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I am an international grad student at BU. My roommate is moving out of
town
so a large (9' x 18') bedroom is  available. The room is in a 2-bedroom
apartment in  East Cambridge, starting from  about mid-April (starting
time
negotiable).

Rent:  $440 + 1/2 utilities (gas for heat & hot water, plus electricity
- in
       summer about $20-$30)

Location:  East Cambridge, on a quiet street near Third & Cambridge St.
- 1 block from restaurants and shops on Cambridge St.;
- 2 blocks from Lechmere T station (green line);
- close to Star Market and Cambridgeside Galleria mall.
Safe neighborhood near county courthouses.

12-minute walk to Kendall Square (red line T station).
The #69 bus stops 1 block away and runs straight to Harvard Square.

Convenient for bicycling:  5 minutes to Kendall Square, 8 minutes to
Harvard, short trip across dam to Charles River bike path.  A bike may
be stored in basement.

No laundry facilities in the building, but laundromat is 1 block away.
The apartment occupies the entire third floor of a house and includes a
living room, eat-in kitchen, and balcony.  Here is a floor plan:

  -------------------------------------------------------------
  |      | bath- | sink|            |          |              |
  |  b   | room  |     |           <= stairs   |closet        |
  |  a   |       |                             |        bed-  |
  |  l   |   ----|                  |----------|----   room   |
  |  c                 |   living   |                         |
  |  o                 |            |                         |     W
  |  n                 |            |  spare   |--------------|     |
  |  y   |  kitchen    |   room     |          |              | S --+-->
North
  |      |             |            |   room   |              \     |
  |      |          |--|            |          |   AVAILABLE   \    E
  |      |          |  |            -          |   BEDROOM      |
  |      |      pantry |                                        |  front
  |      |             |                                       /    of
  ---------------------------------------------|              / 
building
                                               |     |--    --|
                                               |     | closet |
                                               ----------------

The kitchen and living room are furnished. If you need more space (e.g.,
for another person) the spare room can be used as well. A desk,
bookcases,
and mattresses are available at negotiable prices.

PETS:  Landlord does not allow pets.

SMOKERS:  I do not smoke, but will accept smokers.

PARKING:  Easily available on the street with a Cambridge permit
($15/yr).

We're looking for someone to take over my roommate's part of the lease,
which lasts until August 31, 1998 (possible renewal).  No realtor fee,
of course.

The main reason why the rent is so low for such a large 2-bedroom
apartment in this neighborhood is that the building is fairly old (but
clean!).

         Norbert Kopco                          Peter McCorquodale
home:    (617) 441-7956
office:  (617) 353-5235                         (617) 253-4103
e-mail:  kopco@bu.edu                           petermc@math.mit.edu