Quiet Neighborhood - 2 BR Bright Very Clean!

Typical of the units we offer, 1849 D is a great, efficiently laid out apartment for those looking for a quiet, well-maintained place to live where the landlord tries hard to make sure the residents are content.

Most of our residents renew year after year!

Likely this unit will be available late May 2012.

All leases end late in July, but we try to assist people in not having to pay for an empty unit. Our units open up randomly throughout the year, and we assist our residents by posting their units as soon as they let us know they are moving and will no longer need the residence. The majority of our residents renew year after year and move only when they no longer need a rental residence in the Blacksburg area.

Kitchen + Living Room + Bath + Master Bedroom + another bedroom/study
Unique flexible closets near kitchen.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Maximum of two residents permitted by code.

Floor plans and more photos on website. We are not allowed to list our website here; so please contact us by phone 540.961.0138 or e-mail office@FORESTs-EDGE.com

Hint: our website name is very similar to our e-mail.

Excellent options to reduce costs of heating and cooling. FOUR ceiling fans, wall heaters, storm windows and storm door with screen. PLUS: zone climate control possible as there are individual heaters with blowers in each room AND the walls of each room are insulated.

Great views from ALL windows. We provide blinds but you probably will not want to close them! It would be very hard for anyone to see in since you look down a hill and over the top of Blacksburg clear over to the mountains! Top floor unit.

You will be living across the street from the large homes in the Stroubles Mill portion of Hethwood subdivision. While only a 10-15 minute walk from Foxridge; you will be enjoying a tranquil, country setting and very easy parking. Convenient to VT, Blacksburg, and, also, Radford and Christiansburg. Usually quicker to come home and park than if live in Hethwood because there is no traffic, stop signs nor need to hunt for a parking space!
Only 15-20 minutes by bike path to the middle of VT campus.
15 min to NRV Mall and Wal-Mart.
5 minutes to the supermarket.
8 minutes to hospital.
BT bus a few blocks walk.
EZ bike ride via the bike trail to Kipps Elementary and the Blacksburg Middle School.

To find: Take Prices Fork Road. Go one block from Food Lion and the Fire Station. Just past Kipps Elementary and the Blacksburg Middle School, turn Left onto Merrimac Road. Cox's miniature golf, driving range and batting cages are on the opposite corner. It is 1.3 miles to the back of Hethwood subdivision and the foot of our driveway for 1849 and 1855 Merrimac Road.
On website there is a map and, even, aerial photos of Blacksburg showing the location of our rental properties.

Large Ceiling fans in all rooms. CAT-5 and TV Cable to all rooms. High speed cable available. New wiring, new plumbing. Wired in smoke detectors. Thick firewalls. Extensive renovations done with close involvement by building inspectors.

Carpeting is thoroughly, professionally cleaned between tenants and we insist that stain protection (eg Scotchguard) is applied so it will be easy to keep the carpeting looking nice. Most places provide cleaned carpeting but do not bother with the stain protection. To us this is an essential part of maintaining our residences!

Yes, there is a dishwasher!
Yes, there is undercabinet lighting and there are lights in the closets.
Yes, there is a microwave.
Yes, there is a doorbell, deadbolts and security lighting. (However, if you forget to lock your door, it is highly unlikely you need to worry.)
No, you won’t need to bring a large mirror, since there are mirrors built-in.

The amount of built-in kitchen storage will surprise you. Flexible closet space.
Place to store bicycles out of the weather under the porch. Do you have a canoe? If so, there is plenty of room to store it too!

Please come see how many nice amenities we have put in Forests Edge.

County Water included. Low heating bills because zoned heat and all walls insulated.
Sound proofed between rooms inside unit as well as between units. Extremely rare to hear neighbors (or their TV) at all! Definitely not a place for noisy weekly parties.
Nice balcony/covered porch where you can sip your morning coffee or relax in the evenings looking at the stars. Yes, there is a place set aside for your barbecue grill

Non-smokers only.
No smoking on porches so you can enjoy fresh air from the square miles of open fields and woods just off the balcony or Keep your windows open! Much wildlife to watch. Bird lovers, check out this location!
Explore the woods outside your door; yet, be across the street from the largest established subdivision in Blacksburg. Best of both worlds!
Birds hovering around bird feeders have been the loudest critters on the premises!

Most well-cared-for, caged pets are welcome. A policy of no uncaged (so no urine smells in the carpeting or scratches on walls, doors or cabinets) or noisy pets (examples: loud parrots or barking dogs) helps us to maintain the tranquility and cleanliness of our units. Basically no critters permitted who are capable of being heard outside with the windows open. We gutted much of the buildings repairing things with quality materials in a way so they should continue to appear recently renovated.


No, you won't have to worry that a previous resident cat or dog left surprise smells behind since no uncaged pets have been permitted since extensive renovations.
No dogs allowed; so no barking coming from the next unit and no yellow spots or other “surprises” on the lawns from residents' pets.

Allergy sufferers: Since no smoking or uncaged pets since renovations, this has eliminated many common allergens!

We want residents to be happy and to renew year after year (most of our residents do); so we try hard to keep our promise of trying hard to provide a nice place to live undisturbed by neighbors’ noise.
There are lawns and woods to enjoy. If you like to garden, let us know! We are still working on them and enjoy the help. We have renovated the properties inside and out.

Forests Edge is like a small neighborhood. Only a maximum of 8 residents in the entire four-unit building and 4 residents in the house on the same 2.5 acres.
Landlord tries hard to make residents comfortable. Most of our residents renew year after year.

Lots and lots of off-street parking for you and your visitors.

Optional: Less-than-cost monthly fee for use of very, very clean laundry room on-site with like new front-loading washer and dryer. No coins needed.
Optional: Comcast serves this area. Hard-wired jacks for Internet (CAT-5), telephone and TV to LR and both bedrooms.

Please look at our website to see more images of the unit. Click on the picture of the white building to get to photos and floor plans. All the photos will give you an idea about the premises. Specific photos of each unit say the unit’s name in the caption. This unit is 1849 D Merrimac Road, Blacksburg, VA.

Multi-year leases: There is a savings if sign multi-year lease because the rent will be “locked-in”.

Please ask about the flexibility this landlord builds into the lease to change the ending date to save residents money. For example, we list units as available as soon as residents tell us when they plan to move out. Generally we save people much rent money because we are usually able to find someone to sign a lease to move in close to the time the vacating tenants would like to vacate the unit.

Due to the economy and sudden changes in plans, units may suddenly come available at any time. All have different floor plans, 2-3 BR units. Please ask about them as well. Routinely we assist people to find someone to start the next lease early when people graduate or change jobs in May or December. It has been a bizarre year with people suddenly needing to relocate at unusual times. Fortunately, they have rented with us since we are willing to work with them to minimize the costs!

Please visit our website for lots of pictures and floorplans. Again, please contact us to get the website address. You can email us at office@FORESTs-EDGE.com
Hint: our website is very similar to our e-mail address


Forest Edge is a really nice place to live. Please do check it out. All our units are in quiet locations, are well-maintained and have lots of parking.

Thanks for looking!