Similiar to the Los Angeles post, does anyone have any information on moving to Boston i.e. neighborhoods, pricing, specific buildlings, parking, any other information that would be great. Maybe we could start forums on different Cities. I have pretty good information on Chicago, and I will post soon.
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PublicEquity1, this is from
PublicEquity1, this is from your previous post about re-location to boston...im just pasting it again. perhaps more people will chime in this time.
Hey PublicEquity1, Boston is a great city..I currently live here and can tell you that you have a lot of options in terms of places to live. Based on what you're looking for/are interested in $600/month in a nasty old building to 1500/month in a beautiful part of town for your own 1 bedroom.
Also depends on what areas of town you look at. I would imagine you want to be close to work, but within Boston check out the North End (Italian District), which is fairly close to the financial district. Beacon Hill is full of amazing brownstones which might be on the pricier end but well worth it. There are also apartments near the financial district, but that part of town pretty much dies in non-business hours. Commonwealth Ave has gorgeous brownstones and old buildings as such that would be great to live in.
I would say having a car is not a bad idea, but if you're living in a building that does not provide a private parking spot, you're going to have to get it registered in Mass. to get a street parking permit. That would include getting Mass. plates and I don't know if thats something you are interested in. You should not have problems finding private parking though, so I would recommend having a car for weekend escapes, but as far as work is concerned, public transportation is not a problem at all. Boston is also a walking city, so when the weather is nice (i.e. late spring, summer, early fall) you can easily take a little more time to walk to work.
I know this is a lot of information, but hope it helps. If you have any more questions/concerns feel free to pm me. Best of luck on the move.
There are really varying
There are really varying locations in Boston that range from the uber-upscale to the more shady underside of the city. An apartment in the heart of Boston (i.e. Newbury St.) will run you $10,000 a month, and still they are virtually impossible to come by. My dad's former boss has an apartment for which he is paying that much rent... and, get this... he leaves the apartment empty. He doesn't use it b/c he recently relocated for work and doesn't really have much use for it. He can't sublease it because of his contract and he won't give it up because he knows that he'll never get it back. I guess he's rich enough to do this.
On the other hand, there are really poor, crappy parts of Boston as well, such as Jamaica Plain.
If you really want to move to Boston though, I would highly suggest Chinatown. They recently put in many new luxury apartment/condo developments (i.e. Archstone) that are in extremely convenient locations. The complexes are rather expensive, but they are really really nice (despite being in Chinatown). I wouldn't be surprised if Chinatown got "overtaken" in the next decade and replaced by all new modern developments, and I'm sure the value of real estate at that point will skyrocket. Now is a very attractive time to get in.
If you were so inclined, you could find housing moderately cheaper ($550 w/ several house-mates ~ $1500 w/o) in Harvard Square, Central Square, or Davis Square. The T is only 15-30 minutes into the center of Boston.
I love Boston. Best city in the world.
Boston? the fuck? Even Tom
Boston? the fuck? Even Tom "Eli Owns Me" Brady prefers NY. It's a known fact.