tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post111465279838772503..comments2023-10-10T03:39:50.342-05:00Comments on A Little Urbanity: Tour of Vick CommonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1147400365449281012006-05-11T21:19:00.000-05:002006-05-11T21:19:00.000-05:00I saw it. It's not all that. Just a rehab. The ...I saw it. It's not all that. Just a rehab. The fixture are AW-FUL! And the there's no sound barriers between floors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1116380171181207922005-05-17T20:36:00.000-05:002005-05-17T20:36:00.000-05:00I don't know whether there's a website. But there'...I don't know whether there's a website. But there's a phone number. If you drive by it on Fisher Ave., you'll see it on the sign that Dawn has put on the side of the building.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1116375431108443462005-05-17T19:17:00.000-05:002005-05-17T19:17:00.000-05:00Again...is there any information on cost for these...Again...is there any information on cost for these units?<BR/>Is there a website?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1115046234678194642005-05-02T10:03:00.000-05:002005-05-02T10:03:00.000-05:00A applaud Dawn Cheney's work at this site. I can ...A applaud Dawn Cheney's work at this site. I can only hope that she puts some of her profits back into her other properties. One of her houses on Tate Street could sure use the help. A great, beautiful house with lots of potential, but Cheney is allowing the architectural details to rot with the overall disrepair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114731559996914762005-04-28T18:39:00.000-05:002005-04-28T18:39:00.000-05:00There are six units in Vick Commons. The prices ar...There are six units in Vick Commons. The prices are yet to be determined, but I don't think they'll be cheap, nor, given the quality of work that went into them, should they be.<BR/><BR/>Chip, the Greensboro Historic District Design Guidelines do not regulate colors or interior renovations.<BR/><BR/>Every great architectural city -- Florence, Amsterdam, Paris, New York, Chicago -- has retained, preserved, and reused a good portion of its traditional architecture. <BR/><BR/>Though an individual canal house in Amsterdam may not be of tremendous historic significance, the fact that so many are still in use gives Amsterdam a good part of its distinct character.<BR/><BR/>College Hill and Fisher Park do the same for Greensboro, which would be a much poorer place without them. You might be interested in reading <A HREF="http://littleurbanity.blogspot.com/2005/01/were-young-were-educated-we-want-to.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114726580193459032005-04-28T17:16:00.000-05:002005-04-28T17:16:00.000-05:00I have mixed feelings about historic districts. I ...I have mixed feelings about historic districts. I do love restorations and appreciate the value of history in many areas. I always bristle when I pass by the stone Masonic building because it is the sight of WS Porter's home. Nevertheless, buildings and homes are quite different than other antiquities. It seems rather silly and in some cases un-american to control colors, interior renovations and other changes a homeowner may deem neccessary. There is no historical relevance. People make history. <BR/>I see relevance in communities like Old Salem. However, Fisher Park or College Hill add little to history by being designated historic neighborhoods. 100 years from now it still mean little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114725105432347682005-04-28T16:51:00.000-05:002005-04-28T16:51:00.000-05:00What are units going for? How many units are ther...What are units going for? How many units are there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114723474737418012005-04-28T16:24:00.000-05:002005-04-28T16:24:00.000-05:00Greensboro seems to wish to be a city without a pa...Greensboro seems to wish to be a city without a past. The town was founded in 1808, yet so little of our 19th century past remains. For most of the 20th century, developers viewed it as a sandbox to be reshaped with little appreciation of what came before. Current example: the razing of Greensboro's most architecturally significant 20th-century building, the Burlington Industries headquarters, and the rape of the landscape. Then think of the architectural character found throughout Asheville, Fayetteville, New Bern and other Tar Heel towns. Greensboro = white bread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114715809443968392005-04-28T14:16:00.000-05:002005-04-28T14:16:00.000-05:00It isn't hard to improvise closet space with frees...It isn't hard to improvise closet space with freestanding units. If you own the place, throw up a frame and put some dry wall on it. The question is whether you are willing to give up the square footage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114715514090692062005-04-28T14:11:00.000-05:002005-04-28T14:11:00.000-05:00THAT has to be the Holy Grail, in terms of house-h...THAT has to be the Holy Grail, in terms of house-hunting.Joe Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446549368129008834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114708703472235692005-04-28T12:18:00.000-05:002005-04-28T12:18:00.000-05:00Actually, these units have pretty good closet spac...Actually, these units have pretty good closet space. Not like you'll find in a 2005 house, but not bad. Certainly better than in my house!David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114707371418983692005-04-28T11:56:00.000-05:002005-04-28T11:56:00.000-05:00Oh, the closet thing is a pain in the ass. My girl...Oh, the closet thing is a pain in the ass. My girlfriend and I nearly moved into a place near UNCG built in the 1920s - and there was exactly one closet, a little smaller than the one in my freshman year dorm at UNCG - in the entire house.<BR/><BR/>We ended up passing largely for that reason.<BR/><BR/>Have never ended up living in a place like that - but I would imagine that there's plenty to balance out invonveniences like that.Joe Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446549368129008834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114699978967493612005-04-28T09:52:00.000-05:002005-04-28T09:52:00.000-05:00Yep, there is value in those old buildings...intri...Yep, there is value in those old buildings...intrinsic as well as economic. <BR/><BR/>There is something innately more "home-like" in a structure that's 75 years old versus one that is 7.5 months old.<BR/><BR/>This kind of project is also pretty easy on the environment. In these situations, the mature landscape often stays put, leaving the trees to help with cooling in the summer. It less resource intensive as well. A lot less new building material is used. This leaves a few more raw resources in the ground.<BR/><BR/>I'm not minimizing the realities of asbestos, lead pipes, faulty foundations, out of date electrical, mechanical systems and lead paint either but, these can be handled with an even hand.<BR/><BR/>Too bad all the good, reasonably priced ones are taken. I'm sure the wife would take issue with the closets. Ah well,maybe in the next life.;)Rob Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219906678744621367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1114696669817974462005-04-28T08:57:00.000-05:002005-04-28T08:57:00.000-05:00I'm with you on the historic districts. Shows wher...I'm with you on the historic districts. Shows where our values are right now that he has the balls to say it aloud, in public, I suppose.Joe Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446549368129008834noreply@blogger.com