Ormewood Park streets are dotted with Craftsman homes, brick cottages and shotgun homes constructed after World War I. A few prefabricated “catalog” homes still stand today. Growth has continued over the course of several decades, and the neighborhood has an eclectic mix of homes, from Victorian to ranchers to contemporary construction. Many of the homes have been renovated over the years, making the community stable and family-friendly, while still maintaining a diverse mix of age groups, including a mix of couples and single professionals. A notable development, Glenwood Park, is a mixed-use project with retail businesses, townhomes and single-family homes built with a New Urbanism philosophy that puts the focus on people, not cars. The project brought a convenient shopping area as well as a neighborhood playground for children to the Ormewood Park neighborhood.
