Downtown Eastside Apartments for Rent

The suburban Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Blacksburg is located just minutes away from Virginia Tech University. Adjacent to the downtown, Alleghany, Apperson/Dickerson, Mountain View, and Bennet Hill/Progress neighborhoods, Downtown Eastside is in the 24060 ZIP code.

Almost completely residential, Downtown Eastside offers its residents a short commute and is in proximity to the Gables Shopping Center, the University Mall Shopping Center, and the Patrick Henry Centre. Multiple dining options are available to Downtown Eastside residents along the border between the Downtown neighborhood and Virginia Tech.

Historic landmarks close to Downtown Eastside include Smithfield Plantation, Virginia Tech’s Lyric Theater, and Burrus Hall. Other points of interest nearby include the Alexander Black House, former home of a descendant of Blacksburg’s founder, Samuel Black, and the St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall, which dates to the early 1900s.

Area recreation options are many. Nellie’s Cave Park has a soccer field, basketball court, T-ball field, playground, horseshoe pits, picnic tables and shelters, restrooms, and barbecue grills, as well as an arboretum and walking trails. Toms Creek Park has similar features plus the Blacksburg Dog Park.

For hiking and biking enthusiasts, the Shenandoah Bike Trail and Park is just two miles from Downtown Eastside. Deerfield Trail is 3.4 miles away, and Huckleberry trail is 4.8 miles away from the neighborhood. Downtown Eastside is also convenient to the Blacksburg Aquatic Center and the Virginia Tech golf course.

The neighborhood is just under three miles from the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport. The Montgomery Regional Hospital is only 10 minutes from the neighborhood.