Relocating to Providence/Boston area; any suggestions?
01-08-2003, 03:38 PM
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Relocating to Providence/Boston area; any suggestions?
Greetings all,
I'm planning on moving in late March to to the Boston/Providence area and would love to get any suggestions on where to find an apartment/house/loft to lease.
I'm looking for a medium/small urban setting or an older core neighborhood...no sprawling suburbs,no gated communities!
Of course, the areas must be safe enough to park my(future)911.
From what I understand, there are quite a few small towns nestled around this area.
Any inout would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Paul
I'm planning on moving in late March to to the Boston/Providence area and would love to get any suggestions on where to find an apartment/house/loft to lease.
I'm looking for a medium/small urban setting or an older core neighborhood...no sprawling suburbs,no gated communities!
Of course, the areas must be safe enough to park my(future)911.
From what I understand, there are quite a few small towns nestled around this area.
Any inout would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Paul
01-08-2003, 04:32 PM
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Paul, the Boston/Providence "corridor" is a pretty densly populated area in that choices are inumerable. Where are you going to work (if you are)..then I can recommend some websites, etc. to surf around 
01-08-2003, 05:35 PM
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Hi Don,
The original plan was to find a loft in downtown Providence and, ideally, work in Providence or commute by the 'T'(if it goes that far)to Boston if I was unable to find employment in Prov. (I'm an architect). I was recently told by my cousin from NYC that that commute can be quite troublesome, and that if I was to work in Boston, I could find a place to stay in one of the closer neighboring towns. I plan to possibly attend R.I.S.D. next year, so I would still like to be close to Providence.
Thanks for the info,
Paul
The original plan was to find a loft in downtown Providence and, ideally, work in Providence or commute by the 'T'(if it goes that far)to Boston if I was unable to find employment in Prov. (I'm an architect). I was recently told by my cousin from NYC that that commute can be quite troublesome, and that if I was to work in Boston, I could find a place to stay in one of the closer neighboring towns. I plan to possibly attend R.I.S.D. next year, so I would still like to be close to Providence.
Thanks for the info,
Paul
01-14-2003, 09:19 PM
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hey Paul. prov. is awesome. I've at Brown U right now. there are lots of Apartments and lofts here w/ character. love it here. drop me an e-mail if/when u arrive! R.I.S.D. is right down the hill from me.
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haha Phil! Thayer's always got something to do. Always those parties in the quad, too! Too bad whenever I'm on Thayer, I'm always rushing to get to somewhere else. Maybe this semester will be easier on me.
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Phil, the tunnels are "officially" closed, but I heard some people get around that. Bar? I dont know what you're talking about, ahem, I'm 18. Seriously tho, I haven't heard of it. There's a silly one on Thayer now that was featured in Playboy tho, lol...funny read, I think the artile's on the net somewhere.
Paul, I'll see what i can do about sites and such.
Paul, I'll see what i can do about sites and such.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by David0514:
<strong>Around Boston, try Southie, Cambridge, Charlestown and maybe even Dorchester. There is also Brookline and Alston.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">And Somerville & JP (Jamaica Plain). Although, all of the above is expensive (urban & suburban Boston always is), and "safe parking" for your 911 will be hard to come by. You may be able to rent garage space, but again, not cheap.
"Southie" is South Boston, not to be confused with the South End.
<strong>Around Boston, try Southie, Cambridge, Charlestown and maybe even Dorchester. There is also Brookline and Alston.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">And Somerville & JP (Jamaica Plain). Although, all of the above is expensive (urban & suburban Boston always is), and "safe parking" for your 911 will be hard to come by. You may be able to rent garage space, but again, not cheap.
"Southie" is South Boston, not to be confused with the South End.
01-16-2003, 07:50 PM
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Southie is South Boston. The South End is the South End.
Eastie is East Boston. The North End is east of the West End.
The West End and Scollay Square are no more—a guy named Rappaport got rid of them one night.
The geographical center of Boston is in Roxbury. Due north of the center we find the South End. This is not to be confused with South Boston, which lies directly east from the South End.
North of the South End is East Boston and southwest of East Boston is the North End. Back Bay was filled in years ago.
Eastie is East Boston. The North End is east of the West End.
The West End and Scollay Square are no more—a guy named Rappaport got rid of them one night.
The geographical center of Boston is in Roxbury. Due north of the center we find the South End. This is not to be confused with South Boston, which lies directly east from the South End.
North of the South End is East Boston and southwest of East Boston is the North End. Back Bay was filled in years ago.
01-16-2003, 08:03 PM
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As to where to live. Both chicago, and Phoenix are in just as easy commuting distance to Boston as Providence. It aint easy. Train is really the only way, and even that can be a pain.
If you want to live around Boston I would not recomend any of the neighborhoods, if your are going to park a Porsche. Chances of you finding/affording a house with a garage are slim. If you go south of Boston (Quicy, Weymouth or even as far as Scituate or Marshfield) driving in (really your only option) is a complete pain. Excpect to take as much as two hours to get home on a Friday night in the summer.
If you go west. Say Newton, wellesly, Waltham and Mahgnimarf (Framingham) it's fairly exspensive to live, but you can hop a train fairly easily, or buss.
Heading North With Woburn, Winchester, Lexington, Medford (Mefa to you) it will be a little cheaper, you'll have a Porsche dealership close by. And once again train aint bad.
As for a Loft. Got to go in town for that. Will cost you an arm and a leg, you might as well find the first deserving person and give him the keys to the Porsche. If your going to put it in a garage it may be cheaper to just buy new porsches monthly or some such.
Having said all that. It is a great fun town. I lived in Dot (Dorchester, I was in the savin hill area) and Southie. Was pretty nice, but not with a nice car. Had friends that lived mostly in the Cambridge (peoples republic of) and Slummerville. Once again. Great places to live. Lots to do, great clubs, resteraunts, coffee shops, and your Porsche will disapear in about 15 seconds (exagerating...slightly)
Allston Brighton might be a good choice. Otherwise known as No. Ballstown.
ANYWHERE IN BOSTON IS HARD TO GET AROUND IN, IN A CAR DURING RUSH HOUR. During baseball season Northwest Boston is just one big freaking parking lot.
If you want to live around Boston I would not recomend any of the neighborhoods, if your are going to park a Porsche. Chances of you finding/affording a house with a garage are slim. If you go south of Boston (Quicy, Weymouth or even as far as Scituate or Marshfield) driving in (really your only option) is a complete pain. Excpect to take as much as two hours to get home on a Friday night in the summer.
If you go west. Say Newton, wellesly, Waltham and Mahgnimarf (Framingham) it's fairly exspensive to live, but you can hop a train fairly easily, or buss.
Heading North With Woburn, Winchester, Lexington, Medford (Mefa to you) it will be a little cheaper, you'll have a Porsche dealership close by. And once again train aint bad.
As for a Loft. Got to go in town for that. Will cost you an arm and a leg, you might as well find the first deserving person and give him the keys to the Porsche. If your going to put it in a garage it may be cheaper to just buy new porsches monthly or some such.
Having said all that. It is a great fun town. I lived in Dot (Dorchester, I was in the savin hill area) and Southie. Was pretty nice, but not with a nice car. Had friends that lived mostly in the Cambridge (peoples republic of) and Slummerville. Once again. Great places to live. Lots to do, great clubs, resteraunts, coffee shops, and your Porsche will disapear in about 15 seconds (exagerating...slightly)
Allston Brighton might be a good choice. Otherwise known as No. Ballstown.
ANYWHERE IN BOSTON IS HARD TO GET AROUND IN, IN A CAR DURING RUSH HOUR. During baseball season Northwest Boston is just one big freaking parking lot.
01-16-2003, 08:11 PM
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PS
If your an avid reader I would not recomend No. Reading.
Pronounced North Redding, but it always freaks out out of towners when they see the road signs.
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If your an avid reader I would not recomend No. Reading.
Pronounced North Redding, but it always freaks out out of towners when they see the road signs.
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01-16-2003, 08:34 PM
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That's hillarious, Sid, my cousin also referred Cambridge as 'the people's republic of...'.
These past couple days have been a wake up call of sorts as I have been diligently searching for places to live. I never realized how $$$ Boston is (we did manage to find some 'reasonable' apts. in 'southie', but I have had better luck finding residence in Providence, which appears to be more my speed. Of course where I live will all depend on my place of employment (hopefully I will have better luck).
I really appreciate all your guys' input. It's always difficult relocating (I did it 7 years ago to Detroit from Chicago), but getting a little advice here and there truly reduces the stress factor.
Thanks again,
Paul
These past couple days have been a wake up call of sorts as I have been diligently searching for places to live. I never realized how $$$ Boston is (we did manage to find some 'reasonable' apts. in 'southie', but I have had better luck finding residence in Providence, which appears to be more my speed. Of course where I live will all depend on my place of employment (hopefully I will have better luck).
I really appreciate all your guys' input. It's always difficult relocating (I did it 7 years ago to Detroit from Chicago), but getting a little advice here and there truly reduces the stress factor.
Thanks again,
Paul