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Finding A Place To Live In Miami/Boca
Incoming freshman medical students have several options for starting the search for housing
in Miami or Boca. Here are three resources available to all students to find a place to
live, regardless of the campus you will be attending:
- Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MiamiMed2012/
which is a web site set up by one of our freshman medical students where all incoming
freshmen and current medical students can look for room mates and apartments among
themselves. This is available to students on either campus.
- Go to www.apartments.com and select the
appropriate area to identify more apartment possibilities.
- Go to www.propertiesMD.com/miami and look
for other properties that are for rent. This web site specializes in long distance
housing placements.
Finding a Place to Live in Miami
Students attending the Miami Campus have several additional options, as do students
attending the Boca Campus. Here are several other possibilities for students
attending the Miami Campus:
- Contact some of the medical students you met when you were here for your
interview. You should have copied down their email addresses. In case you've
lost their addresses, send an email to the Office of Admissions and we'll
forward your message to them.
- Go to www.miami.edu/commuter-affairs and click on "Off-Campus Housing". If you
use this web site, keep in mind that the distances listed between the apartment
and campus are actually between the apartment and the Coral Gables Campus of
the University of Miami, not the medical campus. So you should have a fairly
detailed map of Miami before visiting this site. For a good city map, try the
travel section of Barnes & Noble, Borders or Walden Books.
- Go to www.miami.com and follow the thread for finding an apartment. This is
the web site of the Miami Herald.
- Both Jackson Towers and Dominion Towers are adjacent to the Miami campus.
There is usually a waiting list for renters and the sooner you get put on their
lists, the better. The phone number for Dominion Towers is 305-324-0900 and the
phone number for Jackson Towers is 305-585-5720.
- Other popular apartment buildings for medical students on the Miami campus
are Biscayne View, Banyan Bay, Morton Towers, North Bay Landing, and Southgate
Towers. Popular areas in which to live include Brickell Avenue and South
Beach.
- Since parking at the Miami campus is both limited and expensive, many students
choose to commute via Metrorail (fair currently $1.50, discounted monthly
parking passes are available) to commute from their apartments along the
Metrorail line (Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and Kendall). The
Metrorail station at the medical school (Civic Center Station) is just two
blocks from the medical school. For more information about Metrorail-fares,
parking, schedules, and a route map, go to:
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/transit/metrorail.asp
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One student’s views on where to live in Miami:
Location, location, location...
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Dominion Tower/Jackson Towers
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-the closest to school you can get (2 blocks away)
-inexpensive, especially
with a roommate
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-living in the same place you go to school
-not a “neighborhood”, i.e., no restaurants, parks, but a new grocery store and
drug store just opened near by
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The Beach
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-near the ocean and the action
-can be inexpensive
-15 min from school
-lots of shops, restaurants, movies, groceries, night life
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-parking is a big problem
-can be very expensive
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Brickell Ave
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-pretty neighborhood
-lots of condos, homes, trees, the bay
-10 min from school
-restaurants, groceries
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-rather expensive ($850 and up—completely doable with a roommate)
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Coconut Grove
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-many choices of apartments, homes with wide price range
-close to shops, food, groceries, movies, night life
-10 min from school, close to the beach and to Coral Gables
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-can be expensive
-have to look for good areas
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Coral Gables
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-many choices of apartments, homes with wide price range
-close to main campus, near shops, food, groceries and night life
-Metrorail accessible
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-Commuting can be a real problem (use Metrorail)
-can be expensive
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South Miami / Kendall
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-can find less expensive options
-near shops, food, groceries
-Metrorail stations near by
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-Commuting by car can be a real problem (but Metrorail is readily accessible)
-further from school activities
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North Miami / Hollywood
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-can find less expensive options
-shops, food, groceries are accessible
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-Same problems as South Miami and Kendall but no access to Metrorail
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Finding a Place to Live in Boca Raton
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Students attending the Boca Raton regional campus of the School of Medicine
have several options for finding an apartment. To get in touch with a student
who can tell you about housing in the Boca Raton area call Sharon Realini at
561-297-1010, or send her an email message at srealini@fau.edu .
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Where Medical Students live in the Boca Raton Area
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Reflections of Boca Del Mar
5500 Pacific blvd. (Military Trail just south of Camino Rd)
Boca Raton, Fl 33433
Contact: (888) 644-7081
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Palms of Boca del Mar
5515 Pacific Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Contact: (561) 392-1244
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Boca Arbor Club
566401 Arbor Club Way (Right next to Reflections)
Boca Raton, Fl 33433
Contact: (561) 391-4644
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Due West
612 NE 20th Ave. (1 block west of A-I-A, 1 block north of JB's)
Deerfield Beach, Fl 33441
Contact: (561) 716-9565
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Boca Colony Apartments
6061 Boca Colony Dr
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Contact: (561)391-2555
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Last modified: 09:34 03/31/2008
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