mikelee33

I currently live in LA and found this topic since I was thinking about purchasing a condo in downtown houston. Let me tell you right off the bat that downtown LA had some buzz going on few years ago but it is all but dead now. As for the the crowded streets, it is crowded during the day since people have to actually work in downtown but once it hits past 5 pm, the streets are desolate. I mean you can't find a soul with the exception of the homeless walking around. I been living in LA all my life and never have I ever said, "Damn let's hit downtown for some fun" There are few clubs with in the beginning phase of downtown that people frequent but that's pretty much it. Once night time hits, and the further you get into downtown and away from Koreatown, it gets downright scary. People talk about thugs or whatnot but in downtown LA, it will look like a "Thriller" video with druggies and god knows what walking around. When the staple center was built the downtown had a lot of buzz and the small lofts were being sold somewhere between 700k - 900k, those same lofts can now be purchased for low as 400k. To give you an idea of what 400k gets you in decent area of socal, think of a closet with a bathroom attached. Whoever posted those pictures did so because downtown has real deals in shopping that people can't really get anywhere else in LA. However, those shops tend to close early too. I should do you guys a favor and drive around downtown at night and take some pictures but I will probably get shot at or attacked, and that's no joke.

Hi you guys and gals, I have been planning to move to Houston for a long time and was thinking about purchasing a condo on this particular address. I only visited Houston one time and it was mostly in the Galleria area so I would appreciate any input. 2425 HOLLY HALL are where the condos are located at. The question that I have are the following. 1. How is the safety in that particular area? People have told me that it's near the astrodome and that the places have changed since the evacuation of Katrina were placed there. Also lot of condos from that particular address seems to be up for sale. 2. Proximity to nightlife (Midtown were constant suggestion but too rich for my taste) 3. Quietness and closeness to shopping (groceries, gym, and etc..) I guess more than anything I am wondering about question #1. Thanks.