Comments on: Rendering of The Standard Eleven Coming to Former Laogai Museum

By: interested

interested — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:44:50 +0000

Believe it or not more than half of the units are under contract. It’s in a good location despite of less good looking neighboring buildings. In a city like this you will find expensive and cheap looking buildings together. It might not be for everyone but it’s what it is if you want to live in a city (unless you are loaded with money).

By: Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:40:38 +0000

No, it is not Section 8 housing. The people who live there actually own their condominiums. They are homeowners, who bought in those areas before they were gentrified. Now, developers want to buy them out, but some of the owners don’t want to sell and believe (rightly or wrongly) that they can hold out for much more than has been offered.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:38:45 +0000

Then why did you move here in the first place?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:02:05 +0000

Probably when the market stops demanding them?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:11:34 +0000

Thanks for actual facts. The amount of misinformation is staggering. Section 8 housing?

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:15:06 +0000

Not jumpy, just someone who really shouldn’t be living in the city.

By: mollyk

mollyk — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:50:37 +0000

oh my god when will the barrage of boutique-y, upscale condos/apartments end? so obnoxious.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:16:59 +0000

Yup. That’s it. I was interested in the building until I checked it out in person.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:55:58 +0000

“Terrified”? In your car, while waiting for a light? That’s not the safest street in town, but you sound jumpy.

By: ChrisinEckington

ChrisinEckington — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:52:57 +0000

Those places haven’t been public housing since sometime in the 90′s when they were sold off as condos. Several developers have been trying to buy them, along with those on 14th Street as part of a package, but it requires unanamous approval, which they’re finding impossible to get, even when they’re offering around 500k for some units.