Photos of the pedestrian bridge close to Lobos Management’s Shadyside office and several Lobos Management apartment buildings!

This breathtaking Lobos Management apartment home has been totally transformed!  Every inch has been renovated with care.  Classy finishes like granite and hardwood with custom details like the beautiful paint and lovely tile.  If you’re looking to UPGRADE, this place is for you!  The photos speak for themselves!  Immediate move in available;  $870/month plus water and electric.  Call the office for an appointment!  412-441-1400

Four bedrooms in each of the side by side duplex apartment homes.  I’m sure you’ve heard LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION…

Less than 0.5 miles to Mad Mex, Buffalo Blues, Casbah, Starbucks, Whole Foods, Harris Grille, Soba, Crazy Mocha Coffee Shop, and more

Less than 1 mile to Banana Repulic, Williams Sonoma, Gap, Apple Store, Giant Eagle Market District, J Crew, Fitness Factory, Amazing Yoga, The Coffee Tree, and more

Praises:  Other than the location, this apartment also exudes a clean and contemporary feel, with new windows, a decorative fireplace, high ceilings, and crown molding.  (One of these units is still available for an August move in, BTW!)

Complaints:  There are only 2 of them!!!

__Lobos Management is constantly renovating properties… currently we are upgrading kitchens with new cabinetry and GRANITE COUNTER TOPS. Uba Tuba is a favorite granite choice. The beautiful natural gold and green colors look amazing when light cascades off of them! Check out the before and after photos.

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Believe it or not, we are now showing 3 and 4 bedroom apartments for an August move in! If you and your roommates have not begun your search for a new home for the Fall 2012 semester, this is where to start! We will be having showings of the North Oakland apartment buildings every week in an Open House format... it's perfect for you and your roommates... you just show up within the scheduled time frame and a friendly leasing agent will be on site to review the Lobos Management leasing process and give you a tour of the properties. Call our office or check craigslist Pittsburgh for specific times and dates... and find your apartment for next Fall before all of the good ones are gone!

Hoping your 2012 is a year filled with health, joy and good fortune!

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One of our most popular rental destinations is the Shadyside neighborhood in Pittsburgh's East End.  Often, our potential renters tell us they are interested in Shadyside because the neighborhood was recommended by friends who have lived in or know the Pittsburgh area.  Although they know they want to live in Shadyside, new renters often have not seen for themselves what makes the neighborhood so appealing.  Because of this, I'd like to provide a few details of why I think Shadyside is a great spot for our renters.

1. Restaurants:  Shadyside offers one of the most diverse restaurant districts in the city.  Within a few blocks, you can dine on cuisine with origins in Peru (La Feria), Mexico (Mad Mex), Japan (Sushi Too, Soba, and Umi), Thailand (Kanok), the Mediterranean (Casbah), China (China Palace, Tasty Chinese), Italy (Girasole), and France (Brasserie 33).  However, if you are like my father, you probably seek out "good, old-fashioned, American cuisine."  Fortunately, Shadyside also offers distinguished establishments of this type (Buffalo Blues, Pamela's, Pittsburgh Deli Company, and Harris Grill).  If you expand your range by a few blocks, you can also find two incredible Ethiopian restaurants (Tana and Abay) and a pretty good Caribbean place (Royal Caribbean).  Of course, there is also a freaky postmodern breakfast joint (the Waffle Shop), and a rotating cuisine lunch stand that should help broaden our collective grasp on world politics (Conflict Kitchen).  At most places, the menus are extensive, and several of the establishments have vegetarian/vegan options.  With so many accessible choices, it's easy for renters to explore different international fares every night of the week!
2. Shopping:  The Walnut Street shopping district has a nice mix of big box chain stores and quirky independent retailers.  Flagship stores that draw shoppers to the area include Apple, Williams Sonoma, Banana Republic, and the Gap.  You can buy specialty baked goods at Prantl's and find laugh-out-loud funny or sentimental cards for all occasions at Kards Unlimited.  There are also several coffee shops on Walnut, so you can take a break from shopping to recharge on caffeine and people watch.  Not far from Walnut Street is a newer East End shopping development, which includes Whole Foods Market, Target, Trader Joes, Giant Eagle, Anthropologie, Trek Bicycles, and Gamestop.  In short, there are tons of options within easy walking distance.
3. Arts/Entertainment: On the corner of Fifth and Shady Avenues is the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, which enriches the community with a variety of musical/theatrical performances, visual installations, and educational experiences.  If you really like to "get your art on," there are several smaller galleries, such as Aspire and Mendelson, sprinkled throughout the neighborhood.  Shadyside hosts an annual arts festival in which artists and vendors from all over the map come to peddle wares and make connections with local buyers.  Additionally, the neighborhood hosts a big concert each summer, known as the "Walnut Street Jam."  Here, spectators get the chance to enjoy high-profile national musical acts for free.  Granted, the acts are not always contemporary (The Spin Doctors and Concrete Blonde have been recent headliners), but they're usually pretty good.  However, if you're looking for newer music and not 1990s MTV has-beens, there is a great venue at the intersection of Baum and North Highland, the Shadow Lounge.

This is just a brief sample of the amenities Shadyside has to offer our renters.  Upon arriving at your new rental property in the neighborhood, you will undoubtedly find other attractions suited to fit your own specific interests.  Fortunately, Lobos Management has several buildings in this neighborhood that allow our residents to all sorts of great attractions like the ones mentioned above.  Apartment types range from studios to four-bedroom units and property styles range from townhouses, to renovated Victorians, to large apartment complexes.

_Since I moved to Bloomfield in February, 2005, it has been my favorite Pittsburgh neighborhood.  I originally moved into a two-bedroom Lobos Management apartment on Edmond Street.  The apartment itself was nice – it had off-street parking, a dishwasher, and a balcony, but the location was awesome.  As a graduate student at Pitt, I enjoyed the thirty minute walk to campus.  When I got lazy or sick, or if the weather was too terrible, I would catch the 54 Bus Route.  As a vegan with “goofy” dietary restrictions, I enjoyed being close to the Quiet Storm and Thai Cuisine Restaurant – two of the better reviewed, vegan-friendly restaurants in the East End.  To stock up on more substantial groceries, it was a quick and easy trip (by car, bike, or foot) to the Whole Foods Market or Strip District for produce shopping. 

 

Although the location is what originally hooked me for the Edmond Street Apartments, I quickly became enamored with the neighborhood itself.  Since I grew up in a small town, the close-knit community vibe that Bloomfield provided really appealed to me.  Unlike the more transient neighborhoods in Pittsburgh’s East End, many of the people here were homeowners whose families had lived here for a few generations.  In spite of this, the neighborhood has never felt too old or ornery because there has also been an influx of young renters.  There are weird, idiosyncratic stores and services that presumably cater to the older residents – like vacuum repair and vintage tuxedo shops, but there are also cool offerings for younger people with varied interests – an anarchist bookstore, a few live music venues, coffee shops, and one of the best record shops in the city.  I have since moved from the Lobos Management apartment and out of the Bloomfield neighborhood entirely.  I now reside a few blocks away in Friendship.  Although I still have great access to lots of Pittsburgh culture, I find myself missing the strong sense of community I experienced in Bloomfield.

This time of year is especially tough on your wallet.  If you are lucky enough to live in one of Lobos Management’s buildings with a T stop or bus stop nearby, try public transportation.  If that, or a car pool are not an option for you, here are a few tips from Lobos Management on how to save some money by getting better gas mileage on your vehicle.  Review your driving habits and save yourself some cash.

1.      Don’t ignore this light… (!).  You get better gas mileage if your tires are properly inflated to the correct pressure.  Right now you can really get a good deal at Get Go… they have free air!

2.     Don’t keep junk in your trunk.  Excess weight reduces your fuel efficiency, so don’t do things like cart your golf clubs around during the winter or leave your bowling ball in the back seat all week if your league only meets on Wednesdays.

3.     Drive smart.  A few examples are to avoid idling, speeding, and rapid acceleration or braking.

4.     Service your engine.  Ignoring service to your engine could have a terrible effect on your gas mileage and your safety! 

For more ways to save on gas… check out this link from the U.S. Department of Energy.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml