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Old 08-14-2007, 07:37 AM
j33
 
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wicker park is full of yuppies who think they arent yuppies.
And a few people who just like the neighborhood, don't really care about the debate, and are just happy to have a safe place to live where there are a lot of things to do locally. I don't have quite enough money to be a 'yuppie' (no I don't own a condo, or even a car) but enough money to not be considered poor (I have the luxury of a university degree and a steady job behind a desk). I'm just a somewhere in the middle 30 something who likes the area (and found cheap rent).
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Old 08-14-2007, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Beautiful and sanitary DC
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wicker park is full of yuppies who think they arent yuppies.
thank you for your input.

in any case, I kept an eye out for 10+ unit rental apartments on my ride home last night -- besides a new one above the Curves Fitness and perhaps a 12-unit half courtyard on Hoyne, I couldn't find anything within Historic Wicker Park that wasn't either condos or subsidized. (except for the now-condo PAC Lofts, all high-rises here are subsidized, and many of the larger buildings were turned over to CDCs in the 1980s; since larger buildings usually sell for a lower price per unit, they're often the first to go condo when the conversions occur.)

wait, subsidized housing? maybe we aren't all yuppies after all...
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Old 08-16-2007, 01:15 AM
 
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What is the deal???? Are there any apt. buildings in Wicker park? Moving from NY and I rather live in an apt. building with more units. I think that will broaden my chances of meeting more ppl. Am I wrong?
unlike new york people are very friendly in chicago....and if you want an apartment look in lakeview.....trust me its got that manhattan feel without the manhattan "get the **** out of my face" feel haha
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:55 AM
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There is nothing manhattanlike about lakeview whatsoever. Unless someone cut off all the tops of the buildings after the third story and replaced the inhabitants with recent graduates of big-ten universities since the last time I visited.
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:20 PM
 
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wicker park is full of yuppies who think they arent yuppies.
You hit the nail on the proverbial head. Its a whole lot of people trying to be "hip" by association.
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Old 08-16-2007, 01:09 PM
 
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The fact that you want a building with 15 units to "have a better relationship with your neighbors" is pretty hilarious.

Personally, all the bigger units i've seen are full of *******s who never open their doors for anyone.

Spend time in the neighborhoods, pick one you like, with people you like, and you'll be very happy, with friendly neighbors maybe even, and you won't have to live in a crappy apartment building.
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:06 PM
 
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Personally, I would live in a high rise my whole life if I could. I prefer that style of living. Especially if its with views like this:
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:02 PM
 
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unlike new york people are very friendly in chicago....and if you want an apartment look in lakeview.....trust me its got that manhattan feel without the manhattan "get the **** out of my face" feel haha

Sorry, I had to comment on this one. Lived in Manhattan most of my life till I moved down to Las Vegas (and am now looking forward to getting out of the desert and into Chicago). There are occassional A******* in Manhattan, like in any town/city, but for the most part people there are fantastic. I think NYers have a really low tolerance for stupidity, and flakiness, but I never met anyone who got the "get the **** out of my face" attitude, unless they sort of deserved it.

In any case, I look forward to moving to Chicago, though I hear I may have to watch my Yankees games in the privacy of my own home with the mute button on
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:19 PM
 
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Personally, I would live in a high rise my whole life if I could. I prefer that style of living. Especially if its with views like this:
wow.......NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A PLACE TO LIVE EVEN IF IT IS SMALL.........NIIIIICE
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:36 PM
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I did the high rise thing for one year. Never really got into it.

Pros: views were fun--both from roof and apartment, especially on fireworks nights and even more so on air-water show weekend. Loved being by the lake. Felt fairly safe. Was an absolutely great place to take a date back home to...

Cons: I hated the sterility of it. never got to know the neighbors, hated the fact there was a doorman to deal with. Getting the paper in the morning was a crapshoot, and I really lost a lot of mail there. Hated the laundry room thing as well, seemed much easier to do the laundry in other smaller apartment complexes. Hard to find cheap parking for guests that couldn't take public transportation. Just not for me.

that being said, fantastic picture up above
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