davedallastx
join:2003-11-25
Dallas, TX
| reply to DFWDraco76
Re: North Dallas Apartments
I realize the thread is a little bit dead, but I have lived at Preston and Arapaho for over 2 years now, at Preston Greens. This place looks a little run down, but is actually a nice place to be, and cheap (770 for a medium sized 2 bed 2 bath).
I am about to move in with my girlfriend at Montfort Place - she's been there for a year, and before that at Jefferson @ Montfort. The vibe is definitely different, only half a mile away from my old place. |
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DFWDraco76
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join:2001-02-21
Plano, TX
clubs: | reply to bendejo
wow... we're paying under $800 for a 2br/2 bath just under 1,000 square feet. (Creekview) That is with some incentives since we've been here for several years. |
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bendejo
Bendejo
join:2003-02-12
Plano, TX | reply to T1 Rocky
I lived in Creekview Apts for 3 years also and it was a good value. Decent enough apartment, no bad neighbors, and not too expensive rent (like $725 for 1 bed). |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX | reply to aggiejy
Good idea Aggie. Addison circle looks really cool but the price is pretty high. |
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aggiejy
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join:2002-07-10
Wimberley, TX | reply to bky
You should look at Post Addison Circle. At least drive through it... it's very cool. Might be a little pricey for 2 bedroom, but they have lots of floorplans. |
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bky
moof moof
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join:2002-07-05
Austin, TX | reply to Jeff 56767
Just curious, what apartment complex in Arlington was that? I used to live at providence in the park in arlington.
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Jeff 56767
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My first apartment was Section 8 when I was 18 and working a Sears and going to UT. I just finish high school in Houston where I was living with my parents in a 350k home. I wanted to go on my own and my parents were ok with that.I wanted to make it on my own.I found living a section 8 was a learning experience.I got to see how these people live.Here were some things I learned and notice about section 8 apartment people living in Arlington.
On the first or second day of the month everybody piles up at the mailbox area waiting for the mailman to bring the government checks.
They call these checks "Getting Paid"
Allot of people get Disability check and are able to play basketball all day.
They are very skilled mechanics and are able to make any junk car operate.
Ice cream trucks love to visit Section 8 apartments so they gouge them with 2$ to 3$ each for an icecream bar. They get alot of bussisness.
Many people in Section 8 are getting an uneployment check but was not interested in a job.
Many of the women management team of the apartment complex live in the complex and have a few kids from the renters.
Fried chicken restaurants and Taco Bells are always operating very close to the apartments.
Most of the Section 8 complexes having swimming pools but they are always closed even in the summer.
Beer and cigarettes are a high priority on ever bodies list.
Rent to own business are also always very close.
2 bedroom apartments can accommodate 10 or more people.
Most everybody is related in some way or another.
There was alot more but I am getting tired to list them all. These were just what I saw and learned in 6 months at an Section 8 apartment in Arlington. This is just the place I lived at and may or may not be representative of Section 8 as a whole. |
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bky
moof moof
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join:2002-07-05
Austin, TX
| reply to refidnasb
I did notice that the further south you go from beltline, the rougher it gets. Since I've been in the area, I see alot of cop cars just sitting around in empty parking lots regularly. By the way, we did end up getting the apartment at the villas and so far we both like it. My only complaint so far is cabineting and shelves are all made from cheap particle-board. Neighbors seem nice 
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refidnasb
join:2003-12-23
Dallas, TX
| reply to bky
The best way to look at how crime has grown in that area is to visit this link:
»www.ci.dallas.tx.us/dpd/cgi-bin/···n=nc_mid
Click on the individual police "beats" to see the crime stats for the area. You can change the year too.
I would not be too concerned with "thefts" since the vast majority are probably shoplifting, but BMV's, Burglary of a Motor Vehicle have skyrocketed. |
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MLOK5
My Reality Check Bounced
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join:2000-08-17
Plano, TX | reply to DFWDraco76
Yeah - Montfort & Alpha looks a little rough. |
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DFWDraco76
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join:2001-02-21
Plano, TX
clubs: | reply to MLOK5
It's obvious as you drive south on Montfort. It's really nice around Montfort Place and "The Villas" (still not used to calling it that). But as you get closer towards Target it just goes to sh*t. |
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MLOK5
My Reality Check Bounced
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join:2000-08-17
Plano, TX | reply to bbrkdub
Where are you at? |
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bbrkdub
join:2001-10-03
Houston, TX | reply to MLOK5
I don't know what you guys are talking about, but I live in the area and don't see or hear any section activity. I'm sure it's there, but definitely not in my area.
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX
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| reply to DFWDraco76
I think preston del norte just ran off all of the "undesireables." Thats the reason why they have so many vacancies and are willing to redo the apartment when you move in. The new owners are pumping a few million into the complex. Its definately not section 8. |
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DFWDraco76
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join:2001-02-21
Plano, TX
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| reply to MLOK5
I lived at Treymore at City Place for a year, just off Lemmon & 75. LOVED the apartment & location, but the section 8 made it unbearable. We had people coming and going at all hours of the day. The lady next to us had--I honestly don't know how many of the kids were hers and how many lived elsewhere, but they were constantly screaming and hollering and running up and down the stairs and playing in the breezeway. She had boyfriends pull up in front of the apartment and honk for 20 minutes instead of going up to get her. I mean there was just too much crap to put up with there. |
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MLOK5
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join:2000-08-17
Plano, TX
| reply to Fobulous
said by Fobulous  :
what exactly is Section 8 housing is that like the projects and stuffs?
Subsidized living.... They'll allocate a certain # of units in the complex for people that might not normally be able to afford living there.
There's even Section 8 off of Haverwood & the Tollway....keep going north... When the El Camino's start moving in, then it's time for me to move out. Often with Section 8, the people that qualify to live there bring about 90 other people with them to share that living space. And the one complex I lived in that went Section 8 in the middle of my lease? Well, the people that moved in below me showed VERY little respect for other people around them. I voted NO to this by moving out.
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Fobulous
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join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
clubs: | reply to bky
what exactly is Section 8 housing is that like the projects and stuffs? |
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refidnasb
join:2003-12-23
Dallas, TX
| reply to bky
Alot of those apartments around Preston/Beltline, Spring Valley/Tollroad are starting to phase in alot of Section 8 housing people. In the past 15 years, I've seen those areas really slide.
I would suggest further up the tollroad around Keller Springs or Frankford. |
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T1 Rocky
join:2002-11-15
Dallas, TX
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| reply to DFWDraco76
My sister works at Preston Del Norte on Beltline and Preston and they are under new management. They booted a bunch of people out and are making it a classier place by redoing all of the units. They are running a promotion where they will let you pick the color scheme / paint / carpet and countertops for your unit before you move in. She says people love that idea and sales are going really well. |
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DFWDraco76
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join:2001-02-21
Plano, TX
clubs: | reply to bbrkdub
the pool scene at Montfort Place (northwest corner of Montfort & Preston Oaks) is a happening place during the summers too. I had a friend that used to work in the leasing office there and you could almost always count on there being a party there! |
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