Living in the NW
I have lived here in the NW Portland around 20th and 22nd, off and on for ten years. During my stay I have seen many different changes. From the rail yards in the Pearl District being torn up and replaced with condos, the street car line being put in and the "piggy park" being renovated into an upgraded facility.
All of these changes were good and definitely made living that much better. Of course in the process, property values have increased forcing some business to closed down and/or move to a better location.
But with all of this going on, the North West Portland area still seems the same. Where by walking on the avenues to a coffee shop, I often see some of the same people. Each of them are on their way to work or school.
In the parts of the northwest that I live, there are still the same group of people. Where the former hippy generation is aging and the yuppy are moving into the West Hills or the Pearl District. But this area I am talking out still has it's own character and I would not change it for the world.
Even like in any other growing or evolving neighborhoods, old businesses or apartment buildings are being forced out of service and replaced with better facilities. In this case they are usually more condo buildings.
Ones in which the cost to live in a 600sq ft unit would cost a half million dollars. While to rent that same size space in an apartment building would cost $500-700 a month. But in that case it is like throwing money out of the window. You do not really gain anything from making that monthly expense.
Who knows, maybe someday I might be in the correct tax bracket that I can make this jump. But until this happens, I will be a month to month renter. A place in which all people have started at out. Even guys like myself, trying to make a small business a success.
All of these changes were good and definitely made living that much better. Of course in the process, property values have increased forcing some business to closed down and/or move to a better location.
But with all of this going on, the North West Portland area still seems the same. Where by walking on the avenues to a coffee shop, I often see some of the same people. Each of them are on their way to work or school.
In the parts of the northwest that I live, there are still the same group of people. Where the former hippy generation is aging and the yuppy are moving into the West Hills or the Pearl District. But this area I am talking out still has it's own character and I would not change it for the world.
Even like in any other growing or evolving neighborhoods, old businesses or apartment buildings are being forced out of service and replaced with better facilities. In this case they are usually more condo buildings.
Ones in which the cost to live in a 600sq ft unit would cost a half million dollars. While to rent that same size space in an apartment building would cost $500-700 a month. But in that case it is like throwing money out of the window. You do not really gain anything from making that monthly expense.
Who knows, maybe someday I might be in the correct tax bracket that I can make this jump. But until this happens, I will be a month to month renter. A place in which all people have started at out. Even guys like myself, trying to make a small business a success.
posted by Coffeetrader at 8:20 PM
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