Opinions for Living??

[tephs]

My boyfriend of many years and I are moving to Halifax to attend Dalhousie (or well, for me to attend Dalhousie) in August - and we've decided to live at Ogilvie on the Park. We've done a lot of internet research for other options (as far as I can tell) and I think this is a good fit for us. We've spoken with the property management people and the

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[zita_h]

Ogilvie is a nice block, however, it is quite a hike from Dal. Indeed, it's quite a hike just to the nearest bus stop. I don't know if that's a consideration. I do think it is within the zone where you would not be eligible for a parking spot at Dal. Also, no balconies, which is a major shame, considering the location.

[endxgame]

I've known a few people who have lived there, but I haven't lived there myself. Some random thoughts:
- If you and your boyfriends ride bikes (both for fun and to get to and from school) this is pretty awesome location.
- This building is, for the most part, a grown person building. Which is good (it's quiet and nice) and bad (it's kind of pricey).
- It is not super close to convenient bus routes (it's like a 10-15 minute walk away from the #10 which runs to Dal) and is not super close to downtown. It's by no means far away from these things but it's not close either.
- It's owned/managed by Universal Properties which is a big corporate landlord. It's not the worst landlord in the city but it's certainly not an above average one.

[tephs]

Thank you so much for your thoughts!
This is looking to be less of a great idea/location... Didn't know about distance from bus routes/not actually downtown and convenient/uphill-ness (not the kind of thing Googlemaps tells you...)

I guess I should change my original post for opinions about other locations - keep looking for a bit before we put a deposit down! =(

[endxgame]

If you're willing to spend $1k a month then you likely have many options. My partner and I currently live at LeMarchant Tower and it's basically on the Dal campus and is directly next to stops for the #1 bus route (the main downtown route which also runs to the West End Mall. It's also two minutes away from the stop for the #10 which goes to the Dartmouth Bay location, although it's a 40 minute commute from here to that store.)

I don't know what the price is here for a 1 bedroom but there's a craig's list listing for a sublet for $850 in the building. The building is clean and its a security building. It's in the student area of town so it can be a bit loud, but the building itself is mostly quiet.

I can't find the management company's contact info online but I can go find it if you want.

[lullaby_lune]

With that kind of budget for a one-bedroom, you could be living across the street from almost anywhere down town. If you are happy with 1-bedroom flats or 1-bdrm units within a house (as opposed to a 1-bedroom in a fancy apartment building), you can definitely find very nice places between $700-$1000, all included.
(I'm assuming when you say 1-bedroom, you mean there's also a kitchen, living room and bathroom.)

In our own apartment hunting, we were especially impressed with this company. They operate a number of properties in a range of styles, (ranging from gorgeous, to average, mediocre, or not-so-great) so you still want to look into each place before making a final decision. But all of our dealings with them were through a guy named Tony, who turned out to also be the guy you call when you need repairs done or get something fixed. And he was just such a frank, straightforward, go-to person, that we couldn't help but be impressed.

We also met one of the sons in the family who run Paramount Management. (His father started the