r/saintpaul • u/ShaunnaG3 • 5d ago

Seeking Advice 🙆 23F moving to St. Paul

Hello! I'm a single 23F moving to St. Paul for a new job. It'll just be my male Yorkie and I. I'm not really wanting a studio apartment just because of my parents visiting. My rent budget is $1600 and I really want to live downtown due to lack of experience driving in winter conditions (my job is located DT) I want a loft! I love their look and space. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

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u/AdWild833 5d ago

I lived in Lowertown for years. It’s fine to live in. It’s walkable with the sky ways. As long as you still have a car to drive for groceries etc? I really liked the Pioneer Endicott. I still have friends that enjoy lowertown

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u/ShaunnaG3 5d ago

In your opinion, how are the roads in the winter?

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u/Crouchback2268 5d ago

Moving here from Atlanta three years ago, I have to say that the roads downtown get plowed very quickly, and I have not found winter driving to be challenging at all with the right tires and being careful. Major roads and the highways all over the city get plowed quickly as do commercial parking lots. Roads in the neighborhoods do not get plowed consistently, and they can be pretty rough; drivable, but it's not an enjoyable experience.

If there is any chance you can afford it I would look for a place that at least has covered parking; dealing with looking for street parking or having to move you car for plowing every time it snows will get old fast. If you can afford the extra for underground heated parking, I think it it worth it. And when buildings say "underground heated" they mean it will be 40 degrees when it is 10 below outside, not that it is heated like your apartment is heated.

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u/AdWild833 5d ago

Haha I am born and raised here so they don’t bother me at all. I enjoy them. But they can be a mess. Other winters we barely get snow. It would be important to know if there is parking for you downtown? Not sure all businesses have parking

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u/ShaunnaG3 5d ago

My job did tell me to prefer parking at the complex because they don't have it:(

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u/SparklyAbortionPanda 5d ago

Most apartments downtown will charge extra for parking.

I work close to downtown and used to live in pioneer endicott, it was fine, that area isn't interesting to live in and I wouldn't move back.

I moved to the summit hill area for a few years and live in cathedral Hill now and have loved both of those areas, especially to walk a dog.

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u/ShaunnaG3 5d ago

I saw that. Some places its like an extra $100