Searching For An Apartment Home In Seattle
Posted on April 24, 2008
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The latest trend in apartment rentals, the apartment home – has come to Seattle. Over the last few years, real estate developers have turned their attention to creating “apartment communities” or “apartment homes”. This shift was in response to more people moving toward a more connected way of apartment living; where you know the person who lives next door to you.
In downtown Seattle, the Avalon Belltown is one of the award winning apartment home communities with some of the best features to be found anywhere. The apartment homes are built with the type of room design that you would find in a private home. In addition, the apartment community is staffed with attendants to respond promptly to service request from the residents and a website for resident support services.
What makes these luxury apartment homes appealing is the corporate approach that adds a business relationship dimension to apartment living, you are paying a fee and you are entitled to receive value in return.
The idea behind the apartment homes at Avalon Belltown and the other apartment communities throughout the country is to enhance the residential experience to make it more comprehensive; exercise rooms and other amenities such as an on-site cleaners, jogging trail and access to copier/fax services are provided fro the residents.
Inside your apartment home you will find even more features for easy communication and maintenance. Fully appointed kitchens and baths, plus lots of storage space make your apartment living comfortable.
With all of these features, it is clear that the management company has made a serious investment in customer care and is seeking to attract high quality tenants. Avalon Belltown is a low rise apartment home community, with studio, one and two bedroom floor plans. The average total area of a studio apartment is 463 square feet and the rental fee is approximately $1100.
The one and two bedroom apartments come is different size layouts. For a one bedroom apartment of 742 square feet your rental fee would be approximately $1350, where the same layout in 862 square feet rents for $1470.
A two bedroom apartment home start at 1172 with a rental fee of $1800 a month, in the largest apartment home with two bedrooms you get 1276 square feet for $2400 per month.
Most of the apartment home communities pride themselves on the benefits that they afford their residents. The apartments are equipped with washer/dryer/microwave appliances, pre-wired for multiple telephones, easy access to transportation, permitting pets and high speed Internet service is available.
The advantages of choosing an apartment home community are making them increasingly popular for individuals who want to spend their time focusing on their interests, instead of spending time looking for the neighborhood dry cleaners.
An apartment home community is just one of the styles you will find in the process of searching for an apartment to rent. If using your time effectively is important to you, choosing this type of living arrangement may be your best choice.
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How much is the average apartment and or condo cost in downtown Chicago?I want to know all costs to live in downtown Chicago, which one on average is cheaper an aparment or condo? And how much on average would be the electrical bills, water, etc. Basically, how much would I need to make a year to live there? Thanks!!
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I'm pretty sure I've answered your question before (though I mis-interpreted home age to mean home-owner age).
You'll find that there are few neighborhoods that are all new in the Seattle area. The densest areas, which usually means more newer apartments and condos are Lower Queen Anne, Belltown and Capitol Hill. LQA and Belltown are "Eliott Bay front" (the Ocean is a several hour drive away, and only Downtown/Belltown and LQA and West Seattle are Eliott Bay front). These neighborhoods are mostly apartments and condos, some newer and some older. Many places in Capitol hill will have a view to downtown, but it's about mid-way between Eliott Bay and Lake Washington.
West Seattle tends to be slightly more affordable, though anything with a view will fetch a premium in any neighborhood. There are also some newer apartment/condos there as well. But in all of these neighborhoods, the houses are 1920-60's vintage unless they've been torn down and replaced.
I think you'll need to make a visit here and wander the neighborhoods yourself to get a good feel for the area. There are distinct neighborhoods here (Belltown is more "hip", Fremont is more "funky", Wallingford is a bit more family oriented for example).
Finally, are you just looking for the view or for water access? The best beaches are in West Seattle and Ballard (Golden Gardens). Fremont is also near Gasworks park on Lake Union for water access. There are very few sandy beaches in this area – most of it is rocky and the water is cold.