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Ya, basically my feeling too. But once they get something good up there, leave it for awhile :)

Does nobody else feel like that mural on Gravity is cheesy? Feels like a stock image and is not inspiring, to me anyway.

The Wood Co's 711 N High I think is my favorite building (top 2 anyway) in the SN. They need to build a few more with a similar massing and style. It's classy, visually appealing, the right size, and looks well made. Love it

That is fantastic news! That'll cut the trip in about half. If only my rewards carrier flew direct... blah I will likely fly out twice a year with a direct flight instead of maybe once if I'm in the area for other things.

Franklinton has so much potential. This project adds to it. Would love to see this happen.

I know it's on the Amazon top 20 list, which seems like the most relevant list to be on.

Optimist thinks they could've learned from their mistakes and get this one right :)

Tokyo!

My ‘office’ outside Beijing. Those buildings have been half built for years.

I'm not sure about the quality of the materials, but I don't feel the building itself looks bad at all. The problem is that it's in a funky area and stands out. If the blocks around it would fill in, I think it'll be right at home. And of course, from the park's side, it's a bit more complex and pleasant to look at.

Rainy Berlin Sunny Munich Munich beer garden

Barcelona

Agreed. 5th doesn't get much pedestrian activity. Was hoping they were done putting parking lots next to the street in that area.

Just make sure you pick a low cost fund. Vanguard typically has great ones to join. The management costs can end up in the thousands.

I'd love to see that Greek Orthodox parking lot developed!

What type of cuisine paj? For steaks, El Gaucho and the Metropolitan are fantastic but pricey. The Brooklyn has some good oysters. Walk onto a ferry and take it across the puget sound to Bremerton and then dine at Anthony's right on the pier. Not great food, but not bad, and you get to take a beautiful 30-40 minute ferry ride. Just check out WSDOT for ferry schedules. Head over to Alki beach in West Seattle for amazing views of Downtown and the NW beach life ;) Some ok fun restaurants over there. Take a seaplane ride around the area from Lake Union if you have time. Or rent a canoe from the University of Washington and paddle around the area. Golden Gardens park is special at sunset. Volunteer park has an Asian art museum there and you can climb up an old water tower to look over downtown. Walk around broadway to see alt-seattle. Dim sum in the international district is legit. The Athenian is a favorite local-tourist spot for me to go to happy hour - looks over the water and you can watch ferries and barges come and go. *Mailbox peak used to be a rite of passage for NW climbers not too long ago. The elevation gain was around 4000' and the trail was only 2 mi one way. Compare that to a hike many climbers use for conditioning, Mt. Si, which is 3100' over 4 mi one way. Basically, it was steep! After 9/11, some local firefighters pulled a fire hydrant all the way up to the top where the mailbox is at. A few years back they built out a new trail that isn't quite as steep, but still a very good conditioner! Awesome that you got to experience that on a nice day.

Actually, I'm not sure why people would go through it. There's not a destination on the east side of COSI, it's just another part of the park. If there was a neighborhood or a pedestrian bridge to downtown there, then I could see it. I'm a little confused actually what it's connecting. The park is long and not only accessible directly east of COSI.

overall it seems like a good idea to have a connector with retail. However, the best looking part of COSI seems to be getting covered up. Maybe the glass won't be all that intrusive, but it's a bit concerning. The rest of COSI is kind of ugly too. The building shape is unique, but I feel they need to add more decoration on the outside, especially the west side of the bldg.

So this isn't affecting the large building with the green roofs to the east? I hope not - I think that bldg oozes with character and hope to see it fixed up and converted to another use.

I'll say it - I like it! It's not a world beater and likely won't be what people think of when they think of Columbus, but its impact will be large and I believe very positive for that area.

Thanks for the heads up on that - I've been waiting for awhile :) Someday they'll also update the 3d imagery again

I'm deep in a decision process about whether or not to buy a 1 br condo in downtown Columbus as a rental property with my father doing property management for now. Both properties I'm looking at have tax abatements - 1 through 2024 the other through 2021. 1 condo has a ~$350 HOA the other has a $90 HOA. The one with higher HOA is significantly cheaper, but it looks like that HOA will end up making it costlier in the long run. I'm struggling on the decision because running the numbers gets me always to about breakeven with normal market prices for rent (e.g. ~$1500/mo for 1 br 700-900 sq ft). If something happens where my dad can't do the PM work, it would be even tighter - but not too much. Without a tenant for a month, money starts being lost. That said, I can absorb most costs if something happens. I don't know though - all the numbers I'm running get me to about 5-8% yearly returns (after 7-10 years and with a small appreciation in home value) with everything going pretty smoothly. That's not that great for all the work that'll go into it and having to sync 40-60K into it. Guess I'm just looking for thoughts on this. Are people generally pretty happy with their rental properties? Do you guys have a hard time getting tenants ever?

thanks!

Username used to be jking222222, then i asked it to be ck, then the forum issues happened and it's now iking222222. Could it please be reverted to ck? Thanks!