Sherman Terrace/Lakewood Gardens (Madison, Maple Bluff: condos, neighborhood, buying)

[JBoughton]

I'm planning on retiring in the spring from a teaching job in Dubuque, and we would like to be closer to Madison due to the lovely woman I just remarried having two grandchildren in the area. We had talked about selling our condo in Dubuque, my wife's family property in NW Wisconsin near St Paul, and buying a place in Madison. But we've decided that we want to look at staying in our Dubuque condo and buying a smaller condo in the Madison area looking at the options we've seen.

We particularly like what we've seen about some condos in the Sherman Terrace and Lakewood Gardens area; it looks like an ideal area for us, and although there are some obvious shortcomings in space and storage, they look like they'd be an attractive second residence for us at a good price.

Just wondering what you think about this area. Thanks in advance!

[ranger17]

seems to me that those were all older apt buildings that some years ago were converted over to condos. Never really spent a lot of time in the area, it's in a convenient location but I can't say how the overall neighborhood is nowadays. And if it's not a permanent residence, you may want to look into how it's managed, how your place would be covered or watched while you are gone, etc

[gold*dust1]

Yeah they definitely used to be apts. The only experience I have with them is a one or maybe 2 time babysitting gig I had there as a teen. I would presume they are on the cheaper side. They are old units close to Tenney Park and Maple Bluff.