Im moving to New Orleans for school, when do I start looking for apartments?|116584

I currently live in Austin Texas, and will be attending graduate school at Tulane in the fall. I_m looking at apartments now, but am not sure if I should go ahead and start looking into certain apartments since most of the leases start in June or July, and I_m not moving to NO until August. Any suggestions on how to go about apartment hunting in New Orleans??

Thanks!

http://housing.tulane.edu/

Welcome!

There is lots of rental property in the neighborhood around Tulane and the university should have a list of available apartments. There should be no problems with the lease as it would start when you move in.

Do consider staying in a dorm for your first semester - that would give you time to look for an apartment without being rushed. You may even be able to stay in the dorm temporarily (not for a whole semester). Ask.

If you are not restricting your search to the area around Tukane there are many choices. The French Quarter, Central Business District, and Warehouse District have lots of condos/apartments for rent, but tend to be expensive + parking can be a problem. The Bayou Saint John/City Park area is a great place to live, and Lakeview (which flooded badly) is recovering + has rental options.

An aparement building in the Bayou Saint John area is The Esplanade:
http://www.liveatesplanade.com/


Good luck!

As a student who has lived in New Orleans for almost 7 years, I would like to inform you that it probally is best you stay on campus and do some searching first before jumping into an apartment. The prices have been steadily fluctuating since katrina, and with various types of people moving in and through the city, sometimes a relatively affordable place to you could potentially host unwanted renters. Ultimately if you want comfort and saftey you will most likely end up paying 695 at the least! Like I said I would just apartment search for a while..try apartment reviews online as well. Oh yea and welcome to New Orleans...it_s gonan be one hell of an eye opener from what you_re use to. Quote me.

Look at an area called Mid-city. It_s between uptown and metairie. it_s a nice area that is still part of new orleans it_s close to uptown so you_ll be only 10 minutes away from tulane. it_s a safe area that is still fun. another area to consider is uptown around magazine street or in the garden district. this is the fun party tourist area but it_s not bourbon street so it has a nice balance. it_s REALLY expensive to live there though because it_s a nice area and the parking in a pain in the asss you have to parallel park everywhere and there_s a lot of one-way streets. i_d recommend visiting before july to see what you like. i_d just stay away from the ninth ward, gentilly, and parts of uptown. you_ll KNOW when it_s bad. trust me

hope i was a help
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wow could not really tell u too much but that side of the river is bad i stay on the westbank