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[mbarrick]

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I helped langsuir and kitusne_13 move today. They moved into this beautiful old brownstone building built in 1909 that just happens to be a block from where I work. There is a huge waiting list that they managed to bypass because they know somebody. Well, I know the same somebody . A trip down to the basement to meet the super, a quick run to the bank machine et voila I have a one-bedroom plus den in a landmark building. My new apartment is on the opposite side of the building from this photo, in what was once the light-well with the neighbouring building. Now the neighbouring building is a high-rise and my aparment faces onto a courtyard and fountain. One block from work, easy staggering distance from the clubs, and easily twice the size of any of the sudios/lofts I've been looking at for the same price. It has a gas stove and a claw-foot tub (I've so missed my claw-foot tub... I just don't fit in the modern ones). Parking bites so I'm not to sure if I will bother keeping the car, but I'll have to think about that.

To put this in context for bitogoth, the location would be roughtly equivalent to Michele's place. In fact the street it is on is a major street not unlike Broadway, but the building is more like a cross between hers and yours. I'm two blocks from the subway, a block from work, about ten blocks from the clubs, ten blocks from the nearest grocery store, two blocks from the best wine store in the province... really just smack dab in the middle of downtown in a building that I've admired ever since I used to come into Vancouver with my dad when I was little.

Comments

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[nokturna.livejournal.com]

Places like THAT are one reason i miss living in cities...

congrats...

are the kitties going with???

Re: envyenvyenvy

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Absolutely the kitties are coming. I'm sure Jazz is going to be a bit choked about not being able to go outside anymore, but he'll live.

[seymour-glass.livejournal.com]

ah i love that building too...i always wanted to live there...a one bedroom and a den would be awesome...i used to pass it on my way to work every morning, and will be again soon when i start working at burrard and pender...you're not far from me...and the grocery stores are only 8 blocks away...ha ha...but capers is the better one to go to anyway...there is also a community center very close at coal harbour...

Coal Harbour

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Yes. And as I recall there are plans for other services as part of the Coal Harbour development like grocery stores and a theatre.

it's beautiful!

[bitogoth.livejournal.com]

congratulations dear! quite timely- i'll have to check it out when i visit... :}

Re: it's beautiful!

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

And I'll have room to put you up.

Moving day

[ladyvermath.livejournal.com]

Yes and as I said I'd be more than happy to give you a hand moving. It was great to see you yesterday.

Re: Moving day

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It will very likely be the first Sunday in October.

It was great to see you too.

[saturnina.livejournal.com]

Too bad the place nikki_sixx and I looked at in that building sucked - it really is a nice place otherwise.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

LOL - what if the one you decided sucked was the same one that I just took? ;p

But yeah, there are some sucky apartments in the building. Ground floor facing Greorgia would bite. And what with the building being nearly 100 years old, there is a pretty wide range of maintenance/disrepair from one apartment to the next. langsuir and kitsune_13's apartment is much nicer than mine, mostly because they have hardwood floors and a balcony. Mine, being on the light-well side has no balcony and unfortunately has wall-to-wall carpet. But I don't have any traffic noise and as I settle into it I'm sure I'll be doing some fixing up of my own.

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[saturnina.livejournal.com]

The floor in the one we looked at was reeeeeaaally slanted - it was on the second floor.

Do you remember the number?

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

I'm actually moving into the apartment Natalie (Opulence) used to live in. It seemed pretty straight. Nick and Sandi have a weird twist in one of their doorways. The building has definitely been bent at some point... probably the biggish earthquake here in 1948.

Re: Do you remember the number?

[saturnina.livejournal.com]

I don't remember the number, but I know it wasn't Nat's old suite.

[evilyn13.livejournal.com]

YaY for you! thatis such a lovely building!