South Fairmount Condo for Sale

In Cincinnati, there’s a rivalry between East and West. “You’ll often hear sayings like ‘West Side, best side,’” says Doug Spitz, Lead Realtor at DWELL513. “There’s loyalties. If you live here, you tend to stay here forever,” he adds. South Fairmount, which is home to just over 2,000 people, is on the western banks of Mill Creek, less than 4 miles from the heart of downtown. Of Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods, it’s one of the more densely packed — the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, or Section 8, has created affordable housing throughout the community. Public playgrounds and basketball courts are connected via the Lick Run Greenway, which intersects South Fairmount, and corner markets stock pantry staples. In general, Spitz speaks to the culture of kindness throughout the city. “We have a genuinely welcoming and interesting population of people here,” he says. “People are always ready to embrace and say thank you and please, or deliver your coffee with a genuine ‘How’s your day going?’” Some homes in South Fairmount date back to the late 1800s, and most were built prior to 1920. There’s a mix of Italianates, Victorians and bungalows, and cars park in narrow driveways or on the