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I'm 26 and may be moving to Albuquerque for work pretty soon (decision to be made in the next few days) and although I've visited a few times, I'm curious to know if Albuquerque offers urban living. I haven't seen much of it, but then again I haven't really been looking. Are there any high/mid-rise residential buildings? Where do young professionals live?
Where does everyone hangout then? Highrises are great for meeting people.. the pools are always popular in the summer back in Texas. I also enjoy having a nice gym an elevator-ride away. I live in a townhouse right now and it is very boring.
Where does everyone hangout then? Highrises are great for meeting people.. the pools are always popular in the summer back in Texas. I also enjoy having a nice gym an elevator-ride away. I live in a townhouse right now and it is very boring.
I kind of felt the same way when I moved here. I lived in both Chicago and Honolulu, and in both cities lived in high rise building (more than 30 floors) I really miss living in a high rise.
I could only find a few, like 2-3, that were anywhere near that type of living, and one of them you could only buy, not rent. they were all in the downtown vicinity. There's one in Uptown too.
I would only live downtown if I worked downtown. Or if easy access to the downtown bar scene is important to you, which it might be at 26. The $4-500K price tag on those downtown lofts is kind of absurd. Do they think downtown = east of tramway?
I viewed and seriously considered renting at this apartment right across from the Coronado mall, but the timing was not right. Uptown Square Apartments It was also like $950 for a huge 1BR too, a little pricey (because it was on the top floor with an amazing view), and I found a better deal farther north.
While not as urban as some other cities, I still enjoyed living downtown. I would recommend it to anyone. There is a great community there, and I had awesome neighbors.
Because space is not at a premium here (as in larger cities), we have large, sprawling apartment complexes instead of high-rises.
I moved here from Boston, not from a high-rise but a very urban environment. Albuquerque is 99% suburban living. It is like a suburb without much city to speak of. While I found this disappointing in some ways, I also found a lot about it that I like. I enjoy having more space and not picturing what is making that noise on the other side of my wall.
Why not try something different, you might end up liking it. You are too young to be set in your ways.
Since graduating from college (and moving to New Mexico), I've lived in highrises and I enjoy it. The things that blow about highrises are having to call the concierge to let people up the elevator to see you, limited or no visitor parking, big brother watching your every move through surveillance cameras, and lugging groceries through hallways.
I guess my main priority would be having ease to meeting people and from my experiences that tends to be at pools in the summer time.
The big, sprawling complexes all have pools. Don't choose an apartment facing or near the pool, however, unless you like screaming kids.
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