Posted by:
Brother Of Jerry
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Date: April 25, 2017 03:16PM
If you're already going to the U, I think your best source of info would be other students.
I grew up not too far from NYC, and always thought I would like living downtown, so last year I sold my place in Holladay and rented a place dead center downtown, half a block from the Gallivan Center TRAX station. Been here almost a year, and so far I'm loving it. Free Salt Lake Film Society films at the library once or twice a week, VideoWest presentations at the Rose Wagner many Wednesdays, Farmers Market a couple blocks away, and a couple dozen restaurants and bars within 3 blocks.
Lots of new construction, especially along the 400 S TRAX line near 500 E (not W - oops). Very easy TRAX access to UofU from there, and lots of "Cafe Rio" level of restaurants, a Trader Joe's, and a Smiths grocery within easy walking distance. The new apartments are in the $2,000 range for a two bedroom, but they are spiffy and new. Older or smaller places are cheaper. I'd put rents downtown at $100 to $200 above comparable apartments at south end of the valley. I was surprised that the south end was not all that much cheaper. I was originally planning to move to a development near a TRAX station and ride downtown, but it is so much nicer to just be a able to pop out the door and walk.
Most of the people I know downtown are retired. Swingers? LOL. There are some bars/restaurants that seem to have a large clientele of 20-somethings. Fair number of small tech companies downtown.
SugarHouse is also pretty popular. Slightly more expensive than downtown, but cool area. Avenues have a fair number of students but the places tend to be small and older. Ninth and Ninth is popular, and a new "Ninth" neighborhood is developing at Ninth S and W Temple. That's a bit of a hike to the U and to Downtown, but the TRAX line is close by. It is, unfortunately out of the free-fare zone that is in the heart of downtown.
In the summer, free concerts at least Tues and Thurs night at Gallivan Center, street musicians on various street corners. Siegfried's Deli is still there, and Lambs Grill, and Vosen's Sandwich shop, and Gourmandie, SL Roasting Co, Broadway Theater, etc etc. And I can walk to City Creek Canyon in about 15 minutes and walk in the woods. Or take TRAX to Red Butte.
What's not to like. :)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/25/2017 03:31PM by Brother Of Jerry.