Moving to Indy from Brooklyn (Monon: relocating, homes, condos)

[BrooklynPaisan]

I'm relocating to Indy from Brooklyn, NYC for business very soon, I was looking for a good, diverse, safe neighborhood with a NY-style type of feel (preferably a commercial area with alot of shopping locations available)

I've done a decent amount of research instead of asking the same question here a lot of ppl seem to ask but I wanted just to double check on a couple of things.

I have my eye on Broad Ripple as it seems similar to the neighborhood I'm originally from in Brooklyn, and heard it was safe. Also heard I'd probably want to stay away from the East Side.

What side of town is Broad Ripple considered? Looking at a map I noticed a few blocks south you start seeing 'E 58 Street, E 47 Street' etc, is this leading towards the infamous 'Eastside' people say to try to stay away from?

And how safe is the surround area until you start coming across the rougher blocks/neighborhoods? I've been interested in a home around the 'East 40s' south the of the Broad Ripple Strip, is that area a good place to live?

Thanks a lot for the help, I have just never been to Indy and will have to move there with locations sight-unseen so I need as much advise/tips/word-of-mouth as I can get!

[benjaminooo]

BR is considered North Side. The "E. 56th St" just means it's east of Meridian St. BR is safe, but I always consider it more of a college/student type area.. Tons of bars and there are always frat/sorority types out on weekends bar hopping.. There are some good restaurants and it's fairly dense. (read: walkable). It's a very attractive place to live and definitely a short commute if you're working downtown.

Around between 46th and Kessler (56th). I probably wouldn't put my eastern boundary at Winthrop/The Monon Trail. 52nd and 54th and college are popular spots due to clusters of business in the area.

You also might want to look at the Mass Ave/Chatham Arch/Lockerbie area of Downtown for more of a NYC feel. Downtown is much more diverse and on a development boom. Tons of new condos/apartments, tons of shopping and restaurants and the entire downtown is all very walkable.

[1914BU]

If you are moving here sight unseen, then I really suggest you rent at least for a few months so you can check the different areas out yourself.

"The east side" that you are referring to is not very close to Broad Ripple - although there are parts of "Broad Ripple" - mainly south and east that aren't very nice at all, in fact I don't consider these areas Broad Ripple at all - but they call themselves that to try and seem like a nicer neighborhood than they really are.

Once again I would strongly caution you about buying anything sight unseen.



I'm quoting your here, And how safe is the surround area until you start coming across the rougher blocks/neighborhoods? I've been interested in a home around the 'East 40s' south the of the Broad Ripple Strip, is that area a good place to live?


I'm not sure what the east 40's is. But if you are buying a home that is considered "Broad Ripple" and it is located near a street such at 46th street, 49th street, 42nd street and I would strongly caution you about those areas. There are certain streets where one side of the street it is nice while the other side is not nice at all. Those areas in general can change very quickly. So I would once again tell you not to buy anything sight unseen - You could end up making a huge expensive and unsafe mistake.

In general you want to be west of College or north of 54th street

Give me the address of the place you are considering and I can give you a better idea.


I too would suggest you look into downtown areas. What is your price range

[domergurl]

Broad Ripple Village is about as close to a Brooklyn type of neighborhood that you will get and even then, it's a stretch. BR is a very young area, many just out of college singles, not many families with kids. You could go into Meridian Kessler, which is close to BR if you want a more grown up atmosphere with beautiful older established homes and still be able to take advantage of BR. You could also move into downtown Indy too ... just a thought ... there are loft condos with secure parking ...

Make sure you eat all the great Brooklyn/NYC food you can find before you leave because you'll be missing it!!! Bring me some too!

Keep us posted.