duluth (Dunwoody: moving to, diverse, good)

[Georgia]

Originally Posted by nesha3

Ok everyone,I ned some advice.I am relocating from New York to GA with hopes to move to Duluth.I was going to choose a complex in 30097 area code but after reading the bad reviews about the complex on apartment rating.com,I don't know what to do anymore.I am a mother to three,I want to be close to Emory Children's Hospital and also good schools.Can anyone recommend an area?
PS the complex name is Palisades Club Apartments

Thanks

Good apartments check Medlock Bridge road off Satellite, and Sugarloaf off Satellite and Sugarloaf, both in 30097. You will pay for them, but as with this area or anyplace you get what you pay for. Some apartment complexes in 30096 have issues and contribute to much of the issues in the area, that and I-85 of course.
Another area offering nice apartments is a little further north by 8 miles is Mall of Georgia. Again, you will pay for it, but everything is at your fingertips, plus Gwinnett's Northern Police HQ is there too. The traffic from MOG to Duluth is minimal mostly due to both 985 and 85 running to the same road exit.

[nesha3]

Thanks for replying,on apartmentratings.com,they only bad things to say about that complex.I was begining to reconsider.Im coming from New York,so I don't want to go from one area to another.Are there any other areas you can recommend.Good schools and close to Emory Childrens Hospital.Not looking for anything expensive ,just something nice but affordable.

[rxlynn]

Originally Posted by nesha3

Thanks for replying,on apartmentratings.com,they only bad things to say about that complex.I was begining to reconsider.Im coming from New York,so I don't want to go from one area to another.Are there any other areas you can recommend.Good schools and close to Emory Childrens Hospital.Not looking for anything expensive ,just something nice but affordable.

Just to be clear - I wouldn't consider Duluth close to Emory Children's (it's actually called Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Emory now). Unless you are going to be driving to Emory at very off hours, you need to try and and assess what kind of commute you will have. Even with no traffic, I think that would take me about 40 minutes from my house, and I live in the very south part of Duluth (which is nowhere near the Mall of Georgia as your earlier poster suggested).

[TakeAhike]

In Gwinnett/Duluth there is a Children's Healthcare Facility on Satellite Blvd and one on Sugarloaf Pkwy.

This apartment complex could be anywhere along this route.

The main campus of Emory/Children's Healthcare is about 40 minutes away, FWIW.

[nesha3]

The locations I will be using for Atlanta Children hospital is either 35 Jesse Hill Jr Drive,Atlanta 30303 or the Scottish Rite location.Not sure of the address.Is Dulth a good place to live to commute to these locations,if not where?Thanks for the replies!

[TakeAhike]

The location in 30303 is SE Atlanta, Duluth is NE. 45min to 1hr commute.
The Scottish Rite location is on Johnson Ferry Rd/Peachtree Dunwoody/north of Perimeter Mall. NW of Duluth. Also 45 min to lhr from Duluth due to heavy traffic in this area.

To easily travel between these two locations you would need to live ITP, perhaps somewhere near Chamblee/Buford Hwy--parts of this area are not safe, FYI.

[nesha3]

Is Alpharetta closer to these locations?

[anadyr21]

Originally Posted by nesha3

Is Alpharetta closer to these locations?

No, that would probably be worse. Why are you so intent on these areas?

[TakeAhike]

Originally Posted by nesha3

Is Alpharetta closer to these locations?

No. Alpharetta is west of Duluth, both are north of Atlanta.

Scottish Rite is about 30 minutes south of Alpharetta and/or Duluth but within one of the most heavily traveled parts of metro Atlanta.

The 30303 healthcare center is in SE Atlanta.

Someone else may have additional suggestions but in general somewhere along MARTA's N/S line might work. Chamblee/Peachtree Industrial is rather central.

[nesha3]

I actually thought these areas were close to the hospital thats why I chose them.Im in New York right now and when I researched and mapped the driving directions through the websites,it says driving time 15 min so I though that was the case,DUH!Well,so now i don't know where to move to.I would like to be close to those hospital locations and have good schools,well thanks everyone for your help!