^780 is pretty generous for a one bedroom. I wonder why they're not considering small two bedrooms.
I have about 800sq feet in my current apartment and I'm not sure you could fit another bedroom in here. It's plenty comfortable for myself but if I had a roommate it would get pretty claustrophobic pretty fast.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Oct 23, 2019^780 is pretty generous for a one bedroom. I wonder why they're not considering small two bedrooms.
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I was thinking small families with kids. I had a two bedroom that was right about 750 or 800 when I was in Columbia. And for a little while my wife and I had a roommate and it all worked okay. Depends on what you need. Of course, now my wife and I have two grand to ourselves. (With four bedrooms and two baths.) And it doesn't feel too big to me anymore. (We do have company over a lot, to be fair. And that's part of why we wanted the space.) But my basic point is I'm surprised they're not considering small twos rather than 780 should be a two. 780 would be a tight 50s two, maybe, but a small modern two wouldn't need to be that much bigger.
While they might be able to sneak 2 bedrooms into 680 sq.ft. I imagine this project is 100% 1BRs for the simple reason that they’ve been leasing up faster than 2 and 3 bedroom units.
1BRs and studios just seem to be what’s in greatest demand right now. With young people waiting longer and longer to have families there’s just more time when they 1) don’t care about schools 2) don’t want or need a house 3) don’t want a roommate and 4) can afford their own apartment.
1BRs and studios just seem to be what’s in greatest demand right now. With young people waiting longer and longer to have families there’s just more time when they 1) don’t care about schools 2) don’t want or need a house 3) don’t want a roommate and 4) can afford their own apartment.
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^That does make sense. But I thought a part of that was all of us having more stuff and needing a spare room in which to keep it, but maybe the younger generation is better about that. (And hasn't inherited quite as much yet.)
That courtyard / pool isn't going to get much sunlight...The seven-story building — of which two stories will be parking — will only offer one-bedroom apartments and range in size from 480 square feet to 780 square feet. A courtyard and pool also are planned for the development.
Park Central Development's Central West End Development Committee Agenda includes these aerials and site plans of the building. It appears to be an earlier version of the plan we have seen due to the difference in the West Pine facing facade. The architect is Humphrey's and Partners.
The main rendering we have all seen doesn't show a curb cut on West Pine. Maybe it's hidden for a reason. Of note: there will be 85 replacement parking spaces included within the garage.
Parking plan...
The rendering we have all seen. There are differences between the plan from Park Central and this rendering. From what I can see, the rooftop deck, the "West End" sign, and the lack of a facade curve as seen in the Park Central plans.
The main rendering we have all seen doesn't show a curb cut on West Pine. Maybe it's hidden for a reason. Of note: there will be 85 replacement parking spaces included within the garage.
Parking plan...
The rendering we have all seen. There are differences between the plan from Park Central and this rendering. From what I can see, the rooftop deck, the "West End" sign, and the lack of a facade curve as seen in the Park Central plans.
Planning Commission supposedly approved the redevelopment plan for this property. Now I am thinking the full Board has to approve the PILOT request since the LCRA approved of the initial request last month. This project is chugging along.
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chriss752 wrote: ↑Nov 18, 2019Planning Commission supposedly approved the redevelopment plan for this property. Now I am thinking the full Board has to approve the PILOT request since the LCRA approved of the initial request last month. This project is chugging along.
Good! Keep the development coming. We are actually starting to check off a lot of parking lots in this area. One major one still on the list but there has been solid progress made this year.According to Alderman Roddy, the project was pulled by the developer according to the SLDC. The incentive legislation was pulled as well.
This project is either dead or on an indefinite "on hold". It's a shame but this won't be the only project to be cancelled or shelved.
This project is either dead or on an indefinite "on hold". It's a shame but this won't be the only project to be cancelled or shelved.
With all the recent new apartment announcements, I'm wondering if this one might come back to life; I mean, developers seem to think there's still a big demand.
I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. It would be nice to see if so. I still hold out hope that it still happens even though, as I said, "he project was pulled by the developer according to the SLDC. The incentive legislation was pulled as well."framer wrote: ↑Dec 03, 2020With all the recent new apartment announcements, I'm wondering if this one might come back to life; I mean, developers seem to think there's still a big demand.
Keep in mind that this is a national real estate investor behind this project. Like Ventas, their decision to pull the plug or the trigger on an individual project often has little to do with the local market. At the same time, they can certainly afford to wait several years if need be until it fits into their portfolio.chriss752 wrote: ↑Dec 04, 2020I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. It would be nice to see if so. I still hold out hope that it still happens even though, as I said, "he project was pulled by the developer according to the SLDC. The incentive legislation was pulled as well."framer wrote: ↑Dec 03, 2020With all the recent new apartment announcements, I'm wondering if this one might come back to life; I mean, developers seem to think there's still a big demand.