YES!!! I love Kenwood, easily one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of Chicago... one that I feel will continue its strong rebound and really entrench itself with Hyde Park as the best area on South Side.
I share the same feelings as many others about the new construction in the area. It is of such an incredibly low quality and poor design that it drains away much of the authenticity of the streetscapes.
If anyone wants to get depressed in a hurry I recommend digging up photos of Kenwood from as recent as 1950 when the area was still retaining about 95% of its original building stock, which if you dig up historic aerials, you will see that the neighborhood was packed to the gills, not a vacant lot to be found ANYWHERE. In fact, I'll just snap some screen shots for everyone.
Kenwood 1938
Kenwood 2002
THE HORROR!!!!