Studio under 780

[emathias]

Originally Posted by OKParker

McKinley Park is safer than the northside, and has good transit at around 600 for a studio.

That's not universally true regarding safety. It's not unsafe, but large parts of the North Side are safer than McKinley Park. And I like McKinley Park and recommend it to people on a regular basis because it's a cute neighborhood with a great park and, if you live in the right blocks you get excellent access to the basic needs within walking distance and quite Orange Line commute to the Loop. Now, it would be far from all her friends on the North Side if that's a consideration. But it is a neighborhood with a lot going for it.

Does the "friend of the O.P." have a genuine need for the car (have to drive for work, etc)? If not, it would open up her options if she were willing to sell it. Living car-free isn't for everyone, but I haven't owned a car since 1999 and I am constantly glad I don't have to worry about parking or repairs or gas or insurance. I feel so much more in control of my life without a car. I am a member of ZipCar and so do still drive occasionally, but I probably average less than $75/month on ZipCar and how much I spend on ZipCar is completely within my control and can be zero if I need it to be, or $1,000 if I really need a car. In the approximately fifteen years since I first signed up with what was then called iGo (then became Enterprise, but then I changed allegiances to ZipCar) I've only had two months of over $1,000, and averaged out it was still WAAAAYYYY less than owning a car overall.

If she did ditch the car, she could find studios in her price range in Hyde Park, too, which has excellent express bus access to the Loop from the eastern parts (esp. the #6 bus). A friend of mine paid about $800/month for a bright, clean, hardwood floor apartment at 55th and Cornell which was super convenient and very pleasant for living car-free.

[compactspace]

OP: has your friend considered Hyde Park? Safe neighborhood, lovely housing and low prices.

[3goodmonths]

Hello friend works in northern suburbs so would shoot up western has done this in past and works out good. I am helping friend because she is very busy. I have found these prices in the past in the area I am wondering if 900 is the new low, it average for vintage studio in this area.

[lepoisson]

Originally Posted by compactspace

OP: has your friend considered Hyde Park? Safe neighborhood, lovely housing and low prices.

I looked into moving to H.P. before I decided on Bridgeport. Housing costs there are more expensive than you think. It's cheaper than most north side neighborhoods, but way more expensive than Bridgeport.