5517 Loyola | 2 bed, 2 bath

Address
5517 Loyola (just past Octavia St.)

Rent
$1350. 1 month's rent deposit.

Washer/Dryer
yes

Central Air
yes

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House
Despite looking like a set for Miami Vice, this place is really old. The 65 year-old man who gave the tour was born in it and apparently his grandmother built it. The bottom line with this place is it is huge. Tons of space. We could never fill it. It does smell a tad like an old-folks home and all of the fixtures are at least half a century old. There not a ton of natural light in the place, which kind of sucks, but I think better window dressings could help that.



Living Room
Enormous. Half of it could be living, half could be studio. Hell, we could put a pool table in the damn thing and still have room to spare. The floor is beautiful inlaid wood, and there's a handful of closets between the front door and the start of the room. This particular room suffers the most from poor lighting.



Kitchen
Less spacious, but tons of counter and storage space.



Laundry
In the kitchen (sort of), close to the back door.



Bathroom
There are 2. The first is right in front of you as you leave the living room and head for the hallway, the other is connected to a bedroom. Strangely, it is not connected to the master bedroom.



Bedrooms
Both bedrooms are spacious. The master bedroom (which would probably end up being mine) is a little larger and features a walk in closet about the size of my current kitchen (if you didn't include the hallway).

Master Bedroom

Master Closet

The other room is slightly smaller and features less closet space; however, it does have a bathroom connected to it and a small study connected to it (studio?). This is a particularly good setup because you get your own private studio and I don't have to put up with your bathroom noises/smells/etc.

Bedroom

Connecting Bath

Connecting Study

Back Patio
Small. Features a lemon tree (that's some 40 years old) and a small outdoor storage space (for stuff that is weather treated).

Parking
One spot off-road (where the caddy is parked in the first photo). Would probably be for me since the area has more drainage issues (closer to the lake) and your Jeep is eight feet off the ground.

Misc.
We'd have neighbors upstairs (a couple in their late 50s) and we might turn into vampires due to lack of sunlight, but all in all this place is pretty good. Though it is across the street from the Newman School (GO ELI!), it isn't close to any restaurants, groceries, or other things. We'd have an extremely nice landlord and I'd could still walk to work, but it isn't the best case scenario. Just a really good one.

Verdict
A good option, but not my favorite. Unless you really want it, I say we go Nashville or wait to see what else pops up.

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Contact
504.522.0924 (I forgot his name, but this number is for his office)

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