Apartments in Edmonton

[krazycanuck]

So...sadly, it looks like I might be headed up to Edmonton for a year for work. Does anyone up there know what the rental situation is like? Is it hard to find a place?

I am looking for a 1 bedroom apartment, preferably in or around downtown. Any suggestions on good buildings? I'm not wanting to spend more than 1000/mth and would prefer to be spending around 800/mth.

[maverickeastwood]

I have tried edmonton in the early summer for a place and found it was a pain. In May, I was looking at a place for 875, but it was on whitemud drive. Downtown...meh, a grand or better. I looked at a building called Jasper 111 and they wanted 1200 for a one bedroom. I also tried saskatchewan drive, but no vacancy. Close to downtown for 800 or less will be a challenge, but good luck in your search

[Got Miikka?]

Wrong thread.

[Locke]

Cardboard box in an alley?

For $800 I dont think you'll find anything downtown, or if you do, you'd probably rather be in the cardboard box...

[killer_carlson]

agreed. You'll need to be over $1000 a month unless you want to be someone's roommate.

Consider looking north towards Clareview as there are a tonne of new condos up there that are right by the LRT for easy access to downtown.

[CrusaderPi]

The average price for a two bedroom apt is just over $1000 / month. Like most things the closer the apartment is to where you want to be, the more it'll cost.

[maverickeastwood]

Originally Posted by Locke

Cardboard box in an alley?

For $800 I dont think you'll find anything downtown, or if you do, you'd probably rather be in the cardboard box...

Whats wrong with that? The neighbors would be *ahem* interesting. Especially some schizophrenic with a true idea of when the end of days will arrive.

[LChoy]

Shoot, I have the link on my work computer, but U of A has a good apartment finder. You can pick where you want to live, type of place (B, 1B, 2B, 3B...), # of room mates and stuff. I'll post it on Monday

[Jayems]

My bro is moving out of a downtown apt. into a new condo. It'll be available end of Jan. sometime. Problem is, its a very busy place, loud neighbours and its in downtown edmonton. So you get to deal with a lot of bums and crackheads around the building all the time. Its pretty small, one room, small small kitchen, and living room. Think he paying $800 and was on the 10th floor or something. PM me if you are still interested.

Really bad neighbours... really bad. Can't stress that enough. One is mentally ill who roams his apt. all the time making loud noises and listening to music at awful levels and ungodly times. He gets taken away by the cops sometimes, and the apt. building won't evict him for some reason. Others have a yippy dog, and the others are girls just out of highschool who do nothing but party.
But... its $800/mth.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Jayems

, and the others are girls just out of highschool who do nothing but party.
But... its $800/mth.

ummm your saying this like that is a bad thing , id prob pony up an extra hundred a month just for that perk