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| 06/03/2007 8:07 PM |
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| Only interested in renting, do like the rooftop hot tub. |
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smartwannabe
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| 06/05/2007 1:10 PM |
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| I heard early to mid july |
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Smith
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| 06/06/2007 7:41 PM |
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| Heard a radio ad today that talked about units starting in the mid 200s with move ins starting in mid July. |
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| 08/05/2007 3:28 PM |
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| Talked to their sales office today - move in will start mid to late August |
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Mr_Brightside
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| 08/05/2007 9:38 PM |
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| Did you get a read on how sales are going? Any price cuts? |
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Anonymous
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| 08/06/2007 12:12 AM |
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| There's for rent listing for a studio on Craigslist.
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| 08/06/2007 9:40 AM |
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.. For $1500 / month. 450 sq feet and no bedroom for $1500? Not even stainless appliances - and check out that bathroom sink!
That unit should rent for more like $1000 |
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Anonymous
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| 08/06/2007 10:30 AM |
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| That unit will not rent for $1,500.
Have homeowners closed on their purchases at Smart Corner. It would be interesting to see who much the owner paid for his rental investment. |
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Brad
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| 08/06/2007 11:38 AM |
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A couple of annoyances...
It bothers me when the realtors walk out to the balcony and crane the camera to a 90 degree angle in order to represent "the view" from the unit. That isn't the view from the unit, it's the view from the balcony at a sharp angle, no less. Let's see what the view is from the living room looking straight out.
Also, I don't understand why the builders don't maximize potential storage space in these small units. Specifically, I'm talking about the bathroom sink. It would be easy and relatively inexpensive to install the sink on a vanity so that the space under the sink could be used for storage. In a 460 square foot unit, it's a no brainer that the resident will be short on storage space. Yet, they avoid this either because they're lacking in common sense and/or because the developer is cheap. |
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Smith
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| 08/06/2007 12:12 PM |
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Small units require a very strong design to keep from being stifling. I lived in a studio a long time ago and can't say that it was easy at all. It was so poorly laid out you couldn't open the dishwasher all of the way. I would be concerned that during the time when anything with a parcel number of could be bid to the sky that good architecture was also a victim of those times. Since construction is slow my sense is that many of the new buildings coming out are going to have design flaws.
When you look at the earlier buildings in the big building boom, Discovery for example, there are very large units in the building which makes it a very livable building. |
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Anonymous
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| 08/06/2007 12:13 PM |
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I agree with you Brad. 450sf is tiny. Considering people's propensity to acquire all kinds of junk, such a small condo will look like storage unit in about 6 months. I've been to people's 3000sf homes and the mess is amazing. People need to have space for 10 bottles of shampoo and conditioner, and other 10 bottles of cleaner in the bathroom. Oh, and i forgot to mention all the toilet paper and air freshener spray bottles.
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Anonymous
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| 08/06/2007 10:35 PM |
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| People's junk always expands to fill the space afforded. A small space requires a very efficient life. I've lived in a 500 square foot studios and three level homes. I actually had more fun in a city studio than a big house. |
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Anonymous
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| 08/06/2007 11:26 PM |
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I keep a minimalist life so I could live in a studio just fine.
But most of the people I know lead messy lives full of useless junk. If you go to people's houses and apartment after they've lived there for at least 1 year, you'll see what I mean.
China sends us all the useless stuff we we consume and consume. How many bottles of stuff do people need in their bathrooms? |
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VillagePerson
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| 08/07/2007 2:41 PM |
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| I actually think SmartCorner is one of the coolest new projects to hit downtown. Setting aside the price from any consideration the architecture is very cool, the hot tub on the roof is a one of a kind amenity. As the city grows and the trolley gets more useful it'll be a real asset. Of course right now that area is not that great. It'll get better. I remember when the area Petco is at now was much worse than where SmartCorner is. |
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Anonymous
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| 08/07/2007 3:10 PM |
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I think everything has value. It's just a question what you get for your money compared to what else is available in the city. If Smart Corner is too expensive compared to alternatives, it simply won't sell.
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| 08/07/2007 5:23 PM |
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I disagree with the area around Smart Corner getting better. Every large city downtown has run down neighborhoods and nice neighborhoods, it's a function of city economics that will *not* be an exception for downtown San Diego.
Then the question is, what part of downtown SD will be the run down area? Which area is city leadership targeting to sustain compliance on required affordable housing units and section 8? The answer is public information, just look at the CCDC website and find all the developments in East Village tagged for affordable units.
Smart Corner not so smart anymore? Certainly not at these prices. |
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| 08/07/2007 6:29 PM |
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When I think of affordable housing I don't neccesarily think it's going to be full of gangsters. A lot of the time the cheaper, affordable housing has students and service workers. Some of these people are my friends and I can also say that there are a lot of cute fun city girls that live in cheaper places. As far as I'm concerned you can never have too many young single females around.
Again I've seen the city change a lot, I have no reason to believe that it won't keep on changing.
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| 08/08/2007 5:01 PM |
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There most certainly will be a bad area in downtown in 10 years, there question is where? Let me give you a hint - it's not Little Italy, Columbia, or Marina.
Can you think of any major downtown in the country that does not have a bad area? What makes you think downtown San Diego will be the ONLY exception?
Can you think of anytime in recent memory that there was not a bad area in downtown San Diego? What makes you think in 10 years it will be different?
Sounds to me like you have been drinking the realtors cool-aide. |
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Anon54
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| 08/08/2007 5:06 PM |
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| Logan Heights and Golden Hill will not be as nice as East Village and the rest of downtown in ten years. Keep in mind that even "poor" people these days have color TV, internet, air conditioning, a car and lots of food choices. I'm sure that this is far better than the living standards of 99.9% of San Diegans from 100 years ago. It's all perspective actually. |
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Professor of logic
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| 08/08/2007 6:44 PM |
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You are not making any sense. What do modern conveniences vs 100 years ago have to do with crime rates? Just because poor areas have color TV does not mean it is safer than 100 years ago. Go take a survey in a prison and ask how many people had tv, food, car, etc back at home...most of them do!!
Golden Hill is nicer today and will be in 10 years. your predictions are about as off base as your 'modern conveniences' perspective. |
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