Ljenni

Thank you so much for the links. I have some good leads on apartments now from these sites and some other ones that I have searched. I am really hoping to find something within the next two weeks. Thank you also for the concern, in terms of safety. Knowing how the neighborhood is now, I probably will just drive to work. In terms of convience and safety that sounds like the better option anyways. Although I am looking at an apartment downtown so, who knows maybe I will end up commuting by bus from downtown. You mentioned some of the surrounding areas of Shaker Square as being unsafe, how is the Shaker Square area specifically? As far as apartment buildings go...I like old (vintage) buildings, with woodfloors, laundry room, one bed/one bath, utilities included, and in a very walkable neighborhood. I am hoping that something in Shaker Square with come through. Any leads...let me know!

I will be working in the Garfield heights area around where 1-480 and Broadway intersect. I have a car and could drive to work but I would rather take mass transit. The reason being, I am from Houston, which is a huge commuter city and I am tired of have to drive everywhere. I would prefer the convienance of hoping on a bus. I think the #48 bus looks good at least if I find a place in Shaker Square or UC/Little Italy. I do have a bike so that would be no problem if the bus stop is not close enough to work to walk. How does it work with the bus bike rack? I am concerned that I would need a spot for my bike but it would be full. Is this a problem? So KJP, I looked through the website you gave me and I really like the area of Shaker Square. It seems like it has a urban feel but is still quaint. I may be wrong since I have yet to make it there and see it for myself but those are my impressions. I like that the pictures you showed had lots of people outside and walking about. I think this would be a good area to check out for sure. But before I get too far ahead of myself I would like to know the range of apartment prices in the area. I am looking for a one bedroom/one bathroom around $500-600 a month. This may be a steal for this area and if that is the case then I would be open to suggestions for other areas that are within thirty minutes of Garfield heights but that are more within my price range. Any thoughts and suggestions would be much appreciated regarding mass transit, apartment buildings and areas of town that have the amenities I am looking for.

Thank you for the welcome! I appreciate the information about the shaker heights/shaker square difference. I would really like to know more about shaker square and what restaurants and stores, etc are along it. I will be working in the I-480/Broadway Ave area and I hope to be no further than thirty minutes or so from this part of town.

I am a young professional relocating to Cleveland for a new job and have been trying to figure what area to start looking for apartments in. I would like to live in an area that has good walkability. I want to be able to walk to restaurants, coffee shops, the grocery store, etc. And I would like to be close to mass transit. From what I have been reading one of these areas is shaker heights. Is this a good area for young professionals?? Any recommendations on what apartment buildings to look into?