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Yes, I realize you have all answered some of these questions before but now I am looking at particular parts of these neighborhoods and we have changed our criteria somewhat.We no longer are looking a neighborhood similar to Lafayette Park in Detroit. We also are looking at specific buildings and streets now. A lot will depend on the price too. We plan to buy soon and don't want to spend too much on rent.Also we were hoping to get a summer or month by month rental so we would be free to move if we find a place to buy.
Montlack reality is pretty good, and they have some really nice buildings on the North Moreland.
I didn't know that. I've just seen there signs when I walk from my house to Larchmere. Some of those buildings are just gorgeous.
.........keep in mind that the brick apartments on the eastside of the street tend to get direct late-afternoon sun in the summer, and resultingly bake something fierce.
For an update on my saga. I looked at some real dives with some unbelievable landlords who thought they could charge high rent for their places. I ended up renting a great place on N. Moreland through Matlack Realty, a two bedroom under $750 month. It is on second floor in a three story so we will get hot but the windows face east and north and we have fans. It also has a nice yard. We like the density of the area since it makes for very pedestrian friendly environment. We can literally get everything we need for daily necessities within one block.
We think we will really enjoy the Shaker Square area and especially the farmers market on Saturday. I didn't really think about how much we would bake in the summer when I rented the apartment and unfortunately there were no apartments on the first floor of any of the Matlack Buildings available. Now I know why.We plan to soon look for a place to buy. Does anyone know what area of Cleveland (or suburbs) is similar to Woodbridge area in Detroit? Woodbridge is just went of midtown, has a lot of older houses close together, two-flats, row houses, gardens, open minded, live and let live type of neighborhood.
Here's an update. We moved to Shaker Square on June 12 and it has surpassed all our expectations. We are one block north of the square in a beautiful spacious apartment with nice hardwood floors, lots of windows and mature trees right outside our windows.The square itself seems a bit suburban in design but there are lots of people sitting outside and it is very convenient to walk there to go to Dave's grocery store or CVS. The light rail is just 13 minutes to downtown. Also, within a two block walk is a beautiful park with a small lake. The area seems very diverse. The only thing is I get the impression that our apartment building is only about one third full. It seems awfully quiet and the few people I see in passing to say hello to barely say hello back so it seems a bit anonymous. All in all, I think it is a good place to land for someone new to the city. It does give an opportunity to live without driving since there's a very convenient bus (number 48) from the square to the red line and University Circle as well as the rapid to downtown.
Here's an update. We moved to Shaker Square on June 12 and it has surpassed all our expectations. We are one block north of the square in a beautiful spacious apartment with nice hardwood floors, lots of windows and mature trees right outside our windows.
The square itself seems a bit suburban in design but there are lots of people sitting outside and it is very convenient to walk there to go to Dave's grocery store or CVS. The light rail is just 13 minutes to downtown. Also, within a two block walk is a beautiful park with a small lake. The area seems very diverse. The only thing is I get the impression that our apartment building is only about one third full. It seems awfully quiet and the few people I see in passing to say hello to barely say hello back so it seems a bit anonymous.
The only thing is I get the impression that our apartment building is only about one third full. It seems awfully quiet and the few people I see in passing to say hello to barely say hello back so it seems a bit anonymous.
Quote from: justine on June 20, 2008, 01:58:04 PM The only thing is I get the impression that our apartment building is only about one third full. It seems awfully quiet and the few people I see in passing to say hello to barely say hello back so it seems a bit anonymous. There is a large grad student population in this part of Cleveland. Some of these buildings see a lot of people leave at the end of May. Things will pick up come August when new med, law and other grad students start moving in.
If you really want to low-ball it, you can try the Case Dental Clinic. I have no idea what it actually costs since I get treatment for free, but it can't be that expensive.
my future wife grew up on the east side and took all their pets growing up to belvoir pet hospital in university heights. We've been taking our furry creature there the last year and a half and they have been great. They're only about 5 miles from you and you may want to check them out.http://belvoirpethospital.com/750872.html
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