PineBrooke Apartments (condos, houses, neighborhood)

[jonboy4]

Does anyone know anything about PineBrooke apartments located in the jacksonville, FL 32217 ? Is it a good neighborhood ?
I am relocating from Northern VA area .....
thanks

[riveree]

If these are the ones on Powers Avenue, I would not live there. That general part of town (32217) is mostly fine, but Powers Avenue has some apartments where there are problems. It is a sort of light industrial/commercial area, there is also a police substation right down the road (good thing!).

If you're looking to be in 32217, I would look to the apartments on San Jose Blvd - safer, nicer spot.

[daisies76]

I agree, stay away from Powers Ave!!! I would think Sunbeam would be ok, San Jose and Southside areas.

[Karla with a K]

I agree with the other posters
there are other areas that you should check into.
Where will you be working if you give us some info we may be able to recommend areas

karla

[jonboy4]

What about Royal Cove apartments on 333 Laurina St 32216 ????? Anybody know about these ?

I will be working on Arlington expy ..east side of the river....
I am also looking for 3 bedrooms ..staying under 1000.00

[jsimms3]

Good luck with the under 1000 for 3 bedrooms, you cant even get that here in atlanta which is much cheaper than jax, so maybe i would give powers a chance. Wolfson high is right there, but i do remember in high school, that area is where a lot of kids bought their drugs (i.e. weed and coke), but it doesnt seem THAT bad to me, it might be the best are where you will find what you are looking for, i myself am apartment shopping to find a 3 bedroom for 3 people in and around downtown atl and have not come across anything under 1500...yet

[jonboy4]

It doesnt have to be under 1000.00..jst around or close to 12000.00 or so...
Any sugestions ????

[Karla with a K]

jon
going from 1000 to 1200 will actually get you to a nicer place, you might even look into condos.or town houses. do you have kids or pets ?
I may know of a place
karla

[riveree]

Originally Posted by jonboy4

What about Royal Cove apartments on 333 Laurina St 32216 ????? Anybody know about these ?

I don't know Laurina Street that well, but just looking at it on mapquest I would say that spots around there can be a bit sketchy.

If you go just a bit further east you'll see Southside Blvd - there are lots of apartment choices on/in and around Southside Blvd. They tend to be fairly new and are usually well maintained. This would also place you in a convenient spot for shopping and restaurants. For your price range I would expect there to be lots of options for apartments.