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I will be relocating to Syracuse from Albany and have been reading these forums heavily and seek your advice. I've read the related threads but wanted to throw my personal situation into this thread.
-In mid 20's, job is in Liverpool and I am hoping to keep the commute under 20 minutes, without living in a suburb outside the city.
-I would like to be walking distance to bars, restaurants etc.
-Budget is for a one bedroom (preferably loft, but can do without) $800-$900max.
-Above all, must be very safe. I understand the diversity of Syracuse but a section 8/low income/tough neighborhoods will not be considered.
Downtown may be another option, if you can find something, as the occupancy rate is high and the rents generally are higher than what you are looking for. Living » Downtown Committee of Syracuse
The main restaurant/bar area in the City of Syracuse is Armory Square, but your budget will limit those options. Def check the downtown link that ckh posted, that will have potential options by price range. The neighborhoods ckh suggested aren't walking distance to downtown, but they do have some of their own amenities (Tipp Hill, for example, has a bunch of Irish bars/restaurants). I had friends that used to live in Little Italy, right next to St. Joe's and while it was a tiny bit of a stretch to walk downtown, we did it on occasion.
If you are just looking for city amenities (things to do, etc), then you may also want to consider the Villages such as the Village of Liverpool and, depending where your work is in Liverpool, the Village of Baldwinsville. The Villages are walkable and have all of their own self-contained amenities, such as bars, restaurants, shops, grocery, etc, all within walking distance.
The main restaurant/bar area in the City of Syracuse is Armory Square, but your budget will limit those options. Def check the downtown link that ckh posted, that will have potential options by price range. The neighborhoods ckh suggested aren't walking distance to downtown, but they do have some of their own amenities (Tipp Hill, for example, has a bunch of Irish bars/restaurants). I had friends that used to live in Little Italy, right next to St. Joe's and while it was a tiny bit of a stretch to walk downtown, we did it on occasion.
If you are just looking for city amenities (things to do, etc), then you may also want to consider the Villages such as the Village of Liverpool and, depending where your work is in Liverpool, the Village of Baldwinsville. The Villages are walkable and have all of their own self-contained amenities, such as bars, restaurants, shops, grocery, etc, all within walking distance.
I thought about some of the apartments on North Salina and North State(Nettleton Commons for an example) just north of Downtown, but it may be a matter of how you feel, OP.
I second the statement about villages and Liverpool would be a great choice in that regard. A sleeper near where you work besides Baldwinsville, may be North Syracuse, which has quite a few Italian restaurants in the village and a plaza which has shopping/a gym/restaurants. Plenty of shopping/other restaurants up and down Route 11/Brewerton Road. In the Liverpool area, there's big box shopping/restaurants on Routes 57 and 31. Solvay around Westvale Plaza on West Genesee Street and just west of Tipp Hill may work as well.
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Thanks for everyone's detailed replies. Any recommendations on lofts in liverpool with walkable distance to bars/restaurants? Liverpool and other suburbs are sounding like a great idea
Thanks for everyone's detailed replies. Any recommendations on lofts in liverpool with walkable distance to bars/restaurants? Liverpool and other suburbs are sounding like a great idea
I think it has been said on here before, but for a lot of the villages, many of the rentals don't appear on the internet. You need to drive through town and see posted signs. I work in Liverpool and live in the Village of Baldwinsville. My commute is around 15 minutes. So close, I even come home for lunch some days. Either Liverpool or Bville villages would work for you. Bville also has a music venue in town https://www.facebook.com/PaperMillIsland
If you go on google maps and look at Baldwinsville, there are some recent high res 360 degree shots put up by a user called Visiting CentralNY. If you click on the little streetview guy, the little blue dots that show up are the newest pictures. There even pictures of the inside of Sammy Malones and the inside of both floors of Suds Factory Grill on the other side of the river. There's also a nice view of Paper Mill Island (when empty). Pretty cool! Looks like the same user did some pictures in Cazenovia, but none in Liverpool, unfortunately.
There are a lot of apartments on the floors above the commercial spaces downtown in Bville, but like I said, you need to drive around to see the signs posted.
Thanks for everyone's detailed replies. Any recommendations on lofts in liverpool with walkable distance to bars/restaurants? Liverpool and other suburbs are sounding like a great idea
If you have the time, like jonthedream mentioned, drive around the villages and see if there are for rent signs. Craigslist may have some listings too.
Also, if you don't mind me asking, where in the Albany area are you coming from? I'm just wondering if there is a comparable area here that you may like or would feel comfortable in.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 10-10-2014 at 10:56 AM..
If you have the time, like jonthedream mentioned, drive around the villages and see if there are for rent signs. Craigslist may have some listings too.
Also, if you don't mind me asking, where in the Albany area are you coming from? I'm just wondering if there is a comparable area here that you may like or would feel comfortable in.
I am moving from Guilderland.
I am going to sift through the info you all have provided. To back track a bit, what is the overall feel of The lofts at Franklin square in terms of safety, walk ability to establishments, and landlord?
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