Northlake is a tight, established community of 12,433 residents with a median household income of $83,892 and a median age of 41.9 (Data source: U.S. Census Bureau / Data Commons). Those numbers tell a story. This is a community of working adults who own their homes, have money to invest in them, and want the work done right.
We see a lot of homeowners in that 40-plus bracket who are thinking long-term, whether that means adding a bedroom, finishing a basement, or making their bathroom safer as they age in place. Northlake sits just east of Melrose Park along North Avenue and Wolf Road, a dense grid of postwar bungalows, split-levels, and two-flats built mostly in the 1950s and 60s. Those homes have character, but they also have aging plumbing, cramped bathrooms, and unfinished basements that are just wasted space.
The Chicago winters here hit hard too. Freeze-thaw cycles crack tile grout, shift basement walls, and stress older bath surrounds. We account for that in every project we take on in this market.