Somewhere near IUPUI (Indianapolis, Riley: apartments, for rent, mover)

[rec_cris]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and Indy. I'm moving to Indy from overseas this late June. I don't drive, so will look for somewhere (<5miles) with short walking distance to the bus lines. I'm on a tight budget as I'm returning my student loan. As I said, I'm overseas so I can't view the apartments or neigborhoods myself in person.

I looked (online) at Riley Towers and Cityview, but Riley is a bit expensive and someone told me 38th St. (Cityview) is where I should avoid.

And I checked 1201 Indiana, I think it's good as it includes everything except the electricity. But the sad thing is that the apartment won't be available until 14 Aug.

I read about the Victoria Apartments on 1244 N. Illinois St, that looks like a good location to everything. I was afraid of downtown but I was told it wasn't that bad in Indianapolis. Does anyone have an idea of that neigborhood? I won't go out alone myself at night anyway. So just walk to the bus stop on N. Capitol Ave to catch the bus to work and back early evening.

Or does anyone have any other suggestion around that area of about $600-700 a month for a studio or 1br apartment.

Thanks!
Cris

[MBIMU]

Downtown Indianapolis Apartments for Rent at Richelieu on the Ave Apts, Managed by Barrett & Stokely[/url] - are on mass avenue. Very convenient area for walking/public transit.

http://www.apartmentguide.com/apartm...tments/167291/ - Not far from DT and right on the bus line.

[estargrl88]

I'm in a similar position - also going to start at IUPUI without a car and can't visit yet. Without a car, downtown seems to be most practical place to live; however, it is also more expensive and I'd prefer a lower rent. Since I'm unfamiliar with the public transportation, I was wondering which neighborhoods outside of downtown are well serviced by buses and would be convenient places to live. Thanks!

[msamhunter]

Originally Posted by estargrl88

I'm in a similar position - also going to start at IUPUI without a car and can't visit yet. Without a car, downtown seems to be most practical place to live; however, it is also more expensive and I'd prefer a lower rent. Since I'm unfamiliar with the public transportation, I was wondering which neighborhoods outside of downtown are well serviced by buses and would be convenient places to live. Thanks!

You can get some reasonably priced apartments in downtown. Most are on North Meridian, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The apartments on the canal and closer to campus will indeed run you extra $$$. You may want to check out vanrooy.com. They should have some apartments in your price range and downtown at that. A little bit further of a walk. They tend to be on the north end of dt, so you can take any bus heading south at that point and walk or hop the Red Line or if your're closer to Methodist, just jump on the people mover and get off at campus and walk or take the shuttles to where you need to be. Good thing, IndyGo has a major discount for IUPUI students and that's for every route except the Green Line (Airport express). Dirt cheap actually.