Downtown Indianapolis (Riley: apartment complex, to rent, sex offenders)

[Angelique00]

Now, I've posted previous post about finding apartments in my new hometown of Birmingham, AL and hopefully a future home in NC. Well, I'm originally from Ft. Wayne, IN, and thought about living in Indianapolis for a little while. I love the downtown area, but haven't had an opportunity to look into renting.

Anyone have recommendations on renting downtown? Specifically pet friendly places (I have 3 cats under 10lbs)...prefer 2 bedrooms, but 1 is ok...and priced well under $1000. I can handle a drive to the downtown area, but walking distance would be lovely.

I'd appreciate comments on some apartments on the outskirts of downtown.

[Jillaceae]

I live downtown (with my cat!) and rent from Van Rooy. So far I have been very happy with them. They have a fair selection of buildings around the downtown area. I get the impression that some buildings are better than others, but they are definitely worth a check out!

[sweetana3]

Ditto what was said about Van rooy. Stallard is more questionable. You might call Buckingham Properties. They are renovating a 12 story next to the new library right downtown and it may be in the affordable range. Not many know a lot about them but they are really establishing themselves downtown. Dont know their policies. They may have a time delay in getting the Ambassador ready but would be good to check with them. They also own the Plaza next door and manage others.

[jline123]

DO NOT, NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK, RENT FROM ZENDER!!! They are complete slum lords, their buildings are filled with roaches, and they are flat out rude people. Not to mention, they practically invite sex offenders and felons. Go with someone like Van Rooy or anything besides Zender. You won't regret it. Anyway, come to Indy, the city will love you!

[BellaLove15]

You would really like Riley Towers. I lived there for 2 years. They are pet friendly and you can even have dogs. It is the only downtown apartment complex that has a pool! It also has tennis courts. They are sky-rise apartments, we lived on the 16th floor (goes all the way up to the 28th). One wall is mostly windows, making the view absolutely beautiful. You can also get a balcony! You can walk anywhere downtown and if you needed a cab ride home from the bar, a cab ride anywhere downtown is 5 dollars. The community is very friendly, also and you are close to Mass Ave. You can get a studio apartment there for around 550-700 dollars, and a one or two bedroom for about 800-100 dollars.

I would seriously check it out, I loved living here!