Posted July 4, 200618 yr I took a walk through two of the more beautiful streets downtown (IMO) the other day. I was traveling from east to west on my journey. The first is Court St (near E 9th): Street Vendor in action What I call diversity (of businesses)! Cool Gallery Court Street Marketplace Next stop was Garfield Place (W 8th area): LPK (brand design firm) Garfield himself Piatt Park I believe this is one of the oldest homes in Cincinnati. It is being rehabed by LPK and turned into conference space City Hall looming Looking back
July 4, 200618 yr You Court(ed) the thread royally. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 4, 200618 yr Nics pics... Court Street is very cozy. That fruit stand on Court and Vine gets a lot of business.
July 4, 200618 yr those are very nice blocks. looks lively. they can get rid of this thing tho: it would look better in front of the new jenga building in louisville :laugh:
July 4, 200618 yr Great shots! I am looking for Court Street to start getting better really soon. Several of the largest apartment buildings changed hands last year. They were listed as 20-24 units, so we may see some new condos or renovated apartments soon.
July 5, 200618 yr Nics pics... Court Street is very cozy. That fruit stand on Court and Vine gets a lot of business. I highly recommend that fruit stand. Prices are great, and the fruit is delicious. Definitely cheaper than most grocery stores. Court St. really comes alive during the day.
July 5, 200618 yr Great shots! I am looking for Court Street to start getting better really soon. Several of the largest apartment buildings changed hands last year. They were listed as 20-24 units, so we may see some new condos or renovated apartments soon. I recently moved into an apartment at 17 East Court Street, the same block as the fruit stand. There are about 10 large, spacious studio apartments in the building, all with extremely reasonable rents! TONS of work has gone into the building over the past year or two. In fact, I don't know if I've seen the landlord take a day off since I've moved in (he's here all the time fixing up two vacant units, which are coming along quite nicely). If anybody is looking for an apartment downtown (or knows somebody who is), I highly recommend checking these out!
July 5, 200618 yr ^ I stare at those every day (instead of working) and very happy to see them turn around the last year or so. IMO that block is a model of what much of OTR would want to be, except it has no entertainment spots. It would be nice to have that old furniture store space filled in, in fact that entire building looks quite ancient and 'teetering'
July 5, 200618 yr I recently moved into an apartment at 17 East Court Street, the same block as the fruit stand. There are about 10 large, spacious studio apartments in the building, all with extremely reasonable rents! TONS of work has gone into the building over the past year or two. In fact, I don't know if I've seen the landlord take a day off since I've moved in (he's here all the time fixing up two vacant units, which are coming along quite nicely). If anybody is looking for an apartment downtown (or knows somebody who is), I highly recommend checking these out! What is reasonable? I have been looking to move downtown, and possibly with a friend of mine. What are the specifics of these apartments?
July 5, 200618 yr I recently moved into an apartment at 17 East Court Street, the same block as the fruit stand. There are about 10 large, spacious studio apartments in the building, all with extremely reasonable rents! TONS of work has gone into the building over the past year or two. In fact, I don't know if I've seen the landlord take a day off since I've moved in (he's here all the time fixing up two vacant units, which are coming along quite nicely). If anybody is looking for an apartment downtown (or knows somebody who is), I highly recommend checking these out! What is reasonable? I have been looking to move downtown, and possibly with a friend of mine. What are the specifics of these apartments? Well, I think the units start at $400/month. I am paying $450/month for about a 750 square-foot studio. The apartment is big enough for my fiancee and I, has central air, 10.5' ceilings, and a great view of the coolest block on court street. Appliances, sinks, bathroom tiles and tubs, etc. are all pretty new. The downsides: no diswasher (which you get used to) and no parking. I don't use my car much during the week so I park it at Broadway Commons for $2/day (it's only a 8-10 minute walk). Also, the meters on Court street don't charge after 5:00pm and on Sunday. I looked around downtown pretty thoroughly and chose this building because of what you got for your $ and location.
July 5, 200618 yr ^ Your unit in the McAlpin will seem huge after this! ;) That does seem large for a studio and very reasonable. So I'm assuming they are cool about short-term leases as well?
July 5, 200618 yr 450 a month for 750 sq feet downtown!!??!?!?!?! well I suppose you have to add 60 a month for parking but it's still not bad.
July 5, 200618 yr If I really didn't have to drive during the week at all, I wonder where I'd draw the line on owning a car. Like, assuming it's paid off, that's $60/month for parking, plus insurance, plus maintenance...call it $100/month, maybe? And it's used for maybe going out on a weekend evening, maybe a grocery run, occasional out-of-town trips. Well, cabs will get you around on the weekend, with less hassle...for weekend trips, a weekend rental from Budget (without coupons or hunting for deals) is $78...busses will get you to a grocery store, and a cab home...hmm... Yeah, probably cheaper to own the car. Plus, I'd personally still prefer to have the flexibility of owning it if the price were anywhere near break-even. But I wonder where my cut-off point would be...like, if it were $200/month, I might dump the vehicle...
July 5, 200618 yr My car is not yet paid off but here is my breakdown per month: $200 - Car Payment $200 - Insurance (I'm a young male....hence the screwing) $150 (or so) - Gas/Maintenance $50 - Parking __________________________________________________ :shoot: :shoot: :shoot: about $600 a month!!!!!! This is why I'm looking to dump my car entirely and buy a bike with the money!
July 5, 200618 yr You forgot a very expensive factor...gas lol Gas for trips back and forth to a grocery store approaches negligible. I mean, 2 miles either way, 25 mpg city, $3/gallon, you're talking $0.24 in gas for that trip. Clip a coupon and you've saved your gas money. Drive to a restaurant, 5 miles either way, and it's $1.20. The place gas really becomes a factor (if you're not a commuter) is on longer trips - but you'd be renting a car for those, and paying the gas either way. $200 - Insurance (I'm a young male....hence the screwing) Wow. Just - wow. I had my old Saturn insured for something like $43/month, with full liability and collision and the whole nine yards...everything's combined in one auto-deduct now, so I don't know what my Civic costs me, but still - $200/month? Ouch...
July 6, 200618 yr so I park it at Broadway Commons for $2/day (it's only a 8-10 minute walk). Also, the meters on Court street don't charge after 5:00pm and on Sunday. if you don't mind a bit further walk you can park in the WCET garage for $1.50 a day, it's covered.
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