Comments on: Odds and ends

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:46:59 +0000

“I�d help�but I�m straight so it would probably just end up looking like another spartan bachelor pad!”

LOL, I just looked around my apartment….and realized it is kind of spartan, other than the skateboard hanging on the wall (all class). I think that’s why my lady friend’s house feels “inviting”, there are things on the wall and decorations other than a TV, a drum kit and some guitars. Interesting…

By: EconE

EconE — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:47:22 +0000

Matt…as “Mama” from the http://www.Realestalker.blogspot.com blog would say…

“You need to get a team of nice gay decorators in there”

They’ll have that place done up lickety split!

I’d help…but I’m straight so it would probably just end up looking like another spartan bachelor pad!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:54:41 +0000

EconE, once I get my place finished (still missing a window sill around most of my unit) and furnished I’ll invite you over and you can critic the place :). However, at the rate I’m going it will be another four or six months by the time I’m ready to invite people over!

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:48:07 +0000

“Basic city noise is fine. But a lot of noise is simply a few people being jerks � boom cars, cars that beep when you lock them, harleys, etc.”

You get those sounds in the ‘burbs as well. The lack of thoughtfulness in America goes outside the city boundaries.

By: Dunno

Dunno — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:58:16 +0000

Hey Zebra,

Another reason that Trio is not popular is that it is a 5+2, meaning that they have 5 floors of wood frame on top of 2 floors of concrete. The sound proofing in wood buildings can poor and considering where Trio is located, causes concerns. You can have loud neighbors as well. Another issue with 5+2 is that the wood framing can cause building maintenance concerns in the future as they tend not to be as sturdy as a pure steel and concrete building. Hope this helps and check out my blog.

By: mhays

mhays — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:39:45 +0000

Some people think being a city means you can raise all the hell you want and never consider others.

Basic city noise is fine. But a lot of noise is simply a few people being jerks — boom cars, cars that beep when you lock them, harleys, etc.

Funny…you don’t hear thee things much in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, et al. They’ve learned to live in close proximity, and many Americans just haven’t.

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:40:48 +0000

I like this line by Spencer Moody in that Stranger article

“I guess people want to live in the city, but they don’t want the city. They want to live in a city that’s like a shopping mall, and I guess if that’s what people want, then that’s what they get, that’s what they can have. It just seems like if you want a city that’s like a suburb, maybe you should just live in the suburbs.”

By: mhays

mhays — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:38:41 +0000

Noise is a huge issue for many buyers, including (especially) me. Trio’s location has far too much traffic. If you’re on the corner, you have to listen to cars behind five major traffic lights. The odds of some “boom car” idiot being in the area are pretty high at any given time. It’s also on three major truck routes.

It’s a fairly convenient spot in that restaurants, the sculpture park, jobs, supermarkets, etc., are within walking distance. But it doesn’t have the ambiance or immediate convenience of, say, First Avenue or the heart of LQA.

By: zebra

zebra — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:17:16 +0000

Chris–
Thanks a lot for the insight. It is true that one of the units is on Denny and the other has one side on Denny. So that probably explains why these particular units are so discounted while others are not.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:45:37 +0000

I’d consider taking a look at the place for those price points, except if they are on Denny. I’d assume that they are. That is a miserable street to begin with, traffic-wise, and the units cantilever over the sidewalks so you are really close to the traffic. I ride the bus down from QA and the bus can barely make the turn left on Denny w/o clipping what little sidewalk there is next to, or rather under, Trio.

Terrific example of the strategy of building out every square inch of the zoning envelope not being in the best interest of the developer, as the added income generated on the cantilvered portion will be more than offest by the reduced $/sf on the entire unit.