Queer Friendly Housing in Davis Square - heat included! (Somerville)
Short version: Three funky roommates seek fourth.
The room is open now, move in anytime between now and June first. The
heat and hot water are included in rent! One cat, tons of common
space, 1-3/4 baths, a dining room, living room, and big kitchen.
We are looking for one friendly, interesting non-smoker who likes
living with others. Crafty or geeky a plus. Sorry, no dogs as per the
landlord (one additional cat or "cage pets" negotiable though). We
like to be friendly with our roommates and enjoy occasional shared
meals (omnivorous), movie nights, and hanging out.
About us:
lady_anemone. I work part-time doing energywork, birth assistance, and other things. Home
frequently. When I'm in, I tend to listen to music, cook, read, have sex, and play on the computer. Occasionally I have overnight guests.
mrpet Software engineer, not too geeky but have been known to fix people's computers :) Spends a fair amount of time around the house doing various creative type stuff, including: cooking, sewing, pattern drafting and some website design.
They are partnered long-term.
Braden: Ph.D. student in the social sciences. Aside from my participation in the BDSM scene, I am also into knitting, crocheting, energy work, cooking, tennis, hiking, and more. I'm rather quiet at times but can still have fun! Note: Braden is moving in June first.
Pretzel. A playful goofball of a cat - fixed, adult, and indoor-only.
He likes being around other cats. If no one moves in with a cat, we
will probably be getting a kitten to be his little brother or sister.
Two cats (no dogs) is the landlord's limit for the apartment,so if you
have one cat and they get along with him, that is a possibility. On
the other hand, if you are not a cat person, he doesn't ever need to
be allowed in your room.
The house is clothing-optional for residents (clothes are on most of
the time but sometimes it does get hot in the summer :) and their
partners (but we'll happily put our clothes on when your parents/new
sweetie/coworkers are coming over ;).
What we're looking for in a housemate:
A friendly person, poly/gay/bi/pagan/trans/etc-friendly, non-smoker
with no dogs ("cage pets" and one cat negotiable) who likes to share a
house with others, doesn't mind cleaning up after themselves (but
doesn't mind some clutter either :). Crafty and/or geeky a plus. One
person only.
The House:
The apartment is on Orchard Street - 5 minute walk to Davis Square
Station (Red Line), 7 minute walk to Porter Square Station (also Red
Line) Being so close to Davis and Porter we're just a few minutes from
lots of restaurants, convenience stores, groceries, etc. etc. (it's
Davis :).
We're also 30 seconds from Mass ave, which is the 77 bus, and Davis
has lots of buses. Super public-transit accessible if you haven't been
here before.
The apartment is the second and third floor of a two-family house.
Amenities include a nice-sized kitchen with great counter space,
living room, dining room, and additional common space areas (the
common space acreage is very nice :), 1 & 3/4 baths, basement,
partly-full garage (good for small storage), second floor enclosed
porch (where the kitty litter resides), and washer & drier in laundry
section in the basement (large basement). Plushy carpet in all rooms
except for kitchen and 70s wallpaper in most of the common space (it's
pretty muted). Usable driveway (i.e. you can park without blocking
people in :) and plenty of on-street parking. Resident parking permits
are one dollar (yeah, just $1) and temporary permits for friends are
easy to get (including multiple permits, useful for move-ins, social
gatherings, etc.) - a nice feature of Somerville.
The common areas are well furnished by the current housemates, but
room can be made for new housemate stuff as well. A few notable
common-area items are: lots of kitchen gear, gas stove, new
dishwasher, new fridge, washer & dryer (free laundry), TV/VCR, new DVD
player, and a DVR box (like TIVO).
The room is a good-sized one on the third floor with three windows and
a huge walk-in closet that has a built in dresser. The walls are
currently blue, and you can paint them any color but black (landlord's
request) if you want to. Ceilings are slanted. It is open now. We need
to fill it no later than June first.
The rent for the room is $675 per month (total rent for the apartment
is $2600 that is split 4 ways, $675 for each for the three big
bedrooms and $575 for the little one (already occupied)). Big plus:
heating and hot water costs are included in the rent (they can get up
to $100 a month normally in this neighborhood)
The only utilities we need to pay are electricity and phone/internet
and they usually run around $70 per month. Cable internet is provided
by Comcast. All of the bedrooms have wireless internet access as well
as CAT5 cable access (i.e. normal internet cable) and the internet
service is both high-speed and reliable. As mentioned, there is also a
free washer & dryer
in the basement.
There is a 1 year lease cycle. The landlords are a couple living in
Boston and seem pretty nice, and are responsive. Fortunately, we've
never needed to have too much contact with them though.
We're also on good terms with our previous housemates and are happy to
furnish references on request.
If this isn't what you're looking for, we hope you find it! If it is,
we look forward to hearing from you!
The room is open now, move in anytime between now and June first. The
heat and hot water are included in rent! One cat, tons of common
space, 1-3/4 baths, a dining room, living room, and big kitchen.
We are looking for one friendly, interesting non-smoker who likes
living with others. Crafty or geeky a plus. Sorry, no dogs as per the
landlord (one additional cat or "cage pets" negotiable though). We
like to be friendly with our roommates and enjoy occasional shared
meals (omnivorous), movie nights, and hanging out.
About us:
lady_anemone. I work part-time doing energywork, birth assistance, and other things. Home
frequently. When I'm in, I tend to listen to music, cook, read, have sex, and play on the computer. Occasionally I have overnight guests.
mrpet Software engineer, not too geeky but have been known to fix people's computers :) Spends a fair amount of time around the house doing various creative type stuff, including: cooking, sewing, pattern drafting and some website design.
They are partnered long-term.
Braden: Ph.D. student in the social sciences. Aside from my participation in the BDSM scene, I am also into knitting, crocheting, energy work, cooking, tennis, hiking, and more. I'm rather quiet at times but can still have fun! Note: Braden is moving in June first.
Pretzel. A playful goofball of a cat - fixed, adult, and indoor-only.
He likes being around other cats. If no one moves in with a cat, we
will probably be getting a kitten to be his little brother or sister.
Two cats (no dogs) is the landlord's limit for the apartment,so if you
have one cat and they get along with him, that is a possibility. On
the other hand, if you are not a cat person, he doesn't ever need to
be allowed in your room.
The house is clothing-optional for residents (clothes are on most of
the time but sometimes it does get hot in the summer :) and their
partners (but we'll happily put our clothes on when your parents/new
sweetie/coworkers are coming over ;).
What we're looking for in a housemate:
A friendly person, poly/gay/bi/pagan/trans/etc-friendly, non-smoker
with no dogs ("cage pets" and one cat negotiable) who likes to share a
house with others, doesn't mind cleaning up after themselves (but
doesn't mind some clutter either :). Crafty and/or geeky a plus. One
person only.
The House:
The apartment is on Orchard Street - 5 minute walk to Davis Square
Station (Red Line), 7 minute walk to Porter Square Station (also Red
Line) Being so close to Davis and Porter we're just a few minutes from
lots of restaurants, convenience stores, groceries, etc. etc. (it's
Davis :).
We're also 30 seconds from Mass ave, which is the 77 bus, and Davis
has lots of buses. Super public-transit accessible if you haven't been
here before.
The apartment is the second and third floor of a two-family house.
Amenities include a nice-sized kitchen with great counter space,
living room, dining room, and additional common space areas (the
common space acreage is very nice :), 1 & 3/4 baths, basement,
partly-full garage (good for small storage), second floor enclosed
porch (where the kitty litter resides), and washer & drier in laundry
section in the basement (large basement). Plushy carpet in all rooms
except for kitchen and 70s wallpaper in most of the common space (it's
pretty muted). Usable driveway (i.e. you can park without blocking
people in :) and plenty of on-street parking. Resident parking permits
are one dollar (yeah, just $1) and temporary permits for friends are
easy to get (including multiple permits, useful for move-ins, social
gatherings, etc.) - a nice feature of Somerville.
The common areas are well furnished by the current housemates, but
room can be made for new housemate stuff as well. A few notable
common-area items are: lots of kitchen gear, gas stove, new
dishwasher, new fridge, washer & dryer (free laundry), TV/VCR, new DVD
player, and a DVR box (like TIVO).
The room is a good-sized one on the third floor with three windows and
a huge walk-in closet that has a built in dresser. The walls are
currently blue, and you can paint them any color but black (landlord's
request) if you want to. Ceilings are slanted. It is open now. We need
to fill it no later than June first.
The rent for the room is $675 per month (total rent for the apartment
is $2600 that is split 4 ways, $675 for each for the three big
bedrooms and $575 for the little one (already occupied)). Big plus:
heating and hot water costs are included in the rent (they can get up
to $100 a month normally in this neighborhood)
The only utilities we need to pay are electricity and phone/internet
and they usually run around $70 per month. Cable internet is provided
by Comcast. All of the bedrooms have wireless internet access as well
as CAT5 cable access (i.e. normal internet cable) and the internet
service is both high-speed and reliable. As mentioned, there is also a
free washer & dryer
in the basement.
There is a 1 year lease cycle. The landlords are a couple living in
Boston and seem pretty nice, and are responsive. Fortunately, we've
never needed to have too much contact with them though.
We're also on good terms with our previous housemates and are happy to
furnish references on request.
If this isn't what you're looking for, we hope you find it! If it is,
we look forward to hearing from you!