[identity profile] junesrose.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] davis_square
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

~@~@~@~

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?????

Date: 2010-12-19 04:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dial-zero.livejournal.com
I would add, if you're not going to have a dishwasher (which is something I personally don't mind sacrificing as a renter) PLEASE have one of those two-section sinks, with a disposal, and enough counter space for a dish strainer.

Date: 2010-12-20 12:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] m00n.livejournal.com
No kidding. Or at least enough space in the second sink to put the dish drainer in that. Oh, also, a sprayer and a faucet with a mix valve so that it can be operated with one hand (you know, because you're probably holding a sponge or a dish with the other).

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