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My final update: We're moved in. Living downtown - renting for now, plan to buy a condo around here. The commute has worked out esp. since my husband has a couple other people to carpool with. I loved Westside Market, beats any of the grocery stores around here. Plan to check out the public library, have already tried out the Rapid to the airport :) Still looking for professional/business/interest groups to meet people since I work on my own. Thanks to everyone for helping me out here. Hope to contribute to other posts.

Does anyone have an update on this building?

A quick update - We did check out the areas, drove around a lot, talked to a bunch of locals (just nabbed off the streets), walked as much as we could with one bum ankle between us. Here's my opinion for whatever it is worth - You folks were right, they're all quite different in character. Tremont: Maybe it was the drizzle, maybe the weekday afternoon, but the area looked a bit empty and run down. True there were a few nice places here and there, but it wasn't our kind of area and the lack of metro access was a nixer. Ohio City: Very charming, access to groceries and entertainment looked good, metro access got points. But then I didn't like any of the condos there and I am leery of buying a house for the 2-3 year term. Downtown: We ended up focusing on this area because of its general liveliness and city feel, and the proximity to metro & entertainment. Some really nice condos in the area. I don't know if we necessarily want to live right on top of the bars and restaurants in the Warehouse Dist (and even on a Friday evening, it was nowhere as crowded as any Baltimore, DC, NYC downtown dists. - kind of wondered about that). But somewhere closeby would be nice - flats, public square, etc. Working on that now.

Thanx v. much to all of you who took time to reply. The info on the commute was fabulous (and encouraging). We certainly don't want to buy anything sight unseen and plan to take a good look at the areas mentioned before plunging in. When I looked at all the development plans in the City, it does look like inventory will be on the high side in a few years; however, if you consider that some rents run up to $2000 for 2BR/2BA + parking w/o utilities, buying looks comparable. I will try & post a follow-up in a couple weeks. Thanx again.

Hullo. we're two professionals in our late 30s (no children) looking at a 3-year sojourn to Cleveland. We'd like something urban and were considering renting/buying a condo in one of the downtown areas - Warehouse Dist, Tremont, Ohio City. I've read a lot of interesting threads on this forum, a few questions for those of you who know the city better - 1. How is the communte from downtown to Richfield? 2. I will have to travel out of town frequently and would like to take the metro to the airport...how feasible and safe is that? 3. If we do buy we are concerned about the resale/rental value of the condo when we leave...any thoughts? Thanks in advance.