Moving to Minneapolis, 30 year old single women, wants to know what areas i should look at for apartments?
I would like to be able to walk to shopping and restaurants. Not big into bars and nightlife, but will not know anyone in town, so i want to be in an area the i can easy meet other people. So probably not in a suburb where it would be harder to meet people. willing to spend 1200 on rent, want to be in a safe area. any suggestions from some locals would be great, thanks.
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Green Fairy
28 Jan 2010
I am moving to Mpls next month and recently went home-shopping.
I’m in my mid-20s and not big on going out, but I wanted to be in an "alive" area, especially since I’ll be living alone. Suburbs were out, as well as St. Paul (it’s an older demographic and it’s a little bit of a hassle to try and get to Mpls from there since there’s no East-West Light Rail)
I chose to live downtown, and found a great steal on an apartment close to where I’ll be working. Expect to spend around $800-$1000 on rent for a one-bedroom, but most of the places will include a small gym, concierge, and sometimes heat, A/C, water, and/or electric.
The places I looked at were:
- Marquette Place (spectacular units, a bit pricey for apartments)
- 110 Grant (owned by the same company as Marquette, also very nice but a little pricey)
- Rivergate (just by the river, close to the Skyway)
- Oak Grove Towers (just across from Loring Park; nondescript on the outside but a great gym and units are nice)
- Laurel Village (great variety on units, two full gyms on-site, but can be a bit pricey)
- Loring Park City Apartments (downtown, just off of Loring Greenway and Loring Park; very nice, but expensive)
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any names of rental agencies or contacts at the apartment complexes! And if you want to hang out once you’re there, I’m game for dorky, low-key stuff (I am definitely not into the nightlife scene)