Wayfair boston housing

Sep 29, 2021 21 Comments

I'm joining Wayfair next week and planning to move to Boston in a couple months when they open the office in-person.
Finding an apartment has been really tough as I've lived in Dallas, TX the entire time and the rent system in Boston is a bit different.
My requirements:
1B1B apartment with in unit laundry. I want the commute time to be around 30 mins one way at max. Budget- 2k to 2.5k.
Any leads on available apartments or good neighborhoods would be really helpful.

TC- 132k
YOE- 2

#boston #housing #wayfair #rent

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  • Wayfair
    gziy31

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    gziy31
    Old 1Bs do not have in unit laundry in the Boston area. You’ll find that only in new 1Bs. New 1Bs are mostly built in community buildings. You will only find 1Bs in your price range and area in Dorchester/east Boston. East Boston is cutting it close to being outside of the 30’ commute.
    3 options:
    1. Drop the laundry in unit requirement
    2. Expand the commute to 45+ minutes
    3. Expand the price to ~3k

    Welcome to Boston.
    Sep 29, 2021 3
    • Wayfair
      gziy31

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      gziy31
      Taking price and availability out of the equation, my favorite areas in the city to live in are south end and beacon hill. Fenway is nice too.
      Going a bit further out, Cambridge and somerville are pretty and have a good population make over (students/young professionals, decent nightlife). The Brookline area is one of my favorite although commute is a bit slow with the green line.

      Going even further out, if you stick to the commuter trains that go to back bay you will probably still be within 30’ commute but double check with google maps.

      Avoid Dorchester and surrounding areas.
      Avoid Roxbury.
      Avoid south Boston if possible.
      Avoid East Boston.

      The above are the high crime areas of the greater Boston area. You might also want to look at a crime map to get a better bearing.
      Sep 30, 2021
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      QAFW18

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      QAFW18
      Avoid Dorchester? Dorchester is the next neighborhood being gentrified. That might be a reason in itself to avoid it, but it’s nothing like methadone mile.
      Oct 1, 2021
  • Wayfair / Eng
    blindglory

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    blindglory
    Checkout near Malden Center station, there are few good modern apartment building which should fit well in your budget, and Orange line takes just under 30 mins and the backbay station is in the Wayfair building itself.
    I also agree that East Boston or even further is a promising place to check if you can expand your commute a bit. Blue line takes 18 mins to Downtown from there, and then 10 mins to backbay using green. But, you get a beach facing apartment in your budget, maybe a little above.
    Sep 29, 2021 2
    • Wayfair / Eng
      blindglory

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      blindglory
      I myself am planning to move to suburbs, rent a nice apartment, buy a car using which I can go to the nearest 30 mins train to Boston. There you have your 45 mins commute without excruciating monthly parking.
      Sep 29, 2021
    • Wayfair
      Haldas

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      Haldas
      Any town north of Malden would do. Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield - good safe places. Keep in mind that orange parking lot at Oak Grove was full by 7:30 or so before WFH.
      Sep 29, 2021
  • Wayfair
    ijrJ45

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    ijrJ45
    The west end area is nice with good high rises that fit that bill. Avenir, Avalon north station, hub50house. And the orange line brings you to the office without even going outside. Great for rain or in the winter.
    Sep 29, 2021 1
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      ijrJ45

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      ijrJ45
      And you'll get used to the rent eventually. I'd up your budget to 3k and pay for a nice place especially your first year. You'll already be stressed in a new town meeting new friends, it's worth having a nice place to call home.
      Sep 29, 2021
  • Station Landing apartments in Medford are really good, with in-unit laundry, great community with restaurants close-by and easily commutable.
    Sep 29, 2021 1
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    xqgs34

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    xqgs34
    DM me, I’m leaving Wayfair and my studio is 2k and 30 min from office :) in-unit laundry
    Sep 29, 2021 0