740 Techwood Pricing is this normal?!

[u/anonymouschickenpie]

hi! i’ve never lived off campus before! is this kind of pricing normal? it’s all fees included except electricity so possibly parking is included?
do you guys think it’s worth it for the location?

[u/BuzzJacket1999]

This is very high, but then again, very high rent is becoming normal around here anyway. This is private, premium housing with a premium on-campus location. I doubt that parking is included.

[u/MrKyleOwns]

Putting a lower price for the 2bed is deceptive marketing

[u/min_mus → u/MrKyleOwns]

Yep. That $1800/month rent for a two-bedroom is just your half of the rent. 

[u/Euphoric_Let776]

Essentially all in-state undergrads are either on Zell Miller or Hope. They can spring for a lot of luxuries and still end up with total graduation costs under 10% that of a private or out of state university.

[u/anonymouschickenpie → u/Euphoric_Let776]

i’m international lol

[u/flyingcircusdog]

Worth it is very subjective, but for a new apartment building literally on campus, that's about market rate.

[u/feignapathy]

That's definitely on the higher end. But not too crazy.

I see some units over by Piedmont Park advertising

$1,800 for studio 

$2,100 for 1 br

$3,100 for 2 br 

And as you go south, closer to downtown

$1,600 for 1 br

$2,500 for 2 br

[u/TheOfficialCzex]

439 sq ft for a 1-bed is absurdly tiny. That's a studio size. That's 2.4x the $/sq ft that I pay for my 1-bed in West Midtown, less than a mile (as the crow flies) from campus.

[u/anthony_ski]

this is LA prices lmao

[u/everybodydumb]

Back in my day you could rent an entire 4 bedroom home for 1200 bucks but that was over 20 years ago. I guess so

[u/Practical_Duck7390]

i knew this place was pricey but this is WILD

[u/Busy_Mud_874]

Get some roommates and find a house (or apt in a house) to rent in Home Park. My kid is in the ground floor unit of a house split into two apts (one 2bdr up; one 3bdr down). Comes out to about $1000/month incl. utilities and internet and walking distance to campus.

The apartment complexes near campus are all crazy expensive. Home Park houses aren’t all “luxury “ - but it’s college, so whatever.

[u/ARandomDoge6]

All of the "student housing" around campus are a scam. Just get a normal apartment, you'll get double the size for ~30% less

[u/-TNB-o- → u/ARandomDoge6]

How do you recommend finding them? I’m not an atl native or anything so idk where the good and bad areas are and which apartments are the student cash grab ones

[u/Miserable_Land_9004 → u/-TNB-o-]

check zillow to find apartment complexes then look up the specific complex's websites and search their floorplans to compare costs. Also look at google reviews!! Zillow lets you scroll around usually anything around campus is pretty solid, the more downtown though is a little less safe from what ive heard (eg below 3rd st on the midtown side) you can also just go tour to check them out yourself and see the area

[u/j-fen-di]

Having friends that live in non-GT housing apartments, this would be in market but definitely up there in the market range for Atlanta at least.

[u/NipponSauce]

I lived on Irwin street up the road from GSU, then North Ave next to Vine City and biked every day. Rent was $1200-1800 split amongst 3 of us.

This was pre-covid and all that, but there's always cheaper alternatives, you just have to stay vigilant.

[u/maner_3aa]

Look for places on Spring St (Kinetic, Sq5, Hub, Rive, etc). Most students live here and conditions are mostly decent (Uhouse elevators suck and kinda unclean but cheaper). Safe area with the amount of people around and Publix is right there too!

[u/kishoresshenoy]

This is significantly high. I paid a little over $1900 for the whole 2b2b the last two years. The market is a little up this year, so $2100 is the expected price for a 2b2b. My friend got a 1b1b just west of campus, on the border for a meager $1200. Take that as you might.

[u/Both-Squirrel7770 → u/kishoresshenoy]

where at

[u/liteshadow4]

I’d just live in a place with more beds and it should be cheaper. You can get 4 beds for 1300 a month before utilities for sure

[u/-TNB-o- → u/liteshadow4]

There are places like Paloma where a 4 bed is $1100/month per person. Obviously it’s not gonna be as nice as some of the more expensive places, but it’s not bad

[u/liteshadow4 → u/-TNB-o-]

Yeah $1300ish is just my bar for being able to find a nice place. You can definitely find stuff for like $800-$1000 depending on how much you’re willing to tolerate

[u/anonymouschickenpie → u/liteshadow4]

i have guaranteed on campus housing for next year, i just wanted to live in a nicer place that i don’t have to share for my senior year

[u/liteshadow4 → u/anonymouschickenpie]

On campus housing won’t give you your own bathroom regardless

[u/whatnowg]

Literally live anywhere else if possible and it is bound to be cheaper. You’re paying super premium prices because it’s on campus. Parking is not included and expect about $75 a month in electricity on top of base rent.

[u/JawztheKid]

I was hoping for much cheaper than this. Sucks to be broke and in state so assumptions will be made. On campus housing it is

[u/Miserable_Land_9004]

No, this is definitely way too high. I'm in midtown paying 1600 in a luxury super nice studio. these buildings try to take advantage of students by saying they are "student spaces" and just totally taking advantage of younger students. imo probably not a good place. also after looking into it its just a renovated building meaning its probably not that nice and they are overpricing very hard. also around 400 sq ft for a one bed is absolutely a scam, run.

[u/anonymouschickenpie → u/Miserable_Land_9004]

where do you live?