ext_71473 ([identity profile] junesrose.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2010-12-18 06:53 pm

Curiousity killed the landord?

Hello all,

I have a question, an informal poll of sorts.

I'm at the beginning stages of remodeling my mother's house (she's not living there anymore). It's a two family home. The downstairs apt right now is a one bedroom.

Here's where your sage wisdom/expertise comes in:

I have the ability of making this space a nice, big, one bedroom apartment with a huge eat-in kitchen, large living room and bedroom; or I can take that "extra" room (the kitchen, believe it or not) and turn it into a second bedroom, and make a smaller galley-like kitchen, open to a common room/living room area, which, overall, would not be that big.

I know that it's difficult to visualize, and ultimately, it's my decision, but I"m just looking for what YOU ALL would be looking for in an apartment as a single renter, or with one other roommate.

As a single renter, is the kitchen important to you? The bigger the better? I know that kitchens in homes are massive these days, but do you all look for that in apartments too? Do you young'uns spend time in the kitchen like us old folk?

And, if you were to move in with someone else (have a roomate), how important is a larger kitchen for you? Do you consider the size of the living room/common space or are the bedrooms more important when sharing an apartment (these two bedrooms would be a good size).

Ok, I'm being redundant on both questions, just humor me.....


Also, in general, how important are laundry facilities on-site (ok, I think I know the answer to this one, but I'm throwing it out there as well...)??

Thanks in advance!

:D

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ADDENDUM-DUM

Er... I know I should be asking a realtor this question, and I have fair idea, but what's the going rate these days for a large one bedroom apt close (VERY CLOSE) to Davis sq?????

[identity profile] bobobb.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a one-bedroom with driveway parking, new insulation, yard, front/back porch, disposer, dishwasher etc. by the Bike Path near Ball Square and was told by a rental agency that I could get $1700. This seemed high to me, but if everything is new and nice I could see someone being interested -- probably not someone as frugal as me though.....

[identity profile] intuition-ist.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, that's really high for the size/location. i'm living a 5-min walk from davis in a nice 2br for about that.

[identity profile] bobobb.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought it was high (and am charging far less), but out of curiousity, what are the amenities available to you (washer/drier, disposer, parking etc.)

[identity profile] intuition-ist.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
i have exclusive use of a washer/dryer in the basement and driveway parking

no dishwasher, disposal

kitchen/bath are new but not fancy-new (no stainless/granite/recessed lighting)