I tried to bump my old thread but it said i can't reply to topics more than 90days old. Whack. So here ya go


ok guys im gonna start looking for places in april, and move in may. here's my list of places to check out



RBC Plaza
222 Glenwood
712 Tucker

There's also a townhouse on blount that i'd like to see, it actually looks pretty cool


any other recommendations on cool places to live downtown? Some place with private parking preferred I don't want to have to be scavenging for street parking every time i go home


tia

3/30/2010 2:03:41 PM

if only a moderator had that power.

3/30/2010 2:04:02 PM

if only a moderator had that power.

3/30/2010 2:04:49 PM

And this motherfucker's goin to school to be a doctor...

3/30/2010 2:05:13 PM

depends

do you have pets?
do you bike?
are you a drinker?
etc

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 2:06 PM. Reason : .]

3/30/2010 2:05:34 PM

what did i do something stupid? idk



no pets
no bike
yes drink

3/30/2010 2:07:11 PM

i have a condo i'm putting up for rent that is 4 blocks from glenwood south.

Quote :

"RBC Plaza 222 Glenwood 712 Tucker"

also just know that RBC Plaza and 222 Glenwood are condos although there's probably units in there for rent but they're all privately owned.

712 is an actual apartment complex.

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 2:08 PM. Reason : yup]

3/30/2010 2:07:16 PM

Quote :

"what did i do something stupid? idk"

wow.

3/30/2010 2:08:01 PM

I lived in a condo on Glenwood for a couple of years. Lots of d-bags, the HOA was a pain in the ass, and I had neighbors on the other side of my wall.

Living near Peace in a house now and enjoying it a lot more. It's about a 20 minute walk to Glenwood or Fayetteville St plus I have room for my dog, can bike everywhere, and can fart without my neighbor bitching about it.

3/30/2010 2:10:48 PM

I looked at 712 Tucker a while back. Seems like a nice place, good amenities, great location. Nice kitchens. The apartments are a little small though.

3/30/2010 2:13:30 PM

i noticed the same things about 712 when i looked at their website. the apartments are smaller but the location is nice and they look to be pretty nice.

3/30/2010 2:14:36 PM

cool places to live are

prairie building
cameron court
any house in oakwood

there's some good converted houses on person but most of the stuff on blount is garbage

3/30/2010 2:16:46 PM

HOAs of 150-200 per month is the only thing keeping me from getting a condo downtown

3/30/2010 2:17:08 PM

a dumpster

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

3/30/2010 2:20:32 PM

I'm looking for like $850 MAX and I'll I've found that's livable so far are the Wilmont apartments...but they're really small for the sq. footage. I think they'll come down though

3/30/2010 2:21:57 PM

^ you can do way better for that money

hell, i lived in a two bedroom house in longview that was only $700

3/30/2010 2:25:00 PM

I'm just coming up dry. I've been on craigslist every day, drive around Brooklyn, Oakwood, Boylan, Hillsborough st. neighborhoods every weekend and haven't found anything good

my only criteria:
-allows my dog (5 year old GSD)
-hardwood floors
-a moderately updated kitchen (I love to cook)

bonuses:
-conceivably walking distance from a drinking establishment
-living room big enough for pool table, second bedroom big enough to be living room lol

3/30/2010 2:28:42 PM

Fuck that noise. North Blount is awesome.

3/30/2010 2:30:17 PM

Quote :

"also just know that RBC Plaza and 222 Glenwood are condos although there's probably units in there for rent but they're all privately owned. 712 is an actual apartment complex. "

ya i'm aware of this, i've been in contact with someone who is wishing to rent their place at RBC plaza and i've seen some ads on CL for 222 glenwood.


I'm not planning on buying anything so id imagine HOA dues are just included w/the rent.

3/30/2010 2:32:37 PM

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"HOAs of 150-200 per month is the only thing keeping me from getting a condo downtown"

hahahahahhahaha lord, that's nothing. i pay about $200 a month and i live 4 blocks from Glenwood South. Most of the downtown-downtown condos (West, 222, Paramount, etc) are between $350-$500 a month.

hell some of the condos in MY neighborhood go up to $500 a month because our HOA is based on square footage.

Quote :

"I'm not planning on buying anything so id imagine HOA dues are just included w/the rent."

you are correct sir.

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 2:33 PM. Reason : hola]

3/30/2010 2:33:11 PM

Yup. My HOA dues were around $300 month on ~1600 sq ft.

3/30/2010 2:34:56 PM

damn thats good. mine are $200/month for a 950 square foot place

3/30/2010 2:35:25 PM

do you have to pay HOA dues? what happens if you don't, you can't use the community pool or what

haha n00b question

3/30/2010 2:35:35 PM

500 a month HOA makes me sad.

3/30/2010 2:35:49 PM

Quote :

"do you have to pay HOA dues? what happens if you don't, you can't use the community pool or what haha n00b question"

basically you get kicked out of the neighborhood. i don't know the whole logistics but to be able to live in the neighborhood you have to pay HOA. i would guess your HOA would sue you for the money.

3/30/2010 2:37:38 PM

I fell behind once when I was out of town and the HOA had a lawyer send me a letter threatening legal action unless I paid up.

They love tacking on absurd late fees as well.

3/30/2010 2:40:08 PM

that sucks. without community pool/tennis courts/etc. I wonder what the dues actually go to? assuming that the streets are city streets and not private

3/30/2010 2:40:26 PM

Check Craigslist for privately owned places. I have a 1 BR in an upstairs apartment on Boylan (behind Hibernian) that runs $600 a month, with water and trash and offstreet parking. No HOA dues or anything.

3/30/2010 2:40:59 PM

Quote :

"that sucks. without community pool/tennis courts/etc. I wonder what the dues actually go to? assuming that the streets are city streets and not private"

in my neighborhood it goes to the following (that i can think of off the top of my head):

water/sewer/trash (it's automatically included)
pool
landscaping
building maintenance (roof, siding, etc)
electric bill for the outdoor lights (we have lights on timers in the buildings that turn on when it gets dark out and then off when it gets light out)

3/30/2010 2:42:12 PM

party like a rock star

3/30/2010 2:45:20 PM

Checked out 712 Tucker today



pretty nice place, lots amenities (hot chicks). Their 1BR units were pretty small though, if I move there I almost have to get a 2BR, which they didn't have any available so prob not gonna happen unless something opens up in May.

4/1/2010 4:18:00 PM

rbc plaza HOA dues are 31 cents a square foot.

there are a few places that i know of in there for $1600 a month

4/1/2010 4:22:36 PM

did you ever find a place?

I've probably checked out all the private condos in DT Raleigh by now except Bloomsbury Estates
I'm not a fan of 222 Glenwood. The floorplans are very basic and the place gives me an apartment type feel. The pool hardly gets any sunlight and the fitness room is small. The inner units have courtyard/parking deck views. There is a train behind the building that runs often and you can hear it.

RBC Plaza can't be beat. The views, the location, the amenities. Of course rent is more $$.

I personally prefer the DT proper area along Fayetteville St. more than Glenwood South.

5/1/2010 2:30:38 AM

I will be moving to G'boro later this summer, so half of my house is for rent.
2600sf, fenced in yard, dog(s) if approved by me and my other roomie (she lives downstairs)
hardwood floors and pretty nice although an older house.
By Carolina Country Club, Not quite Glenwood South, but not that far.

oh yeah real quite, it is like in the woods and on the last dirt road in Raleigh.

5/1/2010 6:42:16 AM

did you ever find a place in downtown? let me know!

5/10/2010 12:13:52 PM

i really liked the condos at park deveraux but never moved there

i'm moving to the townhomes on centennial campus this week


if ur looking i highly recommend the paramount and 712 tucker

5/10/2010 12:15:43 PM

those new condos right across the street from the boylan brew pub look nice...there are actually a few developments in that area i would check out

5/10/2010 12:17:58 PM

ya those are nice but they are for sale only and i was talking to a realtor and she said you cannot move into them until so many units are sold and they haven't sold very many so its a catch 22, nobody wants to buy w/out knowing when they can move. Same goes for the condos at the Hue. Apparently its some federal law taht was enacted during hte housing crises. Really kinda fucked downtown raleigh living environment

5/10/2010 12:20:19 PM

why is gunzz a fucking prick in every god damn thread?

5/10/2010 12:25:31 PM

There are tons of cool places to live downtown......in charlotte.

5/10/2010 12:26:18 PM

wat? cool places in Raleigh? Where?

This is JBaz, currently in South Beach.

5/10/2010 12:30:20 PM

Actually the ones on Boylan are available for move-in. My friend bought one and moved in a few weeks ago. The place is HELLA nice. We were just there last night for dinner. Yums!

http://www.bloomsburyestates.com/

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 12:38 PM. Reason : add]

5/10/2010 12:36:18 PM

Bloomsbury Estates are super nice and they've come down on the prices a lot since they were originally slated to be built. just make sure you're not overlooking the prison and you should be ok

my condo in downtown Raleigh is up for rent. PM me if you are interested or know someone who might be.

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM. Reason : glenwood]

5/10/2010 1:02:40 PM

i live downtown near edenton and person in a house, it's awesome. house > apt. there's a 4 bedroom house across the street from me that is for rent...great for musically inclined people who like to party, my neighbor and myself both have drumsets in our living rooms so you'd have to be ok with noise.

5/10/2010 1:07:15 PM

hmm bloomsbury is the only place i haven't checked out yet...what are the 1BR going for?

5/10/2010 3:26:01 PM

first of all, go to a cool downtown!

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 3:27 PM. Reason : in rawlee, you should stay near a lake!]

5/10/2010 3:27:24 PM

give downtown a little time....at least they keep "trying" to improve it...i can't wait for the outdoor amphitheater opening up i think next month

5/10/2010 3:29:42 PM

oberlin court might be a little cheaper being that it is not technically downtown?

5/10/2010 3:30:43 PM

My friend has a one bedroom - it was low 200's. It's less than 900 sq feet.

5/10/2010 3:36:25 PM

if only a moderator had that power.

5/10/2010 3:49:32 PM