Communities near Washington Park and their water problems
The communities around Washington Park share a city government and a utility, but their houses do not match. Walk-up apartments in Speer, postwar ranches in Cory-Merrill, curving-street cottages in Bonnie Brae and dense rentals in West Wash Park each tend to leak in their own ways. These notes describe the differences and who to contact.
- Water damage notes for the Washington Park neighborhood east of Downing
East of Downing Street, the Washington Park neighborhood has many of the area's larger older homes and a growing share of rebuilds. Their basements tend to be bigger and more elaborately finished, which raises the stakes when water arrives.
- Water damage in West Washington Park's denser blocks
Between Broadway and Downing, West Wash Park packs older single-family homes, duplexes, converted houses and small apartment buildings onto tight lots. More shared walls and more basement units mean water problems more often involve someone else.
- Basement water notes for Bonnie Brae
Bonnie Brae, just southeast of Washington Park, is known for its curving streets and a mix of brick cottages, Tudor-style houses and postwar homes. Its layout and housing produce water problems that differ from the straight-gridded blocks nearby.
- Water damage notes for Platt Park homes and South Pearl shops
South of Washington Park, Platt Park is a neighborhood of compact bungalows and cottages with the Old South Pearl Street business strip running through it. Small homes and small commercial buildings each bring their own basement water issues.
- Water damage notes for Belcaro homes
East of Bonnie Brae, Belcaro has larger lots, many mid-twentieth-century brick ranches and two-stories, and a number of substantially expanded or rebuilt homes. Generous landscaping and wide, low houses change where water comes from.
- Water damage notes for Cory-Merrill's mix of ranches and new homes
Cory-Merrill, south of Bonnie Brae and Belcaro, was largely built out with modest postwar homes. Many have been replaced with much larger houses, and the contrast between old and new on the same block shapes how water moves.
- Water damage notes for Speer's apartments, condos and older homes
Speer, between Washington Park and Speer Boulevard, has a high share of apartments and condominiums, many in older brick buildings, along with single-family homes and converted houses. Water problems here often start in someone else's unit.