Finding an Apartment

Here are a few useful sites to help you find an apartment. Generally if you go with a rental agency, they will charge you ½-1 months rent fee (some may not). Craigslist is very useful for finding apartments that may or may not charge a fee. If may be best to arrange for a few realtors to take you around to places and to have a few places from Craigslist you can visit on your own.

The lab is located in Cambridge. Google Map of the lab and surrounding area - 65 Landsdowne St Cambridge MA 02139

You can enter the lab address and the address of any places you are considering into Google maps to see how far they are.

You can also use the MBTA map to determine how you might travel to the lab.

The closest subway ('T') stop is Central Square Station which is located on the Red Line.

Buses that run up and down Massachusetts ave can also drop you near Landsdowne St.

$$ Cambridge Where the lab is (Walking distance - Harvard Square and MIT/Kendall on the Red Line

$ Somerville Next to Cambridge (Bike 15 min, 20 min subway commute - Davis Square and Porter Square on the Red Line)

$$$ Boston Across the river (Back bay area is quite close)

$$$ Brookline Across the river, area in Boston (About 30-40min subway commute)

$$ Alston (About 20-30min subway or bus commute)

Parking

Home - If you lease an apartment in Somerville or Cambridge you can purchase parking permits which enable you to park on the street. Permits cost about $20 per year however you need MASS plates (registration) to do this.

Lab - There is parking available across the street from the lab in a parking garage. The price is $240/month, however if you are a BWH employee this is subsidized and costs about $80 per month. It is often much quicker to take public transit than drive.