Yep, our move into our new home has been documented not only online, but now also in print in this week’s Columbus Alive thanks to the one-and-only John Ross: Say buy-buy By John Ross January 31, 2008 For years, Walker and Anne Evans had rented an apartment in German Village, but the young couple recently [...]
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Who wants to be our neighbor? #6
So, Anne and I got moved into the new place last weekend and are loving our new home. So far so good! I’ll be posting more photos once we get some of our boxes unpacked. And I’ve also been meaning to share some information on some of the contractor services we’ve used so far and [...]
Who wants to be our neighbor? #5
I’ve been getting a lot of great feedback (mostly in the form of private emails) about my postings of homes for sale in the King Lincoln / Bronzeville neighborhood where Anne and I just purchased our first home. Well, I’ve found eight more in addition to the others (here, here, and here) still for sale. [...]
I’ve got the Downtown Weekend Parking Meter Blues
Scenario: It’s a Saturday. Late-morning/early-afternoon. I’m working on revamping my new downtown home. Something comes up and I need to go to a hardware store. What are my options? 1. I can go to Zettler Hardware downtown, a local business that’s been in place for over 160 years, and pay to park at a parking [...]
Who wants to be our neighbor? #4
There’s a monster for sale over on 20th St. A 6 bedroom 3200+ sq ft brick beauty for $125,000. That’s less than $40/sqft and very close to downtown. Would make a great Bed & Breakfast.
Some Photos of the new house
I finally got around to taking some photos of the new place to share. This is all pre-renovation. I imagine it will look much different in a few more years.
Who wants to be our neighbor? #3
Ok, just one more of these posts and then I’ll get back to our regularly scheduled programming. This place falls just outside the eastern boundary of the King Lincoln / Bronzeville District by one block, so technically I think that makes it located in Olde Town East, but you’d still be our neighbor if you [...]
Who wants to be our neighbor? #2
Hamilton Park Place is a new condo development in the King Lincoln district right down the street from where we just bought a house. Anne & I went to view the model unit there about a month ago at a Sunday open house. Below is some info about what’s currently being offered there along with [...]
Who wants to be our neighbor?
Here’s some links to a few places in the King Lincoln District currently for sale. 171 22nd St. [map] 1210 sqft for $80k. looks move in ready. 190 Monroe Ave. [map] 1392 sqft for $68k. needs work, but nice bricks. 929 E. Long St. [map] 2102 sqft for $61k. needs a [...]
Home Project #1 – Complete
I feel like such a handyman. Why? Because I changed out the door locks on the new house. I’ve never really done anything like that before. I’ve lived in rentals for the past ten years and aside from assembling a table or desk, I’ve not had much handyman practice. My dad was always quite the [...]