Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing carries one of the South Side's most important cultural addresses: Theaster Gates' Stony Island Arts Bank and the Rebuild Foundation's constellation of restored buildings, which turned the neighborhood into a required stop on any serious tour of American art. Oak Woods Cemetery holds Ida B. Wells, Enrico Fermi, and Harold Washington.

Transit includes the Red Line along the Dan Ryan and the Metra Electric on the east edge, with buses on 71st and 79th. The housing stock of brick bungalows and flats is deeply affordable. Greater Grand Crossing suits artists, culture workers, and buyers who want to live inside one of the country's most interesting neighborhood-scale art projects.

Greater Grand Crossing offers moderate transit access: a single car per household is usually sufficient. One car typically covers the gap that transit leaves.

With a Walk Score of 70, Greater Grand Crossing is "Very Walkable": most errands can be accomplished on foot.

At roughly $12,000/year for 1 car, transportation is a moderate line item in Greater Grand Crossing's true cost. The neighborhood is served by the Green line.