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05-10-2011 at 05:37 PM
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grad student looking for nice place
Hi Everyone,
I'm heading to Mac as a grad student and would like to live around campus as I will be there more than I care to think about... I've been working for a lonnnnnng time now, so have money saved for a nice place to live. Does anyone know of nicer places (preferably large 1 bedroom around campus)? I know there are places downtown, but I really want to be closer to campus.
Any help would be great, and I'm really excited to be at Mac next year!
Thanks!
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05-10-2011 at 05:39 PM
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note
I should also probably clarify, I'm not looking for a place in a house/basement apartment/sharing with other people. What I would love is an apartment/condo around Mac.
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05-10-2011 at 06:41 PM
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you will not find a lot of good buildings around campus. I think the camelot building in front of poppey's restaurant on main street west is a good choice. Also consider downtown it has a lot of choices and everything is just a walking distance from you. The bus takes 10 minutes from downtown to campus. and buses run frequently till like 1:30 Am.
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05-10-2011 at 06:50 PM
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Camelot is okay, just a bit small.
1928 Main street west was nice, about a 10 minute bus ride.
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05-10-2011 at 07:42 PM
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i live on dundurn student hunting, pretty nice place relatively large rooms, right across the street from plaza and close to bus stop on main road for a 5-10 min bus ride to mac
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05-10-2011 at 07:48 PM
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i live on dundurn student hunting, pretty nice place relatively large rooms, right across the street from plaza and close to bus stop on main road for a 5-10 min bus ride to mac
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Sounds scary.
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05-10-2011 at 07:52 PM
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Sounds scary.
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For you maybe. I guess hes got to work his way up to vampires. |
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05-10-2011 at 07:53 PM
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West Village Suites, a condo building for Mac students. They are situated approximately 10 minutes from campus and close to all ammenities. Each suite either houses from 2-5 people. Some perks include a gym, study rooms, and entertainment room.
http://www.westvillagesuites .ca/ |
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05-10-2011 at 10:56 PM
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If I go a little bit further (but not downtown), is there any other things anyone knows of? I've looked at the places mentioned hear and I'm not sure that they're right for me.
Thanks, Dustin
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05-10-2011 at 11:17 PM
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are you looking to rent or buy? dundas is a nice area, close to mac on bus in bad weather, and just a quick zip up cootes on a bike in good weather. (or walk)
there are condos to rent (here's just one example although these are furnished so maybe not quite right)...
http://www.spencercreekrenta ls.com... nrKgodhUT9Cw
there are lots of condos to buy as well.
you can find some nice apartments too, but you have to do a little bit more digging around because dundas has fewer highrises and more that are walk-ups, over stores, etc. since the weather's getting nice anyway, might be worth a jaunt around town to see what's available.
p.s. you can also google "dundas, ontario apartments" or similar and lots of listings come up.. kijiji, 247 apartments, etc.
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05-14-2011 at 09:45 AM
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the help for now. If I were to expand my search a little, including some closer to downtown locations, but still farthest would probably be at or west of james, and south of main, or in the opposite direction, to some dundas locations, anyone know of anywhere else?
Thanks again everyone for all the help
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05-15-2011 at 08:01 AM
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Another place to look at is The Glen. It's a pricier apartment building but it's really nice. I'm thinking about living there whenever I graduate.
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05-18-2011 at 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dusssstj
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the help for now. If I were to expand my search a little, including some closer to downtown locations, but still farthest would probably be at or west of james, and south of main, or in the opposite direction, to some dundas locations, anyone know of anywhere else?
Thanks again everyone for all the help
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you kind of mention this area - but have you considered around aberdeen and south of that? from longwood to about queen street is pretty nice and has some apt buildings tucked into residential. also, some of the houses down there have been turned into apartments/duplexes. past that are big mansions, but then again at the far end near st. joes hospital are some more apartments tucked in.
and if you are down that way - locke street south is nice as far as shops, etc. |
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08-07-2011 at 01:03 PM
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Furnished is great for me, the thing is close to McMaster and looks neat, but they're already booked until next june :/
Do you have any similar thing? |
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