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I looked at them while apartment hunting. Yes, people are living there. They are interesting, no apartment is the same as another. The courtyard and parking lot are both really good, and the price includes a lot of things, new appliances, laundry etc, but still fairly pricey and the ones I looked at were a bit odd in their layout, which they really can't control too much because of the structure of the building. There are random passages leading out to the courtyard balcony and doors that lead nowhere. Kind of interesting. 1 BR was 1100, 2BR was 1300, I think.

I would peg Charlotte as the favorite based only on the city/needs of the convention. Political considerations may dictate otherwise and would probably be in favor of Cleveland.

Nice. At 450k, it would be about the size of Fifth Third/PNC buildings. Any idea what it will look like?

I'm biased because I'm a new OC resident, but isn't OC downtown enough? I looked at living downtown and then I looked at OC. There...wasn't much of a comparison. Downtown isn't terrible, but OC is far, far more appealing, warts and all. I don't think there's anything bad about businesses clustering, especially if they're staying in the city. Better to develop a thriving core and let it spread outwards than a hundred small, isolated successes. On the other hand, if nascent cores in other parts of the city just give up and disappear, that's not good.

Found a place, I'll let you know how it goes.

I'm voting for Strickland. Not excited about it, but I am discouraged by Kasich's lack of specific, realistic plans to back up his rhetoric. Strickland has a record, not a great one, but I find it difficult to blame him for a recession caused by runaway deregulation in the finance sector or the pre-existing problem with the change from an industrial base to an information economy. I also find most of his rhetoric about the 3C rail to be highly misleading; yes, the train is 'slow' compared to real high-speed trains, but the plan is also incremental and will work towards faster trains down the line. To say 'that's not good enough' is one thing, to imply that all it is is a slow train and that the money is just sitting there for us to 'take' or 'send back' is short-sighted. We don't have to like how Washington works, but the governor of Ohio isn't going to do much to change DC culture.

Yeah, Merrill appears to be all full right now. I hadn't heard of Painter Lofts, I'll check that one out.

Thanks for the feedback. Anyone else have experience living in the area and care to comment on particularly good/bad buildings and the crime situation?

Hey there. I'm a longtime Cuyahoga County resident who is moving into Cleveland proper. I'm currently looking at Ohio City. I'm attracted to the area mainly because of its proximity to most everything else and the mainly food and entertainment venues either here or just across the bridge. I'll be living with my fiancee (soon to be wife!) and we're looking for a smallish place with total expenses, including parking/utilities under 900. I strongly prefer a place with gated parking at the least, and a garage would be great. I've already looked at a few places, specifically lofts at Federal Knitting Mills/Metzner buildings. I like them, but they're at the absolute top of my price range. Also, I'm concerned that W. 25th may be quite loud. Not warehouse district loud, certainly, but what about traffic? We aren't party animals and will likely spend a majority of our evenings at home, not out on the town. But we like having things nearby for when we do go out. :-) I am not married to lofts...I am fine with condos, houses, whatever. Has there been any change in the safety of the area? It seems...decent? Anyway, would love any suggestions people have. Thanks.