Finding a place to live in Hamilton

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Posted by Euphorica on Apr-03-2007 04:13:

Finding a place to live in Hamilton

umm, anyone help me out?

I know theres mls, apartments247 etc(which im using) , but Im looking for people who may know the area.

Ya, I have to find a place asap. I start classes on April 30th.

Something like this would be cool

http://danielsgateway.rentmaps.ca/s...niels/home.html

they only have locations in sauga and brampton, but its just something to give you an idea of what im looking for.

NO student housing

Posted by Jer on Apr-03-2007 04:16:

I highly recommend somewhere in the Barton / Kenilworth area. Good times.

Posted by RobotHouse on Apr-03-2007 05:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Jer.
I highly recommend somewhere in the Barton / Kenilworth area. Good times.

haha, yeah barton is a colourful area.

Posted by spitty on Apr-03-2007 06:16:

i'm assuming you're going to mac?

westdale area for sure. if you have a car, theres a lot of places up the mountain that are nice, but wouldn't consider if your are planning on bussing around.

try http://hamilton.craigslist.org/ ..it has free listings and u can advertise as well.

Posted by mickmack on Apr-03-2007 12:02:

don't know if this will help or not, but this is where i found my last apartment in hamilton:

GSCRentals

Posted by Irishaddict on Apr-03-2007 12:03:

Westdale or South James areas are the nicest.

Stay out of North Hamilton completely and if you're at Mac I don't recommend the Broadway area. Stay on the same side of Main as the university.

Posted by Dr. DAS on Apr-03-2007 13:48:

If you drive and are going to Mac, consider something in Fundas...I mean Dundas, it's all of a 5 minute drive. There is bus service between Dundas and the campus as well.

Posted by Euphorica on Apr-04-2007 06:20:

great advice! thanks guys.

thanks for the craiglist link too.

I got a car, so a little commute is no big deal .

oh ya. Yes im going to Mac.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-04-2007 14:52:

Yay! You're moving back!!

Posted by Walter Mindz on Apr-04-2007 15:41:

Re: Finding a place to live in Hamilton

quote:
Originally posted by Euphorica
umm, anyone help me out?

I know theres mls, apartments247 etc(which im using) , but Im looking for people who may know the area.

Ya, I have to find a place asap. I start classes on April 30th.

Something like this would be cool

http://danielsgateway.rentmaps.ca/s...niels/home.html

they only have locations in sauga and brampton, but its just something to give you an idea of what im looking for.

NO student housing

I think this is something more along your lines. www.chateauroyale.ca, if you have a vehicle there's underground parking and if your taking the bus (bus also going directly to MAC is located beside the building), there's a buses going to any part of the city within walking distance and it's also located right beside Go-Transit.

Posted by DaRoZa on Apr-04-2007 16:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Irishaddict
Westdale or South James areas are the nicest.

Stay out of North Hamilton completely and if you're at Mac I don't recommend the Broadway area. Stay on the same side of Main as the university.

there are a few nice streets on the other side of main you might not want to overlook. but yeah some of the streets with the tiny houses that are one meter apart, broken glass everywhere on the street, and beat up office chairs on the porches are pretty sad.. haha

Posted by Euphorica on Apr-05-2007 00:00:

Re: Re: Finding a place to live in Hamilton

quote:
Originally posted by Walter Mindz
I think this is something more along your lines. www.chateauroyale.ca, if you have a vehicle there's underground parking and if your taking the bus (bus also going directly to MAC is located beside the building), there's a buses going to any part of the city within walking distance and it's also located right beside Go-Transit.

i just saw this place. not bad. ill look into it.

some great stuff on craigslist!

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-05-2007 01:14:

Re: Re: Re: Finding a place to live in Hamilton

quote:
Originally posted by Euphorica
i just saw this place. not bad. ill look into it.

some great stuff on craigslist!

Try even posting your own add on Craigslist with what you're looking for and people will email you.

That's what Cale and I did for Holland, and the first person that emailed us ended up being the people we're renting from. It worked out great.

Posted by Irishaddict on Apr-05-2007 09:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Euphorica
oh ya. Yes im going to Mac.

Program?

Posted by GQ_IRAQI on Apr-05-2007 16:51:

quote:
Originally posted by Jer.
I highly recommend somewhere in the Barton / Kenilworth area. Good times.

LMFAO... barton is cracked outtt loool...

there's some nice apartments down by the main/whitney area... i even have a buddy who's renting out his condos so if u want pm me and i'll get u his info... i highly recommend u get a place right on the bus route since bussing is free for mac students... the place i live right now i can see the bus from my balcony and run down to catch it in time... pretty convenient... but yeah apartments are good if u have one roommate... me n my roommate pay 365 each for a pretty nice 2 bedroom apartment... 1 bedroom apartments are considerably more expensive

Posted by Dr. DAS on Apr-05-2007 17:08:

quote:
Originally posted by GQ_IRAQI
me n my roommate pay 365 each for a pretty nice 2 bedroom apartment

Does this depress anyone else in TO?

Posted by Walter Mindz on Apr-05-2007 20:34:

quote:
Originally posted by GQ_IRAQI
LMFAO... barton is cracked outtt loool...

It's so ghetto... some parts of Barton is starting to look like a ghost town, 80% businesses are shut down.

Posted by urban_legend on Apr-06-2007 01:26:

I heard there is a nice van down by the river?

No but seriously Westdale is the way to go or west mountain. Just stay west of Bay st.