the closer to the lake, the better. Broadway gets a little sketchy at times but I wouldn't even label it as unsafe until you hit Uptown, which isn't bad during the day but don't walk through it at night.

[JuanTheman88]

yea well the place i had an appt. to see got rented 1 hour before my appointment time. great. it really is impossible finding a decent 1 br for under 900.