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Character_Ad_121 t1_jb7z6i1 wrote

Reply to Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Hi everyone! My partner and I are excited to - finally! - be planning a move into Philly from just down 95 in Delaware in late April/early May. We're looking for a two-to-three bedroom rental with a price point somewhere between 1.3k and 1.75k in an affordable, centrally-located part of the city. We are very familiar with the Point Breeze/Newbold areas as many of our good friends live there, and we're generally in the know about most of South Philly and Center City.

Though I haven't had a lot of time there and aim to check it out in the next few weeks, friends have also recommended certain parts of Brewerytown given our price-point and the fact that we'll have 1-2 cars, with at least one of us having to travel out to the suburbs for work purposes. So we like the easy access to the highways and a potentially easier parking situation than we would find in South. I'm also really excited about the prospect of having access to the Park for health, fitness and recreation purposes.

Any other neighborhoods we should have on our shortlist? Big things for us are restaurant/bar variety, solid transit access (especially to the Gayborhood!) and being walking distance from at least one good food market if not multiple. And, of course, being (decently) safe! We'd love to be able to expand the search to include one or two additional neighborhoods so please share your recommendations :)

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fritolazee t1_jb7phaf wrote

Reply to comment by bsimo7 in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Logan Square would be my choice. Center City is pretty small and dense and you'd still be an easy walk/Uber/septa ride from a ton of nightlife. And then in Logan Square you'd be close to Target, whole foods, and Trader Joe's, CVS, etc for all of the normal daily life needs. Old City is comparatively dead and devoid of things these days IMO.

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