RTP-area local music and culture

["Ben Spiker" <Ben.Spiker AT cheshirepark.com>]

Yeah, we do. Ours is a 2-bedroom, huge wide hallway, awesome balcony
with that view, nice hardwoods. Every one of the units is completely
different. There's even a little one-room thing that someone rented out
and used as an office until a few weeks ago. 


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[mailto:ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of grady
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:40 PM
To: RTP-area local music and culture
Subject: Re: Moving

Dude, you live in the Morgan Street building? I freaking *love* those 
apartments, or at least the 2-bedrooms. Never been in the smaller ones. 
My friend Jonathan used to live in one & between the view of downtown 
from the balcony, and the weird curving back hallway, it was everything 
you'd hope for from an early-20th-century apartment building.

If this guy's other apts are as nice as the ones in the Morgan St 
building, you'd definitely do well to check them out.

Ross

Ben Spiker wrote:

> My wife and I live near downtown Raleigh on the edge of Boylan
Heights.
> Our apartment is, if I may say so, pretty awesome. We were lucky to
find
> it. Our landlord is also a really nice guy and a good landlord. He has
> other (mostly very cool) properties for rent around the inner part of
> Raleigh. Here's his website: http://www.alaproperties.com
> <http://www.alaproperties.com/> . The places aren't extremely cheap,
but
> they're reasonably priced and have lots of character. I would also
check
> out the listing in the Independent Weekly.
> 
>  
> 
> Good luck.
> 
>  
> 
> Ben
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of grady
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:17 PM
> To: RTP-area local music and culture
> Subject: Re: Moving
> 
>  
> 
> Somebody who actually lives in Raleigh will want to speak up with 
> 
> specifics, but the N&O ads are probably still yr best bet. As for 
> 
> figuring out the neighborhoods, it has all changed a bit, 
> 
> gentrification-wise, from when I lived there 10 years ago, but I have 
> 
> the impression that Oakwood & Boylan Heights are still good places to 
> 
> start, with the caveat that some streets will probably be gentrified
out
> 
> 
> of your price-range, whereas others might still be sketchier than you 
> 
> were looking for.
> 
>  
> 
> Five Points used to be an option as well, but post-Glenwood South
boom, 
> 
> I'm guessing none of us could afford to move there now.
> 
>  
> 
> Bottom line: inside the beltline is still where you want to live if 
> 
> you're the kind of person who'd post to alt.music.chapel-hill looking 
> 
> for suggestions. You should be able to find a freestanding house or a 
> 
> duplex; if you're not dead-set on such things, there are zillions of 
> 
> apartment complexes and I'm not sure that any one is any better than
any
> 
> 
> other, so proximity to what you'll be doing becomes more important.
> 
>  
> 
> So I guess the other obvious question: what are you going to be doing
in
> 
> 
> Raleigh? Going to school or working? Are you set on Raleigh or have
you 
> 
> considered the other towns in the Triangle? There are housing bargains

> 
> to be had in Durham, to be sure.
> 
>  
> 
> Good luck,
> 
>  
> 
> Ross
> 
>  
> 
> Michael Lang wrote:
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> 
> 
>>So I'm moving to Raleigh in mid-July from Pittsburgh.  I know no one
> 
> 
>>in the city, and still have yet to find a place to live.  I was
> 
> 
>>referred to this list by the only person I know in the triangle area.
> 
> 
>>I was told it was filled with friendly people who are happy to
> 
> 
>>answer.  I've been looking for places on the News Observer online,
> 
> 
>>but I'm a little lost not knowing any of the neighborhoods in the
> 
> 
>>city.  Anywhere else I look I just get endless links to "The Pines at
> 
> 
>>Suncrest" or "Suncrest at the Pines" or some soulless townhouse
> 
> 
>>community with a similar name.  Any guidance anyone could offer me as
> 
> 
>>far as good places to live in Raleigh would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>Take care, Michael Lang mjlang1979 AT yahoo.com
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