As previously discussed, we're looking to make the move out of our house in the 'hood and move into a some sort of hip urban condo arrangement.
We'd been thinking Belltown since it's close to my place of employment and a key goal is returning to single car family status. It's also the home of The Bar where we spend inordinate amounts of time and cash, as well as various restaurants, etc etc.
The logic seemed sound until I drove from the Elysian to our co-op and noticed the giant pit in the ground where a new condo will soon spring up; the marketing signage hit me like a ton of bricks:
"Zen Garden"
"Marble Counters"
"Yoga Studio"
"Tofu Factory"
"Terrace Garden"
"Theater Room"
"P-Patch"
"Flotation Tanks"
"Craft Room"
"Onsite Acupuncture"
"Dog Run"
"Om Dome"
"Art Car Parking"
"Chicken Coop"
"Solar Powered"
I've only made up a couple of these signs.
And so it hits me. Apart from (a) a possible view of the water and (b) a five minute walk to my current job, how exactly does the Belltown lifestyle stack up against what's happening in Capitol Hill?
I don't even want to spend the time crafting a comparative table. The bottom line for me (I think) is that I want to spend more and more time with people who are calm and creative as opposed to intense and "brilliant." I'm not just being swayed by the provocative marketing claims of what is currently a hole in the ground.surounded by chain link Capitol Hill has it going on . . . parks, Dia's yoga studio, the aforementioned co-op, and much more funkiness, diversity, and art making than Belltown.
I'm slapping my forehead that this didn't occur to me earlier.
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