Best Area to target for Apartment when working Downtown

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Scantron882
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1:26p, 5/20/26
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Helping out a new Ag grad that landed first job downtown.

What would be best area to look for apartments? Midtown/Downtown/Heights?

any specific complex recs would be appreciated.

will be looking for a 1 Bed/1 Bath

Appreciate any input.

thanks
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Darthag11
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3:09p, 5/20/26
id stay in the heights safer and better nite life, not sure on a specific place.
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bigjag19
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3:49p, 5/20/26
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Greenspoint and a quick bus ride.
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4:13p, 5/20/26
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I recommend the heights or shady acres area. There are a lot of bars on W 20th street that are popular for young professionals.
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4:14p, 5/20/26
area by NRG not bad either.
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Ducks4brkfast
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4:29p, 5/20/26
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There are a handful of apartments on Memorial Heights Dr and Studemont. Start there.
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4:38p, 5/20/26
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I would be looking at all the EADO apartments if I was young and worked downtown.
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4:51p, 5/20/26
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I vote Heights as well.
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The Ex Officio Director
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5:13p, 5/20/26
Another vote for Heights.
In English, we say.
"I wish to be a child again."

But in poetry, we say.
"Return me to that sacred place, where time moved slow and had grace. Before the noise, before the race, where truth still wore a smiling face."
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5:31p, 5/20/26
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The old people seem to agree that the young people should live in the Heights. Which means I suspect the correct answer is EaDo.
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The Ex Officio Director
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In reply to FarmerJohn • 5:36p, 5/20/26
FarmerJohn said:
The old people seem to agree that the young people should live in the Heights. Which means I suspect the correct answer is EaDo.

Since when is 40 old?

Guess my 50 year old wife is ancient
In English, we say.
"I wish to be a child again."

But in poetry, we say.
"Return me to that sacred place, where time moved slow and had grace. Before the noise, before the race, where truth still wore a smiling face."
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6:44p, 5/20/26
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Where ever you select in any of those areas, expect to have your car broken into/vandalized at least once in the next 365 days.
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7:06p, 5/20/26
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El Paso has lots of fine apartments.
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FarmerJohn
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In reply to The Ex Officio Director • 7:40p, 5/20/26
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I'm in my 40's too. 40 feels old anytime I'm with someone in their early 20's.
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4:54a, 5/21/26
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EADO for sure.
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6:35a, 5/21/26
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I have a town home just east of Eado close right off Navigation a block from Ninfa's. My 25 year old son moved in temporarily (job situation) 6 months ago. He's now telling me he loves the area. He and friends walk, or sometimes just uber, to the Astros games, the soccer stadium, and to the bars and restaurants in that area.
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In reply to RoyVal • 7:33a, 5/21/26
JuEaEaDo
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In reply to The Ex Officio Director • 7:33a, 5/21/26
The Ex Officio Director said:
FarmerJohn said:
The old people seem to agree that the young people should live in the Heights. Which means I suspect the correct answer is EaDo.

Since when is 40 old?

Guess my 50 year old wife is ancient


You are correct.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 7:39a, 5/21/26
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BMX Bandit said:
JuEaEaDo

actually it's called the East End LOL.
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In reply to The Ex Officio Director • 8:28a, 5/21/26
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The Ex Officio Director said:
FarmerJohn said:
The old people seem to agree that the young people should live in the Heights. Which means I suspect the correct answer is EaDo.

Since when is 40 old?

Guess my 50 year old wife is ancient

Seeing how almost all of us have more years as college graduates than before college graduates, yes we are old. Most of us have kids that are closer to the age we were when we graduated than we are today.

I respect someone trying to crowdsource for an Ag, but most people on these message boards are well past being able to relate to new grads. I think most young professionals live in the heights (and surrounding adjacent hoods) or east end these days. My S-I-L lives in Midtown and I wouldn't recommend it at this time if you can pull of the first 2..
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9:38a, 5/21/26
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Eado is obviously close, but can be a pain in the ass to get to downtown, and is getting worse. The city seems to be hell bent on cutting off every road that goes from Eado to downtown.....
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10:54a, 5/22/26
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I lived in Shady Acres for 8 years while I worked downtown. Great area, walking distance to the bar scene on 20th, and about as safe as it gets for inside the loop. We looked at EADO before we moved to Shady Acres, it was much less developed and was advertised as an "up and coming" neighborhood, which really just means that gentrification is in the early phases. EADO could be better now but it was still pretty rough back then.
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TheMasterplan
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11:58a, 5/22/26
Heights

Get a roommate/roommates.
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12thMan9
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12:45p, 5/22/26
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New grads can't afford the Heights. Unless you want to live w/3 other people.
Ronnie '88
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Darthag11
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3:17p, 5/22/26
hot single white girls in the Heights not EADO...EADO has a certain demographics riding around on scooters all night.
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Mr. Awesome Time
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In reply to Marvin_Zindler • 3:37p, 5/22/26
Marvin_Zindler said:
Where ever you select in any of those areas, expect to have your car broken into/vandalized at least once in the next 365 days.

Funny that this never happened to me while living in less desirable areas of town to avoid paying stupid rent prices. Helps not being afraid of being the token white guy either.
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In reply to 12thMan9 • 4:28p, 5/22/26
Which is what you should be doing. We all did it.
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