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Congrats! I guess I’ll go against the grain here, but I generally prefer normal apartments over managed/luxury/serviced buildings. You get more of a Boston feel, and a lot of the high rises are cheaply constructed. I live in an apartment in a brownstone built in the 1880s (which is pretty old for America) and I’ve never heard my neighbors. $3k is also going to be tough to swing in any of the high rises, even off cycle, but it’ll open a lot of options for normal apartments.
I’d look in the North End, especially coming from Italy. It’s the Italian corner of Boston, quick walk to the financial district, and has tons of restaurants. They also have Italian festivals throughout the year. Generally apartments can be on the smaller side compared to other neighborhoods, but there should be options in your price range that are pretty nice.
Look on zillow/hotpads/etc any rental sites and you can look at a bunch of listings, if you find one you like and reach out on the listing you’ll be put in touch with a broker who can show you that one and probably others that are a good fit
People are friendly. It's just a stereotype of the east coast. They do stick to their neighborhoods which is weird to me but people aren't necessarily mean in my experience.
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345 Harrison is a nice building. Right in ink block part of the south end. I’d give it a go as a first place. You can always move after a year of settling in.
The building is nice but I don’t love that area of the South End personally… past Shawmut was not as neighborhoody and felt somewhat sketchier at night. lived in Back Bay / South End for five years
The reality is that in Boston proper, managed / luxury buildings in a reasonable price point will be in relatively less desirable areas
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Expect a culture shock. People here are not friendly like in Italy + it is cold as shait. But enjoy the experience
People are plenty friendly. The younger dating scene is a bit “clique-y”, and apps have improved nothing, but doubt that’s a problem you’re concerned with.
Devonshire. Has everything you need and more
For $3k a month, you can get a 500 sq foot studio at best for a luxury place in Boston
We’re not looking for “luxury”, but I agree that we’ll have to compromise something
You need to up your budget to find everything you’re looking for … or you need to sacrifice some of the criteria. I live in a 1bdr in a luxury/managed apt and pay $3600. But you can probably find buildings offering 1-2 months free which can reduced prorated monthly
Yep, that make sense… Boston is indeed an expensive city - and probably we’ll have to sacrifice some of the criteria
Congratulations!!! Welcome to Boston!
Gonna be difficult to find a place in a managed building for $3k month. Not impossible, but will require some give and take (less than 700 Sq feet, less desirable neighborhood, etc)
As long as you’re not in a luxury building (a managed brownstone or smaller building is fine), that should be doable.
Generally, sunshine and higher floor equates to at least $50-100 extra in rent each month from the average range you start seeing on MLS - at least in my experience (which usually is not as ideal of a setup). In-unit laundry usually also is another $50-100.
But some neighborhoods have more or less of certain amenities so I can’t give a localized rec of where to look and what to expect (I lived in Back Bay / South End so know that area better).
Congrats! Come live in East boston!
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Agree with SC1. Eastie is worth it if you’re buying but not for renting.
Since you're renting in the off season you may be able to land something for 3k in a nice building. Also by renting in a nice building you can avoid the broker fee usually. Otherwise you should still negotiate to waive it since it's off cycle renting.
You can always negotiate!
Thanks everyone!!! Anyone has a good broker recommendation?
I know this post is 15 weeks old but if you’re still looking my partner is a seasoned Boston real estate agent. Direct message me if you’re still searching! :)
The Sudbury would be a little outside of the budget (~3300/month for a 1br) but is really an amazing building in government center you should look at
Thanks SA1! Unfortunately a 1BR is ~$4k/month, which is well above our budget… but the building looks awesome!
Ciao e benvenuto. Ho fatto lo stesso (senza lotteria), qualche anno fa. DM se vuoi qualche consiglio
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Sign up and nextdoor app, people are usually nice and may rent their apartment (better than craigslist) without a broker fee. That is how we moved to Cambridge 2y ago.
We’ll check it out, thanks!
If you look at 345 Harrison, also check out Ink Block and Troy, which are right in the same block. You can play them against each other to get reduced rents via free months.
We’ll check them out, thanks!
Some of the managed buildings near TD Garden in the west end (victor, avenir, 1 canal, the Beverly) probably hit most of your requisites. Problem is they miiight be a little expensive for your budget but not totally sure. They’re all demand pricing so a bit of a crapshoot when you look. It’s not my favorite part of the city but super close to get to beacon hill, north end, public transportation, etc
I think you can get a studio in the via (managed luxury building in the seaport district) for <3$k. It’s small (500sq ft) but manageable. My wife and I did that for a year before buying a condo.
One Devonshire is also a great building! They just finished renovating nearly all the apartments, so everything feels really new.
Also, since most apartments are empty after renovating, they’re running some good discounts and letting you reserve a unit for a full two months before moving in. So you could already reserve a unit for January.
Seems like it’s bit out of budget, but thanks for the suggestion