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<Title>Advice Needed - Where to live close to Univ. Rochester ?</Title>
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<UserID>sasha57</UserID>
<Date>19 March 2009, 20:39</Date>
<icontent>     Hello everyone! Our daughter has been accepted into Univ. of Rochester for her Doctorate work.     We need to start work on finding her an apartment close to the University. I am looking for some honest opinions on where she should be looking - and NOT looking - when it comes to planning her housing for the next 6 yrs. So, please, if you were going to get an apartment within walking distance to the Univ., what neighborhoods, even specific buildings?, would you suggest as safe?? Any/all additional hints about moving into Rochester are appreciated! This is a Mom&#39;s &quot;fact finding&quot; mission...LOL. Thanks all!   </icontent>
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<UserID>yankeedave</UserID>
<Date>19 March 2009, 22:37</Date>
<rcontent>     The answer partly depends on what you consider &quot;walking distance.&quot; The South Wedge area has plenty of apartments for rent as well as some retail and nightlife, and is maybe a 15-minute walk away. There are apartment complexes not far from the U of R near Crittenden and E. Henrietta Rd. too, which again would require a little walking but not too far. All these areas are pretty safe. There may be rentals available right next to the campus but I wouldn&#39;t know.   Another choice might be across the river, but some people might have safety concerns. There is some new development going on over there but I think it&#39;s fair to say it&#39;s a somewhat poorer part of town. I certainly wouldn&#39;t call it crime-ridden or anything, but if safety is a big concern some people might be uncomfortable over there, if for no other reason than it would require a walk across a pedestrian bridge, which might be a little scary at night.   </rcontent>
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<UserID>Carmen57</UserID>
<Date>20 March 2009, 5:34</Date>
<rcontent>     I&#39;d probably look right around Mt Hope near U of R. But maybe she could visit and take a look around before committing. There&#39;s always graduate student housing too. It will be very hard to be here for 6 years without a car though!!! And once she has a car she could live someplace more fun -- like the Park Ave area.   </rcontent>
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<UserID>kat228</UserID>
<Date>20 March 2009, 5:44</Date>
<rcontent>     If she&#39;s going to be here for 6 years, I&#39;d look into places that she could drive to. Honestly, Rochester is very quick to get around. When I moved here I basically looked for something that I liked. I would start a search in the Brighton area.     Any basic areas in Rochester that you&#39;ll be looking at would be pretty safe. A quick drive through says loads.     If it helps, I just turned 24 and moved here right out of school, so I&#39;ve been through the whole move to a new area (sans school!) around the same age as your daughter. In my experience TA tends to shut down moving threads fairly quickly, feel free to PM me if you have any questions.   </rcontent>
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<UserID>kab3164</UserID>
<Date>20 March 2009, 23:22</Date>
<rcontent>     Hello,  I work at the U of R and got my masters here also. I have a friend who worked here that lived in the Clintwood Court apartments and they were nice. The link is: clintwoodapartments.com/our_apartments.asp     They are located very close to U of R (towards Brighton), but you would probably have to have a car there, especially in winter.    Also I thought I would just mention that there are a lot of cute little houses for rent or sale that are within walking distance to U of R. I know several people that chose to buy small houses in that area and the values continue to rise - so that might be another good option if she plans to stay for a while. These are streets like Lattimore, Edgemont, Castleman, etc.   </rcontent>
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