Friday Showings

Drew and I went downtown for 2 apartment showings on Friday morning.

Both properties were developed by the Oliver McMillan Company. OM basically has a monopoly over downtown apartment living.

We viewed:

Lofts at 677 7th- they have a few platform loft styles that we viewed. Drew liked one of the units because it had a balcony and views of the city/Petco park. I thought it was nice but the lack of closet space was a turn off. Plus, it only comes with 1 spot and they don't allow the purchase of a second so I would have to get monthly passes at the public parking garages...which apparently a lot of people do but it still stinks. On the other hand, this is one of the more affordable places we are looking at so that could end up factoring in.

and....

Lofts at 655 6th- here we viewed a couple studios and a platform loft. The first studio felt like it was smaller than the current place we are in. SO, immediately we said NO! Even though Drew and I love each other dearly, we both agree that a little SEPARATION in our living setup would be quite enjoyable. It is so hard having opposite sleep schedules while living in a studio.
The second one we viewed was great because it had a separation wall. The downside to this one was that it was on the ground level so the courtyard where people party is right outside the door which could potentially be loud/sketchy. The good thing is that this property allows for the purchase of a second spot for parking!

Overall, these properties were nice and would be just fine to live in but I think we can find something better!

We have 3 showings tomorrow/today (Sunday) so it will be interesting to see how these compare!
After Sunday, I will be solo in viewing 1 property on Tuesday and 1 on Wednesday. We are going to probably try to make our decision on Wednesday so we can make sure we get the unit that we want.

It's nice because we only have to give 30 days notice to our current place (our lease is officially up on June 18th) so I still have some time to get that in.

I will update you after the Sunday showings...I can't believe we will be moving in just a few weeks!