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MistaC01, that house is amazing! I am jealous of your friend if s/he moves there.

I have to say our rehabber is just fantastic. The web site is not up to date but they are doing work at Russell Place and Fleur De Lis. You may want to call and ask about upcoming projects.



http://www.mrdcorp.com/



I also have a fablous realtor that we used since we were out of town and he really helped us find exactly what we were looking for. He knows the area since he grew up here and was just wonderful to work with. I will email the name off line if you want it. He works for CB Gundaker.



We bought in Fox Park. I will have to post about it after we move in but we just love the area.



Oh...there is house in Russell Place that is on the market but it is more than your friend wanted to spend.

Anyone know the Wah U and Loop Zip codes?

I think Wash U. is 63105 and the Loop area is 63130.

Xing, the size of 63110 is misleading, since its northwestern corner is largely Forest Park. Personally, I always thought 63116 was too large, though it does include both Tower Grove and Carondelet Parks.

Urban Elitist wrote:Anyone know the Wah U and Loop Zip codes?

DeBaliviere wrote:I think Wash U. is 63105 and the Loop area is 63130.

It's my understanding that both WU and the Loop are 63130 zipcodes.

the washu address is 63130....

You can check www.frontdoorstl.com for apartments in a number of neighborhoods.

Warwickland, I have a friend who lives just south of Tower Grove Park, two blocks east from Grand. He has lived in a number of St. Louis Neighborhoods, Central West End, Clayton, Richmond Heights and he said living near South Grand was the best. He walks up the street to King and I, Pho Grand, Afghanistan resturant- i forget the name.

JCity wrote:Warwickland, I have a friend who lives just south of Tower Grove Park, two blocks east from Grand. He has lived in a number of St. Louis Neighborhoods, Central West End, Clayton, Richmond Heights and he said living near South Grand was the best. He walks up the street to King and I, Pho Grand, Afghanistan resturant- i forget the name.

excellent, im looking specifically in the area south of tower grove park. hopefully i'll be close to moving somewhere in this area by the weekend...i'm not down with this commute from across the mo river from the parents...

that's a pretty tough price point! Have you looked at the studios at Mansion House or Gentry's Landing? They were around that much when my hubby lived in Mansion House around 2003, and they were generously sized, really close to a 1bdr in feel. Otherwise look at Centenary Towers (although I have no idea what management is like these days) or maybe Columbus Square apartments just north of downtown. Do you have a job here? Some of the developments will offer reduced rent for people making under a certain amount of money, so ask about that.



I live just south of the Hill now and one side of the duplex next to me is about to open up, it's a 1 bdr and I know the current resident pays $500! PM me if you want details. It is not a particularly hip place like south grand but there is a couple of grocery stores, a few resturants, and a great Y within walking distance.

Gentry's Landing is waaaaaaaay too expensive for how the apartments are, but I guess that is to be expected with the views it has.

I don't know enough to really make accurate comparisons like you may want.



I would just say that it seems you are looking for a more urban lifestyle, which U.City and Maplewood can most definitely provide, as can Belleville. If you place a high priority on being able to use mass transit, for more than just a trip to the baseball game, being able to walk to a restaurant, etc...then these locations are going to provide that.



Most locations within one defined metro area are going to have it's pluses and minuses. Usually, the tax thing seems to be pretty even. The state has to make the money somehow, so they have different ways to tax it. I don't know. I think you live where you want to live with what you can afford. The rest is pretty irrelevant.

^^ Thanks for the advice.



I don't really care for Belleville much, it's just "okay" to me. On top of that, it's still a far drive to work. I'm wanting to get closer to Creve Coeur, but I want good access to Illinois and downtown as well. I know Illinois will be more of a challenge once 64 closes, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.



A woman I work with lives in U. City and she says she has about a 10 minute drive downtown and a 10 minute drive to work, which sounds ideal to me. I am currently driving, on average, 45-50 minutes one-way. I think I could save $100 in gas based off that, especially considering gas prices, and I would have probably an hour and a half of my life back every day. I work 9:30am-6:30pm so traffic isn't bad, but considering my son goes to bed at 9:30, I'm missing a lot of time with him.

^ Olive east of 170 shouldn't be too bad. I think the interchange at 170 has a number of months until it's finished. You're certainly going to have to deal with traffic. Of course we're all guessing at this point . . .