Apartment Search `09, HELP WANTED.....

[Car Guy]

After separating for 4 months the wife & I decided to give our relationship another shot and we are all good once again. The closing date on our house should be mid-late January and unfortunately it's too cold to live in my Aerostar van like I had hoped to (). Time is ticking for us to find a new place to live and we're looking for any/all suggestions on where to go. We recently looked at a few places but nothing so far has our serious attention. We would like to spend in the area of $750-800 per month with utilities but would consider paying more if the situation is ideal. Desired locations are in the suburbs spanning from Oak Creek, west to Franklin/Muskego, and north to New Berlin. We will consider other areas if, once again, the situation is ideal. I have only lived in a single family house my entire life (3 in 30 years) so this will be a completely new experience for me…..

The following areas are required for us to consider an apartment; these are for the most part non-negotiable.....


Requirements

- Private entry meaning one door to enter your unit, no hallways/community entrances.....

- A solid building structure (concrete = ), I rarely get good sleep and will no way tolerate excessive noise from neighbors.....

- Parking spaces (preferably 2) in a parking lot, street parking is not acceptable.....

- A cat must be allowed, meow.....

- Washer/dryer in unit, I will NOT wash my clothes at a laundromat or 'community' coin-operated machines.....

- One bedroom with ample closet space or two bedrooms with decent closet space.....

- A good sized living room and bathroom with shower above a bathtub. My definition of “good sized” is a bathroom door that closes without hitting your knees while on the ‘throne’. Enough room for a couch/coffee table, two small(er) recliners, two end tables, and an entertainment center with room to walk between everything.....

I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two but for the most part that is the extent of our requirements.....


'Would like to haves'

- One or two car garage either attached or detached......

- Underground parking, the thought of never having to clean snow off our cars at home makes me giddy.....

- Hydronic heat, a.k. a. in floor heating.....

- An upper level unit, meaning the highest floor possible.....

- Free cable or satellite service, OK this one might be a pipe dream but it sure would be nice.....


If you have any personal experience or know of something that might be of interest to us please post up. I'd like to find the 'right' place because we might be there for some time and would hate to move after only 6 months to a year.....



~Justin


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[GarBear021]

My wife and I used to live in southfield which is between rawson and college on 13th street. We had a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom 2 bath with a large living room and dining room for $700. per month. Animals are allowed and it includes a one car garage, a parking spot, and an extra lot for visitors. The only requirement of yours that wasn't there was the washer and dryer, but we had an apartment sized one that we bought and just hooked up to the sink when we used it. Neighbors were great and they recently expanded the complex including units that have washers and dryers, but I don't know how much more they are. Also they put in a pool and a fitness room for the tenants also. I highly recommend these apartments.

[rally_scort]

i can save you time, dont bother looking in waukesha.Youll get half your requirements, and twice the rent.If you could stretch over to Jefferson County, its verrrry cheap compared to Waukesha County.My co-worker rents a 3br house with unattached 1 stall garage for $650/month.

[03CVLX]

My brother is at American Colony in Greenfield. His is a big one bedroom with a seperate Den. Washer/Dryer in Unit. He has a detached garage and parking is also available I think for second car. He lives alone so I am not 100% sure how that works. Its a private entrance, however in each area there are three private entry doors one leading to each of the floors. Might be something to check out at least.

[Car Guy]

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[johnny--2k]

Pheasant Meadows on Greenfield Ave just west of Calhoun. 2 bed 2 bath upper with central air, private entry, 2 car detached garage, washer/dryer/dishwasher in the unit. 895/month water included. Gas/Electric/TV/Phone are your responsibility. I lived there as did michelle and adam.

There is a crazy neighbor, but he really is a harmless guy as long as you dont bother him. he is quiet, so really no noise complaints from him or any of the other neighbors. Most of them are all older people. 12 units total, so it's nice and small. PM me if you want more info.

[Car Guy]

My wife and I used to live in southfield which is between rawson and college on 13th street. We had a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom 2 bath with a large living room and dining room for $700. per month. Animals are allowed and it includes a one car garage, a parking spot, and an extra lot for visitors. The only requirement of yours that wasn't there was the washer and dryer, but we had an apartment sized one that we bought and just hooked up to the sink when we used it. Neighbors were great and they recently expanded the complex including units that have washers and dryers, but I don't know how much more they are. Also they put in a pool and a fitness room for the tenants also. I highly recommend these apartments.

Thank you for the recommendation, I will let you know our thoughts if we take a tour.....

Its a private entrance, however in each area there are three private entry doors one leading to each of the floors.

That is what I'm referring to regarding a private entrance, the hallway with 20 unit arrangements is what we don't want.....

Pheasant Meadows on Greenfield Ave just west of Calhoun. 2 bed 2 bath upper with central air, private entry, 2 car detached garage, washer/dryer/dishwasher in the unit. 895/month water included. Gas/Electric/TV/Phone are your responsibility. I lived there as did michelle and adam.

I was in Adam & Michelle's unit and that building is built out of cardboard if you ask me, far too noisy.....


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[awsomeears]

My wife and I used to live in southfield which is between rawson and college on 13th street. We had a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom 2 bath with a large living room and dining room for $700. per month. Animals are allowed and it includes a one car garage, a parking spot, and an extra lot for visitors. The only requirement of yours that wasn't there was the washer and dryer, but we had an apartment sized one that we bought and just hooked up to the sink when we used it. Neighbors were great and they recently expanded the complex including units that have washers and dryers, but I don't know how much more they are. Also they put in a pool and a fitness room for the tenants also. I highly recommend these apartments.

Sounds nice and I'm sure a 1 bedroom would be cheaper but still a decent size

[DerangedPony]

We currently live at Southfield and we are happy. They have a older section of apts that we live in and a couple newer building. The newer buildings seem to fit what you are looking for, and the people who live here are very nice. One problem is that some of the apts are along the freeway so those have a little extra noise.

[GarBear021]

Yeah, a 1 bedroom at southfield was $100. cheaper, and is still a decent unit. The 2 bedrooms are setup roommate style so the main entrance comes in the living room with the dining room and kitchen straight ahead and the bedrooms are on each side of the living room with separate baths at the end of each hall going to the bedrooms. We lived in the older units like you said. The one bedroom had a patio door and the other bedroom was just a window, so we used the one with the patio as an office/ spare room. For the extra 100 bucks, it was worth the extra space. The 1 bedrooms are setup exactly like the 2 bedrooms, but with one side cut off next to the living room.

[Car Guy]

GarBear021 & DerangedPony, care to comment on these reviews for Southfield.....


http://www.apartmentreviews.net/rati...apartments.htm

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate...partments.html

[GarBear021]

I enjoyed my stay there and only moved because we got a house. Looks like the biggest complaints refer to the new units in southfield, which I cannot speak for. As far as the older units, we had gas heat, not electric so our energy bills were not bad at all and we had central air, none of this in wall a/c unit crap. We painted all of the rooms ourselves, just cuz I can't stand white walls and all we had to do was repaint when we left. I had one issue with the property manager there regarding one of my dogs, but went over her head the wimmer properties and then never had another problem. Everyone else in the office, maintenance and office assistants which actually live on-site, were absolutely great to deal with and we would actually party with them once in awhile. Never had any mold issues either. I would say check out the older units and stay away from the new ones due to poor construction, atleast that is the way it sounds. Just my 2 cents.

[88Nightmare]

tanglewood apartments on 20th and ryan road seem pretty decent. private entrance, deck (2nd floor and higher), washer/dryer in the unit.

[lordairgtar]

Willowglen apartments in Muskego. Two bedroom units, big living room/dining area. Good sized kitchen. master bedroom is huge and has decent closet space. Bath is a tub with shower and is of decent size for apartments. You can have laundry machines in the apartment but they have to be stackable and do stick out of the water heater closet by about three inches. We also have a communal laundry building. You get two parking spots outside and they allow kittehs. I am the only one allowed to have dogs. (I'm special) There are four 8 unit buildings on the site and they have patio doors on main level but upstairs units have a hall door. The buildings are divided front to back so you only see one other door on your level. The apts are off the roadway a bit and you can't see the road from the apts and people don't know it's back here. It's located at W182 S8450 Racine Ave in Muskego. I pay $725 a month

[03CVLX]

I had friends who lived in the tanglewood apartments. They did not have a private entrance. I don't know if its only a few buildings like that or not.

[88Nightmare]

The friends that I visited at Tanglewood did. Basically, it was a partially outdoor staircase and at each level, there was your entrance. I suppose thats not exactly a private entrance.... but its close. I hear private entrance, I think condo.

[03CVLX]

Hmm, good to know. I can say that my friends always liked that complex very much. They must have two different styles of buildings. Its probably been about 8 years or so since they bought a house though, so not sure how it is these days.

[Car Guy]

Has anyone heard of Kendal Woods...???


http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Ke...ESS&id=6873852

[88Nightmare]

can't say that I have, but they look decent

[pOrk]

After separating for 4 months the wife & I decided to give our relationship another shot and we are all good once again. The closing date on our house should be mid-late January and unfortunately it's too cold to live in my Aerostar van like I had hoped to (). Time is ticking for us to find a new place to live and we're looking for any/all suggestions on where to go. We recently looked at a few places but nothing so far has our serious attention. We would like to spend in the area of $750-800 per month with utilities but would consider paying more if the situation is ideal. Desired locations are in the suburbs spanning from Oak Creek, west to Franklin/Muskego, and north to New Berlin. We will consider other areas if, once again, the situation is ideal. I have only lived in a single family house my entire life (3 in 30 years) so this will be a completely new experience for me…..

The following areas are required for us to consider an apartment; these are for the most part non-negotiable.....


Requirements

- Private entry meaning one door to enter your unit, no hallways/community entrances.....

- A solid building structure (concrete = ), I rarely get good sleep and will no way tolerate excessive noise from neighbors.....

- Parking spaces (preferably 2) in a parking lot, street parking is not acceptable.....

- A cat must be allowed, meow.....

- Washer/dryer in unit, I will NOT wash my clothes at a laundromat or 'community' coin-operated machines.....

- One bedroom with ample closet space or two bedrooms with decent closet space.....

- A good sized living room and bathroom with shower above a bathtub. My definition of “good sized” is a bathroom door that closes without hitting your knees while on the ‘throne’. Enough room for a couch/coffee table, two small(er) recliners, two end tables, and an entertainment center with room to walk between everything.....

I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two but for the most part that is the extent of our requirements.....


'Would like to haves'

- One or two car garage either attached or detached......

- Underground parking, the thought of never having to clean snow off our cars at home makes me giddy.....

- Hydronic heat, a.k. a. in floor heating.....

- An upper level unit, meaning the highest floor possible.....

- Free cable or satellite service, OK this one might be a pipe dream but it sure would be nice.....


If you have any personal experience or know of something that might be of interest to us please post up. I'd like to find the 'right' place because we might be there for some time and would hate to move after only 6 months to a year.....



~Justin


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They have 2000 sq ft w/ partial loft units with free heat on 92nd and layton that I was digging before I bought. Check them out, I think they were 750 a month for a 2 bedroom with the 800 sq ft loft area