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02-09-2006 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ToeKneeC,Feb 8 2006, 10:17 PM
total false notion of the City. People who've NEVER crossed south of Roosevelt except to watch Sox games (but only after they were + .500 last season) will give you advice like that.
South Loop is now thoroughly gentrified. S. Loop is also a HUGE area and the definition is often moot; it's south of Van Buren (400 S.) all the way to down to Cermak. There are some premium condos at Roosevelt/State-Michigan (some call this Museum Campus). A friend of our lives in a hi-rise on Wabash and Roosevelt and it's big time bling. a plus: 99% of all buildings are either a) new b) newly rehabbed. it's just far enough away from the downtown to not suffer all the faults of the loop, but close enough where the redline is perfectly accessible. if i had to buy t'row, i'd be in S. Loop. it's nowhere as bad as Jamaica, Ozone Park... Lower East Side, Chinatown or god forbid.. Harlem..
just look at the S. Loop restaurant scene. Newly opened within the last 6 months:
Custom House
Cuatro
Zapatista - home to the mojito margarita
Kroll's South Loop, branch of the famous Kroll's in Milwaukee
ad nauseam
South Loop is now thoroughly gentrified. S. Loop is also a HUGE area and the definition is often moot; it's south of Van Buren (400 S.) all the way to down to Cermak. There are some premium condos at Roosevelt/State-Michigan (some call this Museum Campus). A friend of our lives in a hi-rise on Wabash and Roosevelt and it's big time bling. a plus: 99% of all buildings are either a) new b) newly rehabbed. it's just far enough away from the downtown to not suffer all the faults of the loop, but close enough where the redline is perfectly accessible. if i had to buy t'row, i'd be in S. Loop. it's nowhere as bad as Jamaica, Ozone Park... Lower East Side, Chinatown or god forbid.. Harlem..
just look at the S. Loop restaurant scene. Newly opened within the last 6 months:
Custom House
Cuatro
Zapatista - home to the mojito margarita
Kroll's South Loop, branch of the famous Kroll's in Milwaukee
ad nauseam
There are some nice areas on the South Side, but if you stay near the lake and keep going North, they're ALL good. The price of renting goes down as you go farther North.
There are a couple of express busses that shoot down Lake Shore Drive to/from the Loop (if you're working there), so try to find a location near there, or off the Red or Brown Line.
Be suspicious of areas North of around Irving Park Rd. There are pockets of good areas, but there are also some pretty bad ones. South of that, you'll definitely be able to find something good.
If money is so tight for you, you don't want the added cost of living downtown. Look at Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and Wrigleyville. There are some really good deals around there if you know where to look. Also, maybe you want to call a apartment-finding agent. They can make good recommendations.
02-12-2006 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RaDZio,Feb 8 2006, 08:56 AM
$1800 for insurance is a lot, when I had my S and was 22 I was paying 1150 and I thought it was a little much.
Ultimately, considering the fact you are planning to live in the city, shelling out another $200 is a small price to pay to keep the S. Consider it as 5 "good" meals a month in the city. To offset that cost, eat at SUBWAY!
You WILL go through postpartum when you decide to sell.
02-12-2006 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by naseeb,Feb 12 2006, 09:04 PM
Good luck with your decision.
Ultimately, considering the fact you are planning to live in the city, shelling out another $200 is a small price to pay to keep the S. Consider it as 5 "good" meals a month in the city. To offset that cost, eat at SUBWAY!
You WILL go through postpartum when you decide to sell.
Ultimately, considering the fact you are planning to live in the city, shelling out another $200 is a small price to pay to keep the S. Consider it as 5 "good" meals a month in the city. To offset that cost, eat at SUBWAY!
You WILL go through postpartum when you decide to sell.
postpartum..... bad!!
02-12-2006 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by naseeb,Feb 12 2006, 10:04 PM
shelling out another $200 is a small price to pay to keep the S. Consider it as 5 "good" meals a month in the city. To offset that cost, eat at SUBWAY!
But the cost of keeping the car is more than just an extra 200 a month for a car. It would be 200 a month plus 150 a month for insurance + gas and maintenance for a car I'd drive during the weekends... at most. 400 a month just seemed like too much. After much thought and restlessness, I've decided that I would sell the car since public transportation will be my main ride. If I needed a car for anything else, I'd rent a car or use IGO (flexcar).
Thanks for all your warm welcomes and advice. I've posted the car on craigslist and I'll be posting it on autotrader soon as well.
02-13-2006 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by scrawny,Feb 12 2006, 08:26 PM
Funny thing that you mentioned that... I made a conscious decision to make sure I would be near a subways wherever I lived. But the cost of keeping the car is more than just an extra 200 a month for a car. It would be 200 a month plus 150 a month for insurance + gas and maintenance for a car I'd drive during the weekends... at most. 400 a month just seemed like too much.
After much thought and restlessness, I've decided that I would sell the car since public transportation will be my main ride. If I needed a car for anything else, I'd rent a car or use IGO (flexcar).
Thanks for all your warm welcomes and advice. I've posted the car on craigslist and I'll be posting it on autotrader soon as well.
But the cost of keeping the car is more than just an extra 200 a month for a car. It would be 200 a month plus 150 a month for insurance + gas and maintenance for a car I'd drive during the weekends... at most. 400 a month just seemed like too much. After much thought and restlessness, I've decided that I would sell the car since public transportation will be my main ride. If I needed a car for anything else, I'd rent a car or use IGO (flexcar).
Thanks for all your warm welcomes and advice. I've posted the car on craigslist and I'll be posting it on autotrader soon as well.
How much for just the hardtop? My parents are in NY, and could pick it up as soon as they dig themselves out.
02-13-2006 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Racing_Chris,Feb 13 2006, 10:41 AM
You're making the "smart" move... for what it's worth.
How much for just the hardtop? My parents are in NY, and could pick it up as soon as they dig themselves out.
How much for just the hardtop? My parents are in NY, and could pick it up as soon as they dig themselves out.
02-13-2006 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by scrawny,Feb 12 2006, 10:26 PM
After much thought and restlessness, I've decided that I would sell the car since public transportation will be my main ride.
02-13-2006 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ToeKneeC,Feb 13 2006, 03:15 PM
too bad man! i JUST saw a cheap parking space on a hand posted sign in a Chinatown restaurant..
And the temptations... Btw, I'll sell the hardtop if the buyer of the car doesn't want it. The buyer gets first dibs.
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