Northeast Park Hill
Ranked 37th best neighborhood in Denver
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Northeast Park Hill
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2yrs+
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"Still struggling to rise"
If you read my North Park Hill review, you will get a good idea of the gang problems that began to plague this area a few decades ago. This area is still struggling. There are many nice detached homes here, especially toward the south. With two golf courses and excellent park spaces nearby, you might expect this to be a posh area. It's a kind of block-by-block thing.
There are still areas here where you feel immediately unsafe if you stumble upon them, and with good reason. In addition, the northern end of this neighborhood is industrial rather than residential. On the other hand, there are areas with nice homes, and there is every reason to think that improvement will continue.
The poplularity of the neighborhoods close to City Park is one positive sign. There is also the influx of new commerce which overflows from the busy new Northfield development. Many of these perimeter areas east and west have a decidedly civilized and settled feel, and are both safe and attractive. It stands to reason that residents who withstood the worst of the gangland crime wave will not give up now, and new residents and businesses will support their confidence in this neighborhood.
There are still areas here where you feel immediately unsafe if you stumble upon them, and with good reason. In addition, the northern end of this neighborhood is industrial rather than residential. On the other hand, there are areas with nice homes, and there is every reason to think that improvement will continue.
The poplularity of the neighborhoods close to City Park is one positive sign. There is also the influx of new commerce which overflows from the busy new Northfield development. Many of these perimeter areas east and west have a decidedly civilized and settled feel, and are both safe and attractive. It stands to reason that residents who withstood the worst of the gangland crime wave will not give up now, and new residents and businesses will support their confidence in this neighborhood.
Pros
- good housing values
- may improve in the future
Cons
- new businesses along Quebec
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- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
Northeast Park Hill
rating details
2yrs+
- Neighborly Spirit
- Safe & Sound
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Shopping Options
- Lack of Traffic
- Parking
- Cost of Living
"Run-Down but Fighting Back"
Northeast Park Hill is directly north, and not at all east, of North Park Hill. It’s one of those slightly confusing local naming oddities, similar to the University of Colorado being dubbed CU instead of UC, and the University of Denver going by DU. It’s doubtful that neighborhood naming was a consideration when development of the Park Hill area started in the late 1800s. Northeast Park Hill is the newer section, overwhelmingly built after 1940.
Park Hill as a whole covers a wide spectrum: the southern reaches have older homes and are occupied mostly by a more affluent, less diverse crowd, while Northeast Park Hill residents are mostly African American or Latino, and the area’s median income is under the city average. Most of the shopping and dining opportunities require residents to go east into Stapleton or south to 23rd Avenue. Downtown is a relatively short commute for residents with cars. The neighborhood itself, however, lacks walkability, since the two original retail areas on Dahlia and Holly streets are both gone – due to neglect on Dahlia and arson on Holly.
Northeast Park Hill has long been a hub of Denver’s gang activity, and the torching of the Holly shopping center in 2008 (in retaliation for a high-profile gang member’s murder in Aurora) was a sharp reminder of that. Although most of the neighborhood feels safe and sees few incidents, crime and poverty rates are above average. This is counterpoised with a sense, among many residents, that it’s time to take the neighborhood back. Locals have taken the planned redevelopment of the Holly shopping center into their own hands, and neighborhood events reveal a deep-seated streak of pride. After all, many families have lived here for decades, the neighborhood has nurtured at least one great name (NBA superstar Chauncey Billups), and many locals still remember the safe, thriving Northeast Park Hill of decades ago. There’s a growing sense that Northeast Park Hill is too good for the crime, poverty, and stagnation that might, at first glance, seem to be its fate.
Park Hill as a whole covers a wide spectrum: the southern reaches have older homes and are occupied mostly by a more affluent, less diverse crowd, while Northeast Park Hill residents are mostly African American or Latino, and the area’s median income is under the city average. Most of the shopping and dining opportunities require residents to go east into Stapleton or south to 23rd Avenue. Downtown is a relatively short commute for residents with cars. The neighborhood itself, however, lacks walkability, since the two original retail areas on Dahlia and Holly streets are both gone – due to neglect on Dahlia and arson on Holly.
Northeast Park Hill has long been a hub of Denver’s gang activity, and the torching of the Holly shopping center in 2008 (in retaliation for a high-profile gang member’s murder in Aurora) was a sharp reminder of that. Although most of the neighborhood feels safe and sees few incidents, crime and poverty rates are above average. This is counterpoised with a sense, among many residents, that it’s time to take the neighborhood back. Locals have taken the planned redevelopment of the Holly shopping center into their own hands, and neighborhood events reveal a deep-seated streak of pride. After all, many families have lived here for decades, the neighborhood has nurtured at least one great name (NBA superstar Chauncey Billups), and many locals still remember the safe, thriving Northeast Park Hill of decades ago. There’s a growing sense that Northeast Park Hill is too good for the crime, poverty, and stagnation that might, at first glance, seem to be its fate.
Pros
- many areas feel quite safe
- good housing values
- may improve in the future
Cons
- hub for gang activity, some areas feel less safe
- lack of commercial anchors - restaurants, stores, etc.
