center hill: great location in the near future
lakewood heights: great charm
mechanicsville: lots of space, but iffy location even after the proposed development coming to the area. also needs a lot of updating, but wouldn’t be bad if you can grab it at $180k.
i pick the O4W location. especially if you can change up the layout a bit:
spaces get a little tighter, but more functional with a ton of storage. main bed becomes legal one bedroom with balcony access and natural light. this gut also adds a bar, bathroom, laundry, guest room / office with murphy bed. plenty of dining options at the island, banquette seating, and in front on the tv.
There are 2 Bedford Pine/Weingarten properties across the street from this house but they no longer have tenants and the windows are boarded up. I believe these properties are slated to be torn down and redeveloped with a mix of market rate and affordable apartments. Also across the street is a new townhouse development called Empire by the developers who built the Swift townhomes along Avondale Ave. in Grant Park/Boulevard Heights. These townhouses are supposed to start in the $400’s. https://www.empirecommunities.com/limited/atl-meet-empire/?utm_source=onsite&utm_medium=windscreens
There are several other new townhome, condo and apartment projects going up along this stretch of Parkway Ave. so the area is/will be changing quickly. I still think this house is overpriced for all of the reasons pointed out in the comments. Right now they’ll be lucky to get $700k, IMO.
Atlantic Station’s evolution continues with flank of new ‘Stacks’ townhomes
The whole neighborhood isn’t a mall. It happens to be a neighborhood with a very walkable mall in it. If you live in the Atlantic and work at one of the many nearby office towers, I don’t see how AS is anything other than very walkable.
I think the placement of these townhomes is odd as I know I sure as hell wouldn’t want to have a massive parking deck wall as a boundary of my back yard, but walkability isn’t the issue. Especially if the pedestrian bridge to Loring Heights ever happens.
In the summer of ’63, black students led protests against the South Bay’s white-only neighborhoods
Really?
Someone opening a business in Boyle Heights (which is one of the least diverse neighborhoods in all of Southern California) is targeted because of the color of their skin and has their windows blown out, graffiti tagged on their property, and overall a bunch of hate from a few crazy Nimby’s has more than quite a few similarities.
Harlem’s Lenox Terrace redevelopment rejected by City Council committee
I would have hoped a compromise could have been reached which would include affordable housing. How about 24 story towers with affordable units – more studios/one bedrooms appealing to young people and seniors? The green space addition built over parking moved underground was a great amenity for new and existing Lenox Terrace residents.
Regarding concern for height, Harlem has extant buildings at or exceeding the 28 story proposed height: Lionel Hampton Apartments: 29 stories; NYCHA Polo Ground Towers 30 stories, NYCHA Bethune Houses 22 stories; 3333 Broadway, The Heritage (formerly Schomburg Plaza), Taino Towers all are 35 stories, the Victoria Theater Development (26/27 stories), 1485 5th Avenue is 28 stories, The Vandewater in Morningside heights is nearly 40 stories.. A 24 story compromise would have perhaps satisfied all parties.