Where to live Min/St. Paul? (Kellogg: apartment, lofts, condos)

[acorp]

Greetings. I'm an engineer and moving this Summer to take a job in downtown St. Paul. I'm single, active, and in my mid thirties. I'm looking for a cool place to live that is fun and easy to get to work. Budget is up to $2000 per month but would prefer a little less. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[StPaulEastSider]

Are you looking to buy or rent? Either way, $2000 a month is a very decent budget in St. Paul.

There are a lot of lofts/condos in the downtown St. Paul area, look at the area surrounding Mears Park.... quite frankly, there is an overstock of lofts and condos dwtn St. Paul.

There was a recent thread regarding the condos at St. Paul's Upper Landing Riverfront Development. These are located right on the river, almost across the river-front street [Sheppard Road] from the Science Museum, walking distance to Excel Energy Center [hockey, concerts, etc.] and along bike/walking paths up and down the river. Very cool! The complex includes a coffee shop and a 24-hour fitness facility.

Nice restaurants/bars are located at Irvine Park and around the corner of Kellogg Ave at W. 7th - along with a few antique shops and other such businesses.

Personally, I love the scenic drive along Sheppard Road, it's a great drive and provides great access in the city and as well as to freeways leading out of the city.

Rottlund Homes: Mississippi Flats, St. Paul

Another place to look is Grand Avenue in St. Paul... you can find a nice, older, historic apartment building in that area. Plenty to do along Grand Avenue. Anywhere from Grand/Dale to Grand/Snelling.

There are other areas of St. Paul as well, but those are what comes to mind when you say "single, active, mid-thirties" Personally, if I fit that description, I'd look closely at the Riverfront Landing Development, condos there start at 300k [approx. $1750/mo] - perhaps even less than that given the current economy.

[silverjet]

I agree that Grand Avenue and Lowertown would be good places to look...I would also like to throw in the Cathedral Hill area -- lots of restaurants and shops and a fair number of young professionals live in the area, too.