I have a home in Hartford and I'm a big advocate of the city. I think it's great you are considering living here. If you are a young professional you may like Bigelow Commons in Enfield. Normally I don't direct people away from the city but if you are working in Enfield it's worth taking a look. Enfield is also about halfway between Springfield and Hartford so you have some options for weekends.

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You don't want to live in Hartford. Look at West Hartford or Glastonbury

Don’t forget the westend is the best end, drive around the west end of Hartford. People still put out signs on there lawn for rent. Plus it’s super close to WH center.

777 Main is nice, check out the Colt Factory apartments . Really cool, historic and quieter than downtown

If you don’t locate right in Blue Back Square/the Center, the rents are more reasonable. You might want to look on the Farmington Avenue corridor between WHC and downtown, likewise over near Park Road, which is also a commercial district.

Ok im for sure going to check it out now then thank you!

777 Main is a dream. I have a friend and coworker who lives there. He adores it.

I think the most rent I can do is in the 1400s if I got 1500 that would be pushing it

Wow, thank you. I was looking at them. Based on reviews, If I can get in 777 main that would be a great spot. Have you heard about that one?

Whatever you do, do not move to a property managed by PMC Property Group. 915 Main St. is an example of one of these.

They are the worst management company in the world. Trust me, avoid it like the plague.

Walking to work is safe. Not a lot of people in the downtown downtown. Some sketchy people by the train station but they just want money. I work right next to XL center and the downtown is just pretty sterile, not much going on

Downtown Hartford is small and is kind of shitty other than a few blocks. Go West Hartford. It’s nicer, still very close to downtown Hartford, and just better

Yea looking around there rent looks a little crazy, like 1700+ . So Far I have found a couple downtown for about upper 1300-1400's I can afford. 1 Bedroom in a tall building sounds cool.

Ok nice, if you have a car and cost of living isn’t too much of a concern then I highly suggest looking into West Hartford. Blue back square is perfect for what u are looking for. Very walkable and safe with plenty of restaurants in the area.

I have a car, I dont mind a 10 min drive to a grocery store, I like to cook :)

If you are in downtown it is safe to walk around for sure. Not many grocery stores in the area. Having a car would make life much easier

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Yeah, I work outbound shipdock and like it well enough. I work with plenty of folks from the Springfield area.

My idea is that I could live in Springfield and commute from there, so BDL4 is already pushing the limits of distance. Do you like it at BDL2 though?

Also check r/amazonfc

You could come to BDL2 in the meantime - it's only 10 minutes away from BDL4.

Thanks so much! I was excited to transfer there this fall, but they postponed the building opening, so I also cancelled my transfer request since it was too close to the holidays.

I would guess it's the same floor plan as my building CLE3, so two real floors and a mezzanine above each, counting as three floors?

I think I'll put in to transfer in January, BDL4 is just such a great location.

Yes it’s open but the building is only running like at 25%, outbound is still under construction. They only have 2 floors open as well. The buildings design is good there’s break rooms and bathroom everywhere so that’s good. It’s been kinda chaotic though because they’re still working on everything to start up the building. They also need more people with experience but other than that everything is good.

Thanks