Apartments for someone working at University/Methodist/Riley/Wishard Hospitals (Indianapolis: sales, apartment complex)

[Doctorp82]

Hello all!

I'm a graduating medical student starting residency this summer at IU, and I'm trying to scout out apartments. I will be bringing a wife with me as well.

As we look through the apartment guides, we are rather overwhelmed with the number of them and the size of Indy (we're moving from a college town of about 80,000 in Missouri). We would like some input on what apartments and neighborhoods are best to look at.

I'd like to live within the I-465 loop just because it would keep me close to work and my commute would be much less, but I'm not completely set on it. If it could be a fast commute based on roads, I'd like to live somewhere near the north side (I've heard lots of good about that area, especially Carmel and Zionsville).

If anyone has any input on a couple who will probably be in Indy for at least 4 years and having our first kids during that time, let me know.

Thanks!

[sweetana3]

My bias has always been to live near work to have more of a life. We live downtown in a historic district and love it. My commute was a 5 minute walk. My husband had a one mile walk and loved it. We could lunch at home if we wanted. Our area is quiet and we are near the facilities. There are condos and rentals thruout. Several realtors specialize and cover both sales and rentals.

I also love Broad Ripple and it would be my second choice. Sidewalks, stores, restaurants, parks, walking trails, etc. I really dont like getting in a car every time I need something. There is a condo that is leasing (because they are selling slowly) at about 54th and College. I love it and it is right next to a new Fresh Market and close enough to all that is in BR and Meridian Kessler to not really need a car all the time. Check out Hearthview.com.

It would be a 15 minute drive to the hospitals from Broad Ripple. We did the drive for 10 years. Lots of routes so you are not stuck if there is a road closure or accident and one way routes to make it even easier.

[Doctorp82]

What are some good rental properties in Broad Ripple?

What about living on the west side of town or the south side of town? Are there any places that are safer than others?

Thanks to anyone who can help!

[Future Trooper]

The West and South Sides of town are affluent nice suburbs. Indianapolis is known for the above average high crime levels particulary on the east side of town.

I would suggest looking at

Avon
Brownsburg
Plainfield
Center Grove
Greenwood

[Doctorp82]

What about near the Monument Circle or near the IUPUI area? Canal area?

How is the safety for someone living off of N Meridian?

Thanks!

[Pera]

Originally Posted by Doctorp82

What about near the Monument Circle or near the IUPUI area? Canal area?

How is the safety for someone living off of N Meridian?

Thanks!

When my wife got out of college (a year after I did), we wanted to move closer to her work. My work is about 30 miles south of Indy and she teaches by the old Indianapolis airport area. So we decided to move around Southport/Greenwood close to both 65 and 465. We looked around for apartments for quite a while since everything we came across looked very much rundown and old. Finally we decided on the The Stonebridge Luxury Apartments on US 31 and Banta.

We have been living in Stonebridge for about 2 years now and we have nothing but positive things to say about this place. The staff is very helpful and friendly. The community is very quite and peaceful. I believe last I checked there are about 3 State Police Officers and 2 Detectives that live in the community. Overall it has been a great experience for us. The only negative thing I would say is the recent expansion of the community that is taking place currently. They are adding couple more apartment buildings as well as some co-op town houses. I imagine all the construction will be done by the end of summer if not earlier.

Also, this place is about 4-5 minutes from downtown as well as being 2 mins or so from Greenwood. If you want, you can send me a PM and I can try to get some pictures for you.

[sweetana3]

That apartment complex is in a good area for access to many things. Yet not too close to retail/commercial to be overly busy. We pass it when we go down to Greenwood to shop or eat. A coworker lives on the other side of 31 on Banta. Banta is a light so easy to get on 31 to go north or south and you can drive over to Meridian for another route into downtown.

[Doctorp82]

I actually did look at those Stonebridge Luxury apartments. Glad to hear something favorable about them. They seemed nice, newer, in a complex which may make it feel a little more safe, and really close to the IUPUI med centers.

How is the construction? Are the apartments noisy? Too many college aged residents? Maintenance reliable?

Thanks!

[Thrice18]

Hey All, I'm in a similar situation to Drp82. I'm starting residency in July at IUPUI, moving from detroit.

I'm looking for a few different things however. My Girlfriend works for Frito-lay and we were hoping she would get transferred to the Frankfort plant, but instead she got sent to Virgina, so now we are going to have to make 2 rent payments instead of one mortgage payment by buying a house. She will probably be able to get transferred to frankfort in a year to 18 months.

So for the next year I'm basically looking for a bachelor flop pad some place close to the hospitals (becuase nothing sucks worse then waking up at 430 am then waking up at 400 am) for CHEAP. Studio is fine, I lived in a 600 sq foot studio through most of med school.

The kicker is, I need indoor parking. I have a really nice new car, and I want to keep it that way so its basically a must. Anything fit the catagory of downtown, cheap, with indoor parking? Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks!

[RxMarcus]

I currently work at Methodist Hosptial as a Pharmacist. I lived downtown for 2 years after graduating in 2006, then bought a house in Broad Ripple in March 2008. Since you are younger and moving to a new city, I would definitely recommend either living downtown or in Broad Ripple. I'm somewhat biased because I dislike suburbs. Even though Broad Ripple is a suburb, it still have a very active urban feel. That is not true of just about any other area in Indy, besides downtown. (FYI, when say west and east, the dividing line is Meridian, the street that leads downtown to the circle.)

If you would like to live downtown, I recommend staying south of 16th st, unless you find a good rental in Fall Creek Place starting around 23rd st east of Meridian and west of College. Its a neighborhood of houses that has been reviitalized in the past 7-8 years. Also with regards to downtown, I would stay east of College Ave (don't go east of the highway, bad news) and don't go further west than the Medical complexes of IU, Wishard, etc. There is a little neighborhood right by IU, etc, just south of 10th st, and north of St. Clair that usually has houses for rent. Some are crappy, but some would be good rental ideas.

Just east of that neighborhood is a large apt complex, Canal Square Apts. [url=http://www.canalsquareapartments.com] They are pretty nice and not too expensive, but not cheap either. They are close to the hospital complex too.

Also downtown, a lot of IUPUI student, etc live in Riley Towers, owned by the same company as Canal Square. [url=http://www.rileytowers.com] They are located in the most desirable area of downtown to live, just north of Mass Ave. They are fairly nice apt's to live in. They are a little older, but as long as your standards are sky high, they might be good for you. They even provide free shuttle all day to IUPUI's campus. As I said, they are very close to Mass Ave, the cultural hub of downtown. Its a great place to live. Lots of restaurants, bars, places to hang out, and even some cool shops. Everything is VERY walkable on Mass Ave. The only grocery store downtown is right on Mass Ave as well. There are sometimes other places to rent in that area too, but they will probably be pricier than Riley Towers. They might be good if you would potentially have roommates though.

There aren't many places to live right in downtown proper, meaning around the large buildings. There are a few places, but they are expensive, and honestly not worth it at all. As for crime, I have never had any problem with crime downtown. Most of it happens east of the the 65 and in near Northside (between Fall Creek and 38th st). I wouldn't let people freak you out about how dangerous Indy has become.

Broad Ripple is also a nice place to live. There are usually tons of houses for rent. Broad Ripple is made up of mostly older homes and bungalows. If you are renting by yourself, if maybe a little harder to find a single bedroom apt compared to downtown, but there are some. For Broad Ripple, I would staying north of 52nd st on the west side of Meridian and west of Keystone. Broad Ripple is nice because just east of College is the Monon Trail that runs north to Carmel and south to Downtown, just off of Mass Ave. Its a paved running/biking trail that runs right through "downtown" Broad Ripple where all of the restaurants and nightlife is. And Broad Ripple has tons of restaurants.

(FYI, The area directly east of Broad Ripple is also a nice neighborhood called Butler-Tarkington. Its a lot of college students from Butler University, but also a ton of really nice houses. There isn't much in that area that would be affordable and not total student housing.)

This is likely the longest post ever, so I'll stop now. Hopefully it was helpful. If you have any other questions, PM me.