Opinions on Brookside and Riverside

[Kathleen Licas]

Hi Everyone, I'm an investor looking to invest in the Indianapolis market.

I am looking at some properties in Brookside (south of Brookside Park, between Rural and Sherman). I know the surrounding areas have been gentrifying (Windsor Park, Springdale, St. Clair, Little Flower), and you've got Paramount Brookside in the area, so I see the opportunity for appreciation in the area. I have read on some older threads that the Brookside still is a pretty rough area and that there are a lot of break-ins, but the break-ins seem to only happen when the properties are vacant. Are break-ins still common when the properties are occupied? Does anyone have any recent opinions about the area?

What do folks think about Riverside? I am interested in properties in that area too due to 16 Tech and other development going on.

Thank you!