peonybutterfly OP t1_j97umvm wrote on February 19, 2023 at 10:41 PM

Reply to comment by PawtucketPatriot in Young Professionals Moving to Providence by peonybutterfly

Thank you so much for the advice!! I think we're going to visit soon and check out west end and federal hill! Our budget is about $2,000 a month since we're going to living together maybe so I'm hoping we could find something! We don't have any pets. We've never lived together so we're hoping to sublease for the summer first to make sure it work out haha. There's not much on apartments.com or other sites like that, but I joined the providence young professionals Facebook group (pending acceptance rn) and I am hoping that'll have some more options?

skythom7 t1_j97xlsy wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:02 PM

There’s also a Facebook group called Brown University housing, sublets, etc.. I didn’t go to Brown but you can still join the group and people are constantly posting summer sublets around this time of year! If you’re not looking to sign a lease yet in Pvd, this would be a good way to test run

cowperthwaite t1_j9alrca wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Maybe not the same, but similar, group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/providencehousing

Previous_Floor t1_j981ef9 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:31 PM

When looking at the West End, it's very important to stay north of Cranston Street and east of Messer Street. The other parts of the West End are very rough.

I'm glad that it seems you've removed Elmwood from your search. It is objectively among the very worst areas in Providence (and all of RI). It is not "chill", you won't find "young professionals" there, and anyone telling you they'd rather live in Elmwood than anywhere else in Providence is either playing a cruel joke on you or is trying to sell their house in Elmwood.

Personally, I'd recommend the part of Federal Hill between Broadway and Carpenter Street / West Fountain Street..

bpear t1_j990emh wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:16 AM

Download the hotpads app. There is a decent amount of stuff posted there.

I found my current place on Craigslist actually and it's been great. You definitely have to be careful there though. Don't pay any application fees or anything like that before seeing the place in person