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Village feel
A bridge over Roscoe Street near the intersection with Ravenswood Avenue traveling west gives a welcome to Roscoe Village. On the other side of the bridge are the words “The Village Within the City.” According to 22-year Roscoe Village resident Charese David, founder & principal broker of The Charese Team at Compass, the village vibe is an appropriate description. “It’s a quiet neighborhood that’s very desirable and walkable,” she says. “I can walk out my door and get a coffee or go to a nice restaurant in just a few minutes. It’s one of those places where you don’t need a car to get around. Everything is right there.”
Shops and homes line the streets of Roscoe Village as bikers whiz by.
Welcome to Roscoe Village, a charming neighborhood on Chicago's North side.
The playground at Hamlin Park has a couple slides and climbing obstacles for kids of all ages.
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Nonprofit neighborhood organization
Roscoe Village Neighbors is a nonprofit organization that focuses on keeping the neighborhood village-like and vibrant. Events are planned throughout the year, including the popular Retro on Roscoe, which takes place in early August. During that event, the streets are lined with antique vendors and artisans. Live music throughout the weekend provides entertainment. The organization plans a special welcome in a meet and greet event for new neighbors. There’s also a Clean and Green Day in late April, where volunteers help clean up the neighborhood.
Unique shops and restaurants
Roscoe Street is the main business thoroughfare through the neighborhood, providing endless opportunities for food and retail. Le Sud means ‘the south,’ so the Mediterranean restaurant that bears that name in Roscoe Village concentrates on cuisine popular in southern France. If the weather is nice, folks will be dining outdoors on the patio on the Oakley Avenue side of the building. American comfort food in a casual setting is what the experience is at John’s Place. They serve weekend brunch on weekends starting at 10 a.m. Roscoe Books is an independent bookstore that focuses on providing a wide variety of books and hosting book club discussions. “I worked with the store owner to secure the space,” David says. “She opened the business when bookstores were falling out of favor. The business has thrived.” Shangri-La Vintage Clothing Store offers customers the chance to go back in time with fashion statements for men and women. The neighborhood's west side is the grocery shopping destination, with a Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s and The Paulina Meat Market.
Roscoe Books is the favorite supplier to the Roscoe Village area with latest best selling books.
Le Sud Mediterranean is a perfect diner option for a date night in Roscoe Village.
Paulina Meat Market is a local well-loved butcher shop in Roscoe Village, IL.
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Rules on housing
Another aspect of keeping a village feel is the rules for renovating a house or new construction. “There are instances where builders are changing a building from a multi-unit to a single-family home, and we want to ensure it doesn’t get too big,” David says, who is also vice president of the Roscoe Valley Neighbors group. “We don’t want to see a four-story building go up. It would take away the vibe we have.” There’s a mix of condos, single-family and multi-family units. Newer homes are built in the classic style with modern takes on classic Foursquare design, which is between $1 and $2 million. These houses have plenty of space, between 4,200 and 5,200 square feet. Some older homes, with some as old as the 1890s, may be slightly under $1 million and have between 2,000 and 2,500 square feet of living space. Duplexes and condos are priced between $500,000 and $700,000. Fifty-one percent of the people living in Roscoe Village are homeowners.
There is a variety of beautiful home styles in Roscoe Village.
Large modern loft Condominiums are available for new home buyers in Roscoe Village.
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Highly rated city schools
The City of Chicago School District 299 features two schools in the PK-12 process, with some kids in Roscoe Village attending Audubon Elementary through eighth grade. The student-teacher ratio is 13-to-1, and the school gets a B-plus overall Niche grade. Lane Tech College Prep High School receives an A-plus rating and is a magnet school with selective enrollment for grades seven through 12. The Computer Science Department is recognized as one of the largest and most innovative in the county.
John James Audubon Elementary School is a public middle school in Chicago.
Lane Tech College Prep High School is a public 4-year magnet high school in Roscoe Village.
Jahn School of Fine Arts is located near Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL.
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Recreation by the river
The western part of Roscoe Village finds the North Branch of the Chicago River flowing by. Behind Lane Tech College Prep High School is Clark Park. Among its 22 acres, there’s open green space and a paved trail around the park’s perimeter for biking/walking or jogging. Kerry Wood Cubs Field, named after the former Cub pitching great, is a baseball diamond used by Chicago Public Schools with over 1,000 seats. Chicago Rowing Foundation is on the river, where rowing lessons also occur.
Roscoe Village kids get a thrill at The Garden's dirt bmx jumps behind Lane Tech.
Students bring crew boats into the boat houses after practice in Roscoe Village, IL.
A band performs an impromptu gig on the Chicago River in Roscoe Village.
Kerry Woods Cubs field is youth sized landmark stadium for baseball fans in Roscoe Village.
Biking dow the many trails in Roscoe Village is a great way for families to spend time outdoors.
People gather under the Belmont underpass in Roscoe Village to enjoy a concert by the river.
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Options for needing a ride
Chicago Transit Authority buses are plentiful around the neighborhood streets, including Damen, Addison and Western Avenue stops. Wrigley Field is only a few miles away to watch the Chicago Cubs play home baseball games, and there are the occasional concerts. Walking there from Roscoe Village is possible, allowing at least a half hour to complete the journey. The nearest “L” station is the Addison or the Paulina stop on the brown line.
The Paulina Brown line is a convieiant and close by El stop for Roscoe Village residents.
The Addison el station in Roscoe Village gets commuters around the Chicago area.
Roscoe Village is a pedestrian friendly neighborhood with many coffee shops to choose from.
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Roscoe Village Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Roscoe Village, Chicago sell after 17 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Roscoe Village, Chicago over the last 12 months is $686,750, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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