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Re: Just landed in North Sydney and looking for advice on neighborhoods for the long-term

Posted by shaun on 5/18/2009, 11:44 am, in reply to "Just landed in North Sydney and looking for advice on neighborhoods for the long-term"
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All of those places that you list are good suburbs to live (though are largely on the pricey side) and some of the nicer spots in Sydney (in my opinion!).
Transport is well worth addressing when living in Sydney. If your husband is going to be working at St Leonards I'm not sure if he's got parking at his work & wants to brave the traffic, so I'll assume he's on public transport. The disadvantage of Mosman,
Cremorne, Neutral Bay is the lack of train line & that you have to change buses to get there (ie no direct bus). My suggestion would be to look for somewhere along the Northern train line that goes through places like Chatswood & Artarmon & is walking distance to Lane Cove. Being on a direct rail link will really improve his commuting each day & anywhere along that train line is pretty nice (though gets more boring the further from the city).

hope this helps

--Previous Message--
: My husband and I and our two kids (5 and 1)
: just arrived last week from California and
: are busy getting settled in. We are
: currently in North Sydney and our daughter
: is attending North Sydney Demonstration
: School. We need to find a place to rent
: longer term and are looking advice on the
: various neighborhoods in the Northern Area.
: My husbands work is in St. Leonards so we
: are trying to stay somewhere that is
: convenient to that. We'd like a 4 bdr.
: place and realize that may be difficult in
: the more dense neighborhoods.
:
: We have a massive list (Mossman area,
: Cremorne, Cammeray, Neutral Bay, McMahons
: Pt., Crows Nest, Northbridge, Chatswood,
: Lane Cove, Riverview)
:
: and are curious about schools, amenities,
: family lifestyle, shopping accessibility
: etc.
:
: We'd appreciate any advice or any
: experiences you may have to offer. Thank
: you very much.
:
: