The American Planning Association voted Echo Park as one of the top ten neighborhoods in America. This is probably a tribute to various aspects of its character. To begin with, there is tremendous civic involvement among its citizenry via such organizations as the Echo Park Chamber of Commerce, the Echo Park Improvement Association, the Echo Park Neighborhood Council, the Echo Park Historical Society and the Echo Park Positive Energy Group, to name but a few. These groups are dedicated; each in their own way, to ensuring Echo Park maintains and enhances its natural beauty, its rich history and its high quality of living.
In recent years Echo Park has become home to a hugely increasing number of quality restaurants, bookstores, hip coffee houses, trendy shops and of course organic food stores. Add to all of that the 600-acre Elysian Park (second largest in LA) with hiking trails, picnic grounds, recreation fields, and of course world famous Dodger Stadium (within walking distance for many Echo Park residents) and you have the essence of this very special community. It is not surprising to find writers, musicians, visual and performing artists residing in Echo Park now more than ever. Happily, one cannot help but notice the evolving cultural and aesthetic influences taking shape as a result.
In the world of Real Estate Echo Park has earned a richly deserved reputation for being one of the, if not THE most ‘upside’ Real Estate markets in all of LA County. There is no community that can match its combination of vintage, character homes, rolling green hills, eclectic culture and close proximity to the lately vibrant and attractive downtown LA scene.
The above points would explain why Echo Park Real Estate has become such a hugely talked about subject. It would also explain why so many people have Echo Park at or near the top of their shopping list when considering investment properties, a starter home or a house as an upgrade.
At Silverwood Properties we work diligently to provide our clients with knowledge as well as honest evaluations and assessments of investment properties, starter homes, or other real estate products.
