Humboldt Park Real Estate...

Humboldt Park from Ron Knoll/Saffron Realty Group

The great neighborhood of Humboldt Park began life as North Park in the 1860’s shortly after the creation of the West Park System. Located on the Northwest side of Chicago, North Park was soon named in honor in 1869 after Alexander von Humboldt, a famous German Scientist and Explorer. The park area was settled mainly by immigrants of East European descent such as Polish, Italian and German. The demographics of the Humboldt Park neighborhood changed and has become largely Latino and African American today.

As one of Chicago's largest communities with over 60,000 residents, the Humboldt Park community derives its name from and sprawls out over a 207 acre park area. Slow to develop, the settlement and community of Humboldt Park with a large part due to its location and spacious park is now becoming one of the most widely growing and trendy places in the greater Chicago area. Real Estate has turned heads during the past few years as Humboldt Park has become a prime location for the upscale generation.

The neighborhood of Humboldt Park still features many beautiful Colonial and Victorian homes and buildings. As restoration goes on for some of these buildings turning them into the brilliant places they once were, a few are being turned into condos and lofts for residents of this local area. Many modern style homes are being built and put on the market today as well.

The Romanesque style architecture that houses the recreation center at the park, also showcases a man-made pond and is one of the most beautiful and useful parks in Chicago. The park itself include an amazing beach, an outdoor swimming pool, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, playgrounds, and bike paths. In addition the Humboldt Park also has an assembly area, offers a place for ice skating in winter, numerous picnic areas and a field house with two gyms.

Humboldt Park has always been an interesting community and has many entertainment options. With many small establishments for both entertainment and dining, the neighborhood venues are compromised with diversity of its residents for a unique and individual flair.

Have kids? The Humboldt Park community has a variety of options for education from pre-kindergarten on up thru High School. There are also many private and religion based schools to choose from. The Humboldt Park itself also offers an after school care program that includes music, sports, arts and crafts and also exercise fun.

Speaking of fun, each year, the city hosts the Puerto Rican Peoples Parade in June and the Fiesta Boricua, a Puerto Rican Pride festival, in September. These festivals attract over 160,000 people each year.

Ready to experience the city? The city has a plentiful amount of public transportation options. Hop on the world famous Chicago ‘L’ train. Humboldt Park is supported by the Blue Line train and over 5 different bus routes for ease of travel in this great city.

If you are looking to move to an historic, exciting and rapidly growing neighborhood, Humboldt Park is the place to be!

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