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Housing in Hyde Park Kenwood: A Little Something for Everyone
Mary Nowlen surveys Hyde Park Kenwood as a rental heavy community with mix of high-rises and walk-ups. The area holds about 50,000 residents with 11,758 renter occupied units and 2,121 owner occupied between 51st and 59th Streets. Estimated total housing 24,000 to 25,000 with 1,200 to 1,500 homes and 1,000 co ops or condos. Between 85 and 90 percent rent. Rent ranges vary by unit type from $95 to $500 monthly, with lakefront high rises most expensive. Chicago Beach Drive 4800 offers $300-$358.50 two-bed units and $376-$466 three-beds. Chicago Beach South Towers 5050 S Lake Shore Dr lists $240-$265 one-bed, $295-$365 two-bed, $375-$425 three-bed. Apartments are scarce in Hyde Park.
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Hyde Park- Kenwood
47Th
60Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
Hyde Park
Herbert J. Erfurth
University of Chicago
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Lake-Front
Chicago Beach Drive
Chicago Beach South Towers
Lake Shore Dr