<p>My D is considering renting at 301 Eddy St for next year. Just wondering if anyone has personal experience with that building or landlord, good or bad.</p>
<p>Any & all information is appreciated</p>
<p>he is very nice and easy to work with. 301 has 2 level apartments (im actually living in one second semester!) and they are very spacious. he is organized and very good at compromising</p>
<p>My daughter does seem very happy with everything she found and with dealing with Lambrou. But they sure are expensive. Especially by the time you add the utilities, parking, internet & cable. For what they cost, I sure do hope they are very nice.</p>
<p>collegetown in general is very expensive, especially when you live in an apartment complex versus an apartment in a house, which i feel that the former is a safer option. yes, there are cheaper options, but you risk going into the middle of nowhere collegetown or living in a run down house. prices usually range between 700 and 900. it is a rip off but there is nothing much you can do.</p>
<p>but the 301 apartments are 2 levels, and i think they have 2 kitchens and a huge living room. some have washers and dryers in them too. i havent seen mine yet, but ive been in one and they are clearly the best apartments in ctown</p>
<p>Lambrau is a very good landlord. He prefers to rent to girls because he takes good care of his apartments. He is also very reasonable with his contract. You are right that by the time you add in utilities then it is not that much cheaper than 312 College Ave.</p>
<p>oldfort, once you add in utilities and everything, yes, you probably end up close to the 312 prices, but that is BEFORE you add in utilites and everything to those. the cheapest apartment in 312 starts at about $1200 per person, without including parking, cable, utilities, etc. not worth it for a college apartment in ithaca. now if you want to go even higher, the apartments above starbucks start at about $1500 per person</p>
<p>Live below Stewart Avenue. That’s where the cheap rents are.</p>
<p>I’m pretty happy with where she ended up. Mostly happy that her and 3 other girls were able to get their act together quickly enough to get a good apartment.</p>
<p>i did really like the houses on williams, highland and even buffalo but they really wanted to be right in collegetown.</p>
<p>As an added bonus. I do love Souvlaki and you can’t get much closer than that. :-)</p>
<p>@oldfort you are right about the contract. he was very agreeable to changes and making it so my D was not responsible for the entire contract should one of the other girls default.</p>
<p>Biggest shock was just the price. I have been in student housing for nearly 9 years and here we are lucky to get $350 for a nice room and that is with parking, cable, internet and utilities all included. With nice amenities too.</p>
<p>Supply and Demand I suppose. Not like there is any place to build a nice new huge student housing complex like we do other places</p>
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<p>East Hill Plaza is still relatively empty.</p>
<p>These are decent apartments, but the rental people are hard to get a hold of. They are a little expensive too, but I guess that is expected in Collegetown. The quality of the apartment that I looked at was decent, but nothing special…</p>
<p>I like the location of the apartment…it was in upper Collegetown…but again a little pricey…</p>
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<p>“Supply and Demand I suppose. Not like there is any place to build a nice new huge student housing complex like we do other places” </p>
<p>Actually, there is a new one going in on State St near Valentine Place (I think??)</p>
<p>Lambrou - I dealt with an older Lambrou, the mother of the guy from Lambrou real estate. She was very dishonest. Not sure about her son.</p>
<p>As for East Hill - very nice apartments, only ones I found with air conditioning (I can’t sleep when it’s hot) but the landlord is probably one of the most unethical landlords I have ever met. She charges for EVERYTHING, and half the time she doesn’t even do it (charged one of my roomates $150 to “clean” his one bedroom. It was never even cleaned). She actually lies straight to tenants faces, then says “she never said that” and threatens to sue you if you don’t comply with her demands.</p>
<p>The impression I got from Lambrou was that he was sleazy and overly pushy.</p>
<p>I am glad to see this post. My D is considering off campus for next year. It is pricey in the upper Collegetown area, that is for sure! I have read some unfavorable reviews about the landlord at 301 Eddy, Mr. Lambrau. It’s hard to know what to believe. I hate the thought of her signing on the dotted line when it is so soon into the semester but I realize that waiting may mean the better apartments are taken…</p>
<p>My daughter did sign with the landlord few years back. I found him to be very reasonable and willing to work with parents, unlike other landlords. I called Cornell’s off campus housing office, they gave me similar feedback. What I would advise you on is not to get an apartment on the ground floor, but that would be the case with any apartment rental. My kid had a problem with peeping tom, and the landlord was very quick in resolving the issue by putting in additional security measures.</p>
<p>I know how wonderful it is to live in Collegetown and have access to all that great night life. But geez guys – it’s EXPENSIVE. Live someplace cheaper on the bus line, and take cabs back and forth. You will absolutely come out ahead.</p>
<p>FWIW my son is living in a house on Stewart Ave this year, just below West Campus, and while I think his place could use some fixing up, it’s not comparatively a lot less expensive than C’town. We could invest several hundred dollars in making his place more liveable and still have plenty for cab fare and still come out ahead.</p>
<p>Cabs are overpriced as heck. Only use them if you’re going to some far end of town.</p>
<p>How many times can you take a cab home for $300 - $500 per month difference in rent … or about $6000 for the year?</p>
<p>Our older daughter subleased apartments in Collegetown rather than having her own lease. She didn’t have to worry about summer rental and she was able to negotiate down rent.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback oldfort!</p>
<p>Oldfort, where to look to find subleases? That will be a great thing to not worry about summer.</p>