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I do not speak French, but am currently enrolled in college online and am working towards a French degree (just to help with becoming fluent). We also take a weekly mommy & me French class.
Although we do not speak French, yet I would love a francophone neighborhood. I feel like the immersion would drastically increase my proficiency with the language.
I will have a car, but I really would like to use the metro primarily. So a neighborhood with easy access to the train would be ideal.
We are very social, and love to be out and about. So a neighborhood with high walkability that has parks, stores, restaurants, coffee shops, and events/coffee shops would be great.
Before California, I lived in a high rise building in downtown Chicago for 3 years. That was my favorite city to live in. So, I love the hustle & bustle of a city.
I work for myself in the US, and will be traveling back to my office (which is being moved to Vermont) on occasion. So close proximity to a job isn’t important.
Any neighborhood recommendations based off of what I posted above. Thanks again. I really appreciate it!
Thank you for the recommendations. I saw a couple places in Verdun that I liked, as well as LaSalle. Although I’ve never been to either yet, I’m glad to see them on your list. We’re visiting in June to meet with a realtor to help us find a place. So I wanted to have some favorites and favorite neighborhoods going into the search.
I would favor getting a dedicated parking spot for your car. Street parking in the winter months in the city is hell. If you do have to street park, get a AWD vehicle. It will greatly reduce the amount of shoveling you have to do.
Another location that could be interesting is Nun's Island (Franco). They have a dedicated bus into town that does not suffer from congestion (as long as you live near that bus route). Housing types of all sorts are available there, and easier car grocery shopping experience with normal parking lots -unlike downtown. It also happens to be situated on the highway leading you to the South Shore and Boucherville.
Btw, with that kind of monthly housing budget, I'd consider buying a house. Montreal's detached single family home prices have been undervalued and are heating up with Toronto and Vancouver enacting regulations in recent years. It would be filling a housing and investment need at the same time.
I would favor getting a dedicated parking spot for your car. Street parking in the winter months in the city is hell. If you do have to street park, get a AWD vehicle. It will greatly reduce the amount of shoveling you have to do.
Another location that could be interesting is Nun's Island (Franco). They have a dedicated bus into town that does not suffer from congestion (as long as you live near that bus route). Housing types of all sorts are available there, and easier car grocery shopping experience with normal parking lots -unlike downtown. It also happens to be situated on the highway leading you to the South Shore and Boucherville.
Btw, with that kind of monthly housing budget, I'd consider buying a house. Montreal's detached single family home prices have been undervalued and are heating up with Toronto and Vancouver enacting regulations in recent years. It would be filling a housing and investment need at the same time.
This is amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to give me such great recommendations. I’ll take a look into all of those areas that you suggested. Never even heard of Monkland Village.
I would favor getting a dedicated parking spot for your car. Street parking in the winter months in the city is hell. If you do have to street park, get a AWD vehicle. It will greatly reduce the amount of shoveling you have to do.
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Problem solved if you move into a highrise with underground parking.
For $35 -$4500 you can get pretty much any highrise you want, I'm currently paying $1000 a month for a 4 and a half room apt high rise in Dorval, In the basement there are 70 indoor parking spots.
For $35 -$4500 you can get pretty much any highrise you want, I'm currently paying $1000 a month for a 4 and a half room apt high rise in Dorval, In the basement there are 70 indoor parking spots.
Wow! That’s an incredible deal! What’s Dorval like? Is it walkable? I prefer to walk or train more often than drive. I really only hope to have to use my vehicle when driving to grandma’s or Vermont.
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