05-13-2008, 03:13 AM
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I just put in a refundable deposit on the Fremont Mews Apartments at 1400 P street in Midtown/Downtown but then I discovered that they are a mixed-income development by CADA. Should I reconsider living there? Everything else about it seems great... underground parking, great-looking new units...but it is surprising to find out that 40% of their units are dedicated to low or very-low income residents. The area is also very close to Fremont Park which seems to be somewhat sketchy from what I understand? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
05-13-2008, 09:30 AM
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Forget mixed income, look at the crime.
I used to live in midtown Sacramento on P and 21st and loved it until my car got broken into and then it got broken into again a month later, not that this will matter to you because you will have a garage. Just do a search on the sacbee.com website for their Crimemapper function and look at the address your want to move to and you will see what kind of crime is prevalent there and then make your decision. Seeing an apartment complex during the day is one thing, see what happens to the complex at night. I personally would not want to live in midtown. Sure it has a lot to offer but the costs are pretty high.
05-13-2008, 10:10 AM
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resdoc: Just so you know, "low-income" in Sacramento means someone making $36,000 a year, and "very low-income" means someone making $24,000 a year. So, your neighbors are likely to be office techs, baristas, retail workers, etcetera--not to mention the majority of residents (60%) who have to have a professional income to afford living there.
05-13-2008, 04:34 PM
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How do you tell anyway?
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resdoc: Just so you know, "low-income" in Sacramento means someone making $36,000 a year, and "very low-income" means someone making $24,000 a year. So, your neighbors are likely to be office techs, baristas, retail workers, etcetera--not to mention the majority of residents (60%) who have to have a professional income to afford living there.
It's hard to tell incomes unless you know the area. You can ask if there is section 8 housing. I learned the hard way while waiting on the completion of our house.
05-13-2008, 04:48 PM
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Alisande: I know the building (have been inside of it), the area (I live nearby), and Sacramento's breakpoints for low-income and very low-income housing--those are the breakpoints used by HUD for what used to be called "Section 8 housing" (they are currently known as "Housing Choice vouchers") which are also used to calculate whether or not an apartment is low-income/very-low-income/extremely-low-income (less than $18,000/yr.)
05-13-2008, 05:54 PM
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ERrrr
[quote=resdoc07;3748955]I just put in a refundable deposit on the Fremont Mews Apartments at 1400 P street in Midtown/Downtown but then I discovered that they are a mixed-income development by CADA. Should I reconsider living there? Everything else about it seems great... underground parking, great-looking new units...but it is surprising to find out that 40% of their units are dedicated to low or very-low income residents. The area is also very close to Fremont Park which seems to be somewhat sketchy from what I understand? Any input would be greatly appreciated
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Forget mixed income, look at the crime.
