2023 LA FT Roommate Thread

Hey all - incoming FT analyst heading to LA in search of a roommate for summer 2023 start, and figured that there may be some other people on this forum who are in the same predicament. Feel free to drop your info down with the following information as well as a bit about yourself:

Start Date: 

Position: 

Office Location:

Total Roommates: 

Gender: 

Roommate Gender Preference: 

Budget: 

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2mo 
GovernmentSachs, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Into outdoors activities and sports, enjoys going out but also chill nights in, keeps the place pretty clean.

Start Date: July 2023

Position: FT Analyst at EB

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 2-4

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: No Preference

Budget: 2.1k/person Max

Contact: PM or drop a reply!

  • Intern in IB - Cov
2mo 

Thanks for helping start the thread! 

Very social person, go out often, bit of a night owl, love having people over.

Start Date: July 2023

Position: FT Analyst at BB

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 2-3

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Preferably Male

Budget: 1.8k/Person Max

Contact: PM

1mo 
PreppyBanana, what's your opinion? Comment below:

I'm interested -- I can't PM since you're anon but you can PM me.

2mo 
monki779, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Moderately social person who is perfectly fine with both a night out in a large group and staying in to watch a movie. In my free time I like watching sports, reading, working out and doing outdoorsy things. I'm a pretty clean person but not annoying about it. I also have no preference for location since I'm hybrid. Preferably looking for roomate(s) who aren't too loud on weekdays and are friendly people. Also, I like living frugally and would like a place with rent at no more than 1.3k/person.

Start date: July

Position: incoming FT at MM

Office location: El Segundo

Total roommates: 2-3

Gender: male

Roommate gender preference: none

Budget: max 1.3k

  • Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
2mo 

Equally happy having people over and going out or hanging out at home shooting the shit or reading.

Start Date: July 2023

Position: FT analyst at EB

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 1-2

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Don't care

Budget: ~$2k

Contact: Reply

  • Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
1mo 

I'll DM shortly, sorry been away.

  • Intern in IB - Cov
2mo 

Is living in West Santa Monica realistic for keeping rush hour commute to Century City under 30 min?

2mo 
RichardSaunders, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Not looking a roommate (moving in with my gf) but for the folks working in Century City - what neighborhoods are you thinking of living in? Coming from NY I'm a little lost for where to narrow down an apartment search

2mo 
bottombucketchiller, what's your opinion? Comment below:

live here now, here's my read: 

1. Santa Monica - very nice, close to beach, tons of good restaurants/spots to go out. Apartments are pricey due to the fact that its mostly homes. 

2. Venice - also beachy, probably skews a bit younger (my impression is that this is because it's marginally cheaper than SM?). Bit more of a homeless problem here, if that matters to you. A bit farther from CC, but not materially so. 

3. Brentwood / Westwood - there are some decent apartments in Brentwood that some of my co-workers live in. Perk is that its still firmly situated in the west side, but is a bit more centrally located. Closer to Beverly Hills/CC. Good food here, but not very young, so harder to go out in Brentwood. A lot of fancy houses for older people. Westwood similar but big UCLA presence, so less rich boomers and more students. 

5. Beverly Hills -  I mean its Beverly Hills. Expensive to live there and very much a rich Persian drive a Ferrari type vibe. Lack of apartment housing here so probably hard to find something decent in your budget IMO (though I live here now due to getting a good deal on rent somewhere). Good food but very much a scene. Despite living here, I don't like to go out here. Not my scene. 

4. WeHo - IMO WeHo is kinda a shithole, but nonetheless, tons of people my age seem to think its cool and live there. Very young vibe. Lots of more LA artsy type people and less finance type people. Perk is that there are tons of things to do and lots of young people. Still not a terrible commute to CC.

Personal opinion, but IMO, Santa Monica is the best place to live if you can find a place that you can afford. Checks sort of all the boxes I am looking for in LA . Trying to move there this year myself. 

  • Summer Associate in PE - LBOs
2mo 

Sawtelle or Santa Monica

2mo 
rld200, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Looking to live in Santa Monica or sawtelle area. Enjoy going out on weekends and looking forward to spending more time outside (golf, hikes, beach) with better weather.

Start Date: late July - looking to move early to mid July

Position: associate

Office: century city

Total roommates: 2-3

Gender: male

Roommate gender preference: male

Budget: ~2.3k/person max

Contact: PM

  • Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
2mo 

Thoughts on a groupchat for us all to be friends and shit lol, might help a lot actually

  • Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
1mo 

Make a groupme

1mo 
monki779, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Fire it up

12d 
patriots, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Hella down, send me a PM if we have a groupme going

1mo 
user8956232498, what's your opinion? Comment below:

New to the city (originally from east coast) so happy to meet new people. Pretty easy going - into sports, chill nights, and fun nights out. I'm a pretty organized person and like to keep the place clean.

Start Date: July 2023

Position: FT Analyst at BB

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 1-2 (open to 2-3 bed, ideally 2 bed)

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Male

Budget: 2k max, ideally 1.8k

Contact: Drop a reply

  • Intern in IB - Cov
1mo 

Interested

  • Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
1mo 

Interning in LA this summer, where did y'all stay for summers?

1mo 
PreppyBanana, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Start Date: July 2023

Position: Incoming 1st year FT analyst 

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 2-3

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Indifferent

Budget: Ideally less than $2.2k

Contact: PM

1mo 
mochiegg, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Looking to live in sawtelle / santa monica / brentwood / century city. love hiking, beach, also going out on weekends 

Start Date: July 2023

Position: Incoming 1st year FT analyst 

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 2-3

Gender: Female

Roommate Gender Preference: pretty indifferent but pref female

Budget: Ideally less than $2.0k

Contact: PM

  • Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
1mo 

Hey guys, already have an apartment in Westwood and planning to stay here for FT but open to whatever. Very active, I race motocross, MTB, and surf. Big into sports and massive bbq guy. I am from Socal so pretty familiar with everything esp where to go out.

Start Date: Julyish

Position: Analyst

Office: Century City

Total roommates: 2-3

Gender: Male

Roommate gender preference: Whatever

Budget: 1.7k-2k

Contact: PM

16d 
bankeryuh, what's your opinion? Comment below:

How long is the rush hour commute from Downtown Santa Monica to Century City? 

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14d 
[email protected], what's your opinion? Comment below:

If you're going SM to Century City in the morning and Vice Versa coming home it's actually not that bad as you effectively have a reverse commute (everyone is going to SM in the morning and leaving in the evening). It also depends heavily on when you're leaving. If you're leaving at 5:30 you can potentially add 50% the times I mention below (the 1:15 is probably the top end, it shouldn't get much worse than that). If you're leaving after 8:30 or later your commute is going to be pretty smooth.

I'd say going from SM to CC in the morning should be under thirty minutes, probably 20-25. Going home is probably a bit longer, maybe in the 35 minute range. Obviously going to depend on where you are specifically, but that's been my experience. Fridays could be bad, but I've only commuted into SM, not out of it.

If you're going from CC to SM, it's probably 30 minutes in the morning (can be better, but that's what I'd plan on), and on the way back it's going to be 45 minutes to an hour and fifteen depending on the day/time you leave.

15d 
hi_monkey, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Hey all, moving to LA this summer, and given how expensive 1-bed apartments are compared to 2-3 beds I'd be open to a roommate or two. I grew up on the East coast and enjoy the outdoors - hiking, skiing, surfing, and golfing. I'm social and enjoy going out eating/drinking with friends, working out, and watching sports. Looking to get an apartment in Westwood, Brentwood, Santa Monica, or similar

Start Date: July/August 

Position: PE Associate

Office Location: Brentwood

Total Roommates: 1-2

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Male

Budget: 3k

Contact: PM 

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15d 
Mr. Goldman's Sack, what's your opinion? Comment below:

This is super helpful! Big into outdoors, lift a ton, and try to live healthy. Want to go on day trips on the weekends to explore SoCal. Enjoy going out to bars on the weekend but also like a chill night in/out. 

Start Date: July/August 2023

Position: FT Associate 

Total Roommates: 2-4

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: No Preference

Budget: 2.2k/person Max

Contact: PM or drop a reply!

12d 
patriots, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Thanks for setting this up, hope it's not too late!

I'm moving out to LA after graduating this May to work in IB. I have lived on the east coast my entire life but am really excited about heading out west. I really love the weather and outdoors in LA so I am definitely trying to get more into hiking, surfing and climbing. I am also a huge snowboarder so am definitley looking forward to making trips out to Big Bear. As a native New Englander I am a big football and basketball fan. Also like going out or just chilling and checking out the city. As I don't know a lot of people in LA, I am definitely trying to hangout/be friends with my roommates.

Start Date: July/August (Flexible on this as my training is in NYC)

Position: Investment Banking Analyst

Office Location: Century City

Total Roommates: 2-4

Gender: Male

Roommate Gender Preference: Ideally Male

Budget: $1800/person max

Contact: PM or Drop a Reply!

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11d 
Notyouraveragechump, what's your opinion? Comment below:

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patriots, what's your opinion? Comment below:

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laanalyst23, what's your opinion? Comment below:

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