not sure what some people are talking about. fairview is fine except bottom of main ave really. there are sketchy buildings everywhere in the city. top of fairview there are some new buildings off dunbrack that are nice. anywhere in dtown and north end are fine except creighton, maynard area, mulgrave park and uniacke square, all a bit sketchy but i've walked thru all these areas in the middle of night with no problems. dutch village rd is fine as well. there's quacks everywhere, even south end. you can recognize the seedy buildings as soon as you go in. old carpet, shitty elevator if any, sketchy old buzz codes. next to metro center 1881 brunswick is ok, parking sucks. underground round back. corner of summer and spring gardens has a nice building. friends live there that are lawyers. really nice. i've been here for 13 yrs and i've had my windows smashed more times in the south end than in the north end. been in fairview at a house of dutch village and have had no issues what so ever. its residential neighborhood, most are home owner and kind of look out for each other. quick to get on bridge, 103, 102 highways as well. dunbrack to northwest arm drive to highway is easy even in rush hour. hope this helps. spryfield is fine too, you can tell the sketch areas....no matter what area u pick, just stay away from an area when u see a bunch of the same looking buildings all clumped together that look a bit outdated. just look for some relatively new buildings. i also find some of the new buildings and highrise you can here noise thru the walls easily, so do a noise test when viewing. i could here the couple above me easily when in the building in south end of barrington and inglis and it was only 2 yrs old at the time. post a want ad on kijiji and you will get some calls from landlords that are cherry picking tenants. most of these places will be nice. check out rentalwizard.com, corrine is her name and cool. pad picker, etc. hope this helps, good luck.
