Moving to JAX Soon...Help!

[billy]

There are small apartments in small older buildings in both Neptune and Atlantic Beach.

[hillary supporter]

Riverside/ Avondale---

[JaxByDefault]

Tell me where you like in Dallas, and I'll give you the JAX substitutes:

Bishop Arts (with a little Colorado Blvd. area of Oak Cliff  and McKinney Ave. mixed in)? Riverside , Neptune Beach
Winetka Heights? Springfield
M streets? Miramar / San Marco
Lake Highlands? Mandarin
Highland and University Parks? Avondale
Deep Elum and West End? Our downtown isn't nearly as cool.
Plano? Queens Harbor
Rest of the 'burbs?  Southside, 85% percent of Jax

*From the 75205 to the 32206 (with stops inbetween), I'm a former University and Highland Park-er now in Springfield.


Edit: Thanks, OcK, 5pts is a little like McKinney Ave HD, too.

[Ocklawaha]

Toss in the McKinney Avenue Historic District and Streetcar Line and we have Park and King Streets/5-Points areas of North Riverside - soon to have it's own REAL historic streetcar line.

OCKLAWAHA

[konstantconsumer]

Hey Kasey.  I'm a 3L at FCSL and I live in Springfield.  It's farther away then living on the Southside by school, but totally worth it.  Most students live over by school their first year and hate it.  I recommend Springfield, Riverside or Downtown.  It'll take about 20 minutes to get to school, which isn't bad.

[Ocklawaha]

Word of warning from the ancient one here...  Remember with each block closer to the beach you choose to live, the odd's of NOT keeping your household belongings, grows exponentially. Hurricanes are rare as chicken's teeth here, but those of us who remember Dora, Donna, and a handful of others will recall that our beaches looked like a atomic bomb test range after they struck.

OCKLAWAHA

[fieldafm]

Ive lived in Jax Beach, Ponte Vedra and Neptune Beach in my early 20's.  Night and day difference in rent b/w the beaches and a nice 1 or 2 br in riverside/avondale area.  I still make it to the beach most weekends b/c our beaches are indeed beautiful, but it would take a lot for me to move back out to the beaches from the riverside/avondale area.  So take that for what you will.  You really cant go wrong though with the beaches(the beach side of the ditch, dont bother with anything labeled 'intracoastal west'), Riverside/Avondale or San Marco.  

Like Konstant said, I would avoid living close to Florida Coastal(I have a rental about to be available there if you really want to live close campus, so I kinda know the area, lol)

Friend of mine has a lot of rentals in Atlantic Beach depending on your price range if you're not having luck with those apartment finder places(like Loki mentioned, they suck!).

As has been said, Riverside/Avondale is pretty LGBT friendly

[Sportmotor]

Tell me where you like in Dallas, and I'll give you the JAX substitutes:

Bishop Arts (with a little Colorado Blvd. area of Oak Cliff  and McKinney Ave. mixed in)? Riverside , Neptune Beach
Winetka Heights? Springfield
M streets? Miramar / San Marco
Lake Highlands? Mandarin
Highland and University Parks? Avondale
Deep Elum and West End? Our downtown isn't nearly as cool.
Plano? Queens Harbor
Rest of the 'burbs?  Southside, 85% percent of Jax

*From the 75205 to the 32206 (with stops inbetween), I'm a former University and Highland Park-er now in Springfield.


Edit: Thanks, OcK, 5pts is a little like McKinney Ave HD, too.

Thats probley the best you are going to get

[JettyDog]

Riverside/Avondale is great! Older homes/apts. for reasonable rent. I live cheaper than most in the area due to a great landlady.

[kaseyk428]

Jaxbydefault - Thanks! Awesome!  I love bishop arts; went there last night for my birthday, live in Oak Cliff but the Kessler Park area, an old house remodeled and split in to 4.  I love it here, but I don't like how it is so close to South Oak Cliff.  2 blocks the wrong direction at 2 am and you're SOL.  It's fine here because I know which direction that is, but in JAX I don't want to risk it.

Constant Consumer - Good to know; I definitely miss being an undergrad and only having to walk to school; tired of sitting in 2 hours of traffic to get to and from work, but you're right, 20 minutes isn't bad.

Is there any chance you guys could send me names a few complexes in the areas that you've seen and liked, that perhaps either you or a friend have lived in (so far sounds like downtown, avondale, riverside ish)?  Just looking for a starting point, or a list of places we like where we can start when we get there that are in a good part of town!

Also, constant consumer, how do you like the schoo, programs, etc?

[JaxByDefault]

Riverside doesn't border any neighborhoods as dicey as South Oak Cliff, and I should have said Kessler Park, as that is technically the neighborhood with the lovely, big old houses on Colorado Blvd.

As far as Jax goes, if you're OK with the urbanness of M Streets, Bishop Arts, or Northwest Highway edge of University Park, then you'll be fine in Riverside. The neighborhood runs into Avondale which is the closest thing Jax has to Highland Park (sans billionaires or The Village). It's safe and not suburban.

Springfield is a bit more like Winetka Heights, and borders some rougher areas.  I live here, so I obviously find it safe enough.  The houses are lovely, but there is more commercial development in Riverside.

Both Springfield and Riverside are LGBT friendly. My guess is that living alone, you'll prefer Riverside. There's more to do over there and it's far more bikable (which I envy).

Best way to find a place here is by hitting the pavement. I'd suggest a visit if at all possible [Tip: there are cheaper flights than Southwest out of Lovefield on Delta (usually less than $200 RT if you plan ahead.]

A rental agent could also help. Try Sacha Higham at Traditions in Riverside 904.683.5230.


Good luck your move and with law school!  (It's miserable, but survivable.)    Feel free to PM me if you need anything else. Welcome to Jax.

[konstantconsumer]

In these areas, there aren't really that many apartment complexes.  it's more houses for rent or apartments in smaller buildings with about 4-8 residences in each.  The Villas of St Johns is a pretty nice place right across the street from the Riverside Publix.  I think they are over-priced, but you might be down for them.  I'd check craigslist and look for key words like riverside, post street, 5 points, avondale, or park street.  it'll be more units like i described.