Wicker Park
Wicker Park Real Estate
Because Wicker Park was originally developed as a residential neighborhood in the immediate aftermath of the Chicago Fire, the signature real estate offerings dotting West Town thoroughfares such as Evergreen Avenue or Hoyne Street, tend to be solidly, brick or stone built, vintage single family homes, bungalows, cottages and two-flat or three-flat condominium conversions. If you’re in the market for something more recent you will also be in luck. Wicker Park represents some of Chicago’s most sought after residential real estate. So new construction condos and townhouses spring up regularly to meet home buyer demand.
Wicker Park Neighborhood Information
Homeowners in Wicker Park have the best of Chicago at their fingertips. The neighborhood’s known for housing a trendy music scene, high fashion boutiques, cutting-edge gourmet restaurants and high-end bakeries. Wicker Park may have the reputation of being mellower than other Windy City wards, but there is always something to do minutes away. From eclectic nightlife spots like Violet Hour or Subterranean to The Flat Iron Building’s First Fridays Art Showcase and restaurants including gastropubs, tacos shops, and donut stands. It truly has everything that makes Downtown Chicago’s surroundings great wrapped up in one neighborhood.
Wicker Park Accessibility
Located within the larger West Town area and centered around like North, Milwaukee and Damen Avenues, Wicker Park is an ideal commuter neighborhood. It houses several Bus Lines and multiple CTA blue line L train stations—that run directly to the Chicago Loop, O'Hare Airport, and Forest Park. Wicker Park’s also located right off of the Kennedy Expressway, giving the area easy access to Chicago’s North and South Side neighborhoods. It’s also the home of brand new bike path known as “The 606” that leads through Wicker Park from Ashland to Lawndale.