We had a great trip to Magic's apartment. For not being city people we were able to find the apartment without any problems and we were comfortable with the neighborhood. Magic's instructions on how to get into the apartment were excellent. Parking was a bit of a challenge, but we were lucky and found a spot right down the street (Magic also has other options for you if necessary). As Magic states, be sure to watch the street signs, we saw a lot of cars with tickets parked on the side of the street for permits only. The nice thing is there is a loading zone directly across the street from the building, so we used the loading zone to take our bags up, then went and searched for a parking spot.
Magic's description of the apartment is right on, so don't expect more. It is a small city apartment with just what you need to use as a base camp to explore the city. Grocery (Trader Joe's) is a short walk up Broadway, Pikes Market is about a 1.5 mile walk and a variety of other restaurants and bars are a short walk away.