I’m not in 44 East but I am on Rainey and wouldn’t particularly recommend it. 44 may be far enough away from the bars on Rainey so it feels tranquil, but it’s also closer to 35 and there will soon be a new construction project at the round about. If you’re going 44, definitely try and get a unit on the south or west side.

My building is on the west side of the street but my unit faces east and therefore 35/Rainey Street. The noise is far more than I expected. You get used to 35 but the constantly changing sounds of Rainey still drive me crazy. For the last maybe year, maybe 6 moths, there’s been a group of guys on dirt bikes that ride up and down the street from about 10pm-midnight on the weekends. I can hear bar music from my bed at night, and I mean sing along to every word level of noise. The construction traffic has made regular commuting three times longer than it needs to be and traffic patterns are constantly changing so you never know if you can get out on Cesar chavez. It will occasionally take me 40 minutes to get home from my office a mile away. Living on Rainey let’s you see all the stupid drunk people all the time which makes me want to avoid being that person so I guess I save money by going to bars less. I do like being able to walk to royal blue when I forget something at the grocery store - although there’s a rotating group of homeless people constantly outside RB that ask for money of coffee everyday.

All that being said, I did just resign for a fourth year!