<p>Is a $850/per month apartment good (price-wise)…for a townhouse near Harvard University? Its a 5 bedroom townhouse and I will be sharing it with 4 other girls. Three bathrooms, 3 story, 2500 square foot, 10 minute walk from my college. I would get a large bedroom (unfurnished. The townhouse has a washer and dryer, dining area, kitchen, small porch, dishwasher, electric, heat, cable. Theres no security deposit. Is it worth the $850, or are there cheaper places near Harvard?</p>
<p>bumpity…</p>
<p>IMO yes
is that price just for you and does it include utilities?</p>
<p>yes its just for me and it does include utilities</p>
<p>My son paid $600/month for a similar arrangement in a rather nasty section of Cambridge near the Somerville line, so $850 sounds about right.</p>
<p>If it’s $850 per month for the whole apartment, it’s a steal. If it’s $850 per person, it’s par for the course. Can you tell me more about the location?</p>
<p>Its $850 per person, its in the Greater Boston area…it says “We are just 1 block from the Porter Square T stop and shopping center (a two minute walk) and a 10 minute walk from Harvard Sq. There are many restaurants, shops, a large Shaw s Super Market, commuter rail, T, and bus stops within an easy walk from our front door. We are 1 stop on the red line from Harvard Square, 1 stop from Davis Square and 5 stops from Park Street. The Townhouse is three stories high, very sunny, and we would say, tastefully furnished.” …</p>
<p>It’s a great location. Definitely a walking distance from Harvard campus. The description of the area is spot on. I don’t know if there are cheaper places near Harvard; you’d have to go further afield. The T is $1.75 per ride. It’s cheaper if you buy a monthly ticket, but only if you use it every day, which I doubt you would do as a student.</p>
<p>Yeah its by far the cheapest one I could find…Where could I look for apartment listings near Harvard?</p>
<p>If you’re going to be doing anything at Harvard, or if you know any Harvard alums, you can call the Harvard housing office.</p>
<p>I would think your best bet would be cragilist plus a map. Look at areas along the Red Line.The Harvard housing office has a list of apartments, but I believe you need to go there in person (my information, however, may be hopelessly outdated). Call the housing office and see what the staff says.</p>
<p>Check with the Cambridge building department about whether it’s legal for 5 unrelated adults to share an apartment. In many communities in MA, it isn’t. If it is, then $850 per person per month is a pretty good deal. Housing in MA is very expensive.</p>
<p>It’s less than my son paid last semester at Penn for a slum room in a horrible row house from which his laptop was stolen right before finals.</p>
<p>Also look up the real estate section of Boston.com</p>
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The website is [url=<a href=“http://www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm]here[/url”>http://www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm]here[/url</a>]. :)</p>
<p>But I agree – $850 per person is about par for the course. It’s also somewhat difficult to find leases available now, since much of the housing in Cambridge switches tenants on September 1 for the new school year.</p>
<p>That is a very normal price. I’d even say it’s excellent. Prices are massive around there, and it’s because the area is amazingly awesome.</p>