You Wanna Live Downtown? How About in One of These!?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I wonder if they'll have those new-fangled "elevator" thingamabobs in there...

What is the price of those? If it's really in the $250K to $500K range I'd sooner invest in basically the same thing in a resort city. A lot of vacation destinations are now selling luxury condos in the same price range. Seems like a tough sell in a city like San Antonio where real estate is not astronomically priced.

[pache100]

It really isn't unsafe in the downtown area. I walk around there all the time.

That's very true. I have always said that 99% of the people who get hurt downtown in San Antonio were in trouble when they left home. I have never been afraid or felt unsafe walking around downtown, day or night (and I'm not "mexican" in any shape or fashion). There are random incidents where innocent people get hurt or in trouble, but they are very rare.

[pache100]

Hispanic people emit harmful radiation that can cause cancer in Anglos.

Is that anything like mushrooms causing forest fires? (funny Sonic commercial)

[PakiDan]

Hispanic people emit harmful radiation that can cause cancer in Anglos.

That's not exactly true..... Radiation Emitting Mexicans have actually only been shown to cause cancer in monkeys in laboratory conditions.

The towers are awesome. Good for downtown.

[MannyIsGod]

There are some cheap places to live downtown, but I don't know how nice they are. Probably not very. You can live reasonbly above the majestic and I think you actually get to see the shows as well, so thats a pretty sweet deal but it will probably run you more than a typical San Antonio Apartment.

Anyhow, Monte Vista kicks ass and its only a mile from downtown and central to everything else. , I can walk to several bars. It rules.

[TheWriter]

Downtown is pretty safe.

Writer, where exactly are these towers in Sunset Station? I work in St. Paul Square so i'm curious. They were doing soils borings a few months ago but i think that was for the hotel tower.

[PakiDan]

There are some cheap places to live downtown, but I don't know how nice they are. Probably not very. You can live reasonbly above the majestic and I think you actually get to see the shows as well, so thats a pretty sweet deal but it will probably run you more than a typical San Antonio Apartment.

Anyhow, Monte Vista kicks ass and its only a mile from downtown and central to everything else. , I can walk to several bars. It rules.

How much do you pay?

[Jekka]

How much do you pay?

$600/mo all utilities paid - it's a guest house behind a historical home, so I also don't share any walls with anyone and I have a private carport as well. It's a big one bedroom.

[PakiDan]

wow - I'm living in the wrong part of town.

[tlongII]

This could be quite a boon to San Antonio. We have re-vitalized an area of downtown Portland with high-rise condos and they sold like hotcakes. The prices skyrocketed and they're still selling.