yuppie neighborhoods in chicago to me are ...

Lincoln park (including old town) - King of the yuppie neighborhoods, though now many are moving out and 3 flats are being converted to row homes and modern day castles are being built to house newly arrived families to the city. I heard because of this demographic shift and housing stock shift the population of lincoln park decreasing unexpectedly.

Lakeview - the center of action for the young crowd

Wicker Park & Bucktown - it's days as the center of bohemian chicago are gone. Say hello to 1 mil plus homes and 500k condos and few doggy bakeries

West Loop & South Loop - big city life for former surbanites, a little older than other neighborhoods because housing stock is geared towards first time buyers rather first time renters.

Lincoln Sqaure/Ravenswood - Times of changed fast for this neighborhood with new bars, thai and sushi places, and the fairly new old town school of folk music yuppies have begun moving in, but the area is fully gentrified yet.

Roscoe Village / North Center - More families maybe than yuppies but this ara lacks the affordability it once had especially around roscoe. LOTS of TEAR DOWN homes and condos have plagued this area and there as almost a canyon effect of 4 story ugly brick condo towers down Damen Av. north of the new COSTCO. CB2 and trader joes have further gentrified the less yuppified and more family oriented northern portion of this area.

Ahh and finally the Near north side- Though older city dwellers and families seem to mainly fill the high priced apartment buildings of the gold coast and northern boundary of streeterville, newly constructed apt. buildings in river north have filled up with yuppies desiring a home close to their jobs in the loop.

Borderline yuppie hoods - Ukranian village + east village, andersonville, uptown, and hyde park.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK???

Logan Square is a candidate...

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Logan Square is definitely changing. My sister-in-law's family lives off of Fullerton and Fransisco.
Bucktown can be considered a "Yuppiesizing" area, I didn't see it mentioned in the previous posts. There is a Starbucks on Armitage and California (which I think is actually considered West Bucktown), which to me is one sign of the area gentrifying. Albeit, it will take some time, especially the further west you go.
About 6 years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a 2 flat at Armitage and Western. I didn't! Now the property is worth at least tripple. Oh well....

^ I think Uptown is a prime candidate. My gym is off Montrose and I"m up there a lot. The area seems to be changing, there are some new condo buildings going up, and you see a lot more people walking around with thier starbucks. Again, I think this will take quite a bit of time, and the Yuppie syndrome, as always, will be more evident close to the lakefront (say, from Broadway to the lake) than it will further west. Time will tell, but I think the Uptown area is in line for some big changes in the next 10 years.

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Logan Square is definitely changing. My sister-in-law's family lives off of Fullerton and Fransisco.
The only person I know who lives in Logan Square is an investment banking VP who makes about half a million a year, so it seems pretty yuppy to me...

On the horizon:

University Village--near UIC. Not only students, but young professionals are moving there. Don't forget the conversion of the South Water Market into condos nearby. There is plenty of vacant land in the area to become a power-packed yuppie-ville in the next 2 decades.

Bridgeport--Catering more to families, but I wouldn't doubt the resolve of cash-unloading yuppies staking a claim to the condos/shopping strip slowly evolving around south Halsted, as well as the proximity to Cellular Field.

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Logan Square is definitely changing. My sister-in-law's family lives off of Fullerton and Fransisco.
Bucktown can be considered a "Yuppiesizing" area, I didn't see it mentioned in the previous posts. There is a Starbucks on Armitage and California (which I think is actually considered West Bucktown), which to me is one sign of the area gentrifying. Albeit, it will take some time, especially the further west you go.
About 6 years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a 2 flat at Armitage and Western. I didn't! Now the property is worth at least tripple. Oh well....

The Starbucks is actually on California and Logan, and the area has gone through a dramatic change. The new strip mall on Armitage and California is probably going to be filled with a jamba juice, ulta, and other stores that cater the new residents in the area, and next to my house are brand new condos selling for 300,000 plus. Slowly my neighbors are moving away due to high rents and property taxes and selling to developers, but on the bright side i own so... $$$

The only person I know who lives in Logan Square is an investment banking VP who makes about half a million a year, so it seems pretty yuppy to me...

I agree, my sister-in-law's neighbor is also a doctor however, things change south of Fullerton, and west of California.

"The Starbucks is actually on California and Logan, and the area has gone through a dramatic change. The new strip mall on Armitage and California is probably going to be filled with a jamba juice, ulta, and other stores that cater the new residents in the area, and next to my house are brand new condos selling for 300,000 plus. Slowly my neighbors are moving away due to high rents and property taxes and selling to developers, but on the bright side i own so... $$$"
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You are right!

I think Uptown is absolutely changing, and it will continue to, but it has some entrenched institutions--enormous homeless shelters and homes for the mentally ill--that may keep it from becoming another Lakeview.

I hope, at least.