lovely place. we didn't have a car, and getting the bus was fairly straightforward to get to blue line train stops. But I wouldn't really reccomend the extra travel this caused if you dont have a car. walking was too tiring as we weren't used to how spread things out were in Chicago. The area is quiet but many resident Chicagoan people told us to be careful at night, but I think they were thinking of west humboldt. This made us feel conflicted about navigating the area which we generally thought was lovely and quiet but it felt cut off by North Ave. we are from london and used to navigating all sorts of areas. but in future I would rather stay somewhere near shops and grocery stores. it was too faraway really to enjoy our time in the area. we did food shopping and took uber's back to the flat. it was exhausting and overwhelming since I am disabled. the flat was nice, lovely kitchen, bright, lovely textiles and plants. but only convienent if you have a car probably.