Baltimore - Upton / Marble Hill Neighborhood

[Jeffrey Miller]

Does anyone have any experience with Baltimore's Upton / Marble Hill? I spent yesterday walking through the inventory and am having a hard time getting a feeling for the neighborhood. It boarders Heritage Crossing (2002 development) which is a plus but that neighborhood is tied in with the McCulloh Homes project.

Many of the homes on McCulloh Street and Druid Hill Ave are boarded up or vacant but people have been preaching this area as being the next up-and-coming area for years. I see the occasional $100k+ reno in it's past but most of the comps are essentially shells.

Does this area have any potential or is it just another urban wasteland?