Like other centrally located older neighborhoods, both Timbergrove Manor and Lazybrook have recently been experiencing a huge demand with home buyers. I was astounded to see that some original homes are selling for close to half a million dollars. While the homes are undoubtedly nice, their location greatly heightens their appeal. Many of the residents I knew when I lived nearby seemed to have a particularly strong attachment to their neighborhoods. Hardly anyone I met seemed to want to ever move, while the area I was in, a few blocks away in the Heights, seemed to have a much more transient population of people buying luxury town homes, staying for a couple of years, and then moving again. For the most part, I didn't see a lot of Timbergrove Manor or Lazybrook homes being bulldozed by developers eager to exploit the area's new desirability, by building some giant McMansion when I drove through the area recently. I was sad to see a little of that going on, but it didn't seem nearly as prevalent as it is in nearby communities like Oak Forest, where entire streets are almost unrecognizable now.
One thing is almost certain, and both Timbergrove Manor and Lazybrook will continue to thrive as new generations of home buyers lured by the area's convenient central location, large yards and charming postwar homes settle in and develop the same neighborhood loyalty that I witnessed while living nearby.
Flashback:
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