Flamingyak Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Hey guys, a quick question. A friend of mine is considering moving out of her house into a 3-bedroom Loft apartment sometime within the next year. Her price range is $300-350K. Do you know which areas would be best for a young(ish) hip newly single woman? With two fully-grown kids who will visit on occasion?Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I'm just hoping I can get some guidance about where to look to find the best deals on (not new) lofts. Edited October 30, 2007 by Flamingyak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hey guys, a quick question. A friend of mine is considering moving out of her house into a 3-bedroom Loft apartment sometime within the next year. Her price range is $300-350K. Do you know which areas would be best for a young(ish) hip newly single woman? With two fully-grown kids who will visit on occasion?Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I'm just hoping I can get some guidance about where to look to find the best deals on (not new) lofts.By "not new", do you mean 'not built last year' or 'not fake lofts'?That's an important distinction. Real lofts are limited to a fairly small area, pretty much downtown and the east downtown warehouse district (zip codes 77002 and 77003). Fake lofts can be had in many different neighborhoods.Something your friend might try doing is to talk to commercial brokers and trying to find an old warehouse with grade-level loading docks that can be finished out to her liking. I think it could be done in her price range, and very nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamingyak Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 I think she's looking for whatever would be fun to live in. Either I guess would be fine, but she's leaning more towards the consumer-friendly "Fake" lofts. Either Montrose, Uptown, those sorts of areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonRealtor Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Going from a 3 bedroom to a loft can be quite a change. Here are some buildings that came to mind with 2 bedroom units under $350,000:Rise Lofts (2000 Bagby) - rental conversion, very young/"hip" crowd...probably too much so for most "regular" folksThe Beaconsfield (1700 Main St) - high maintenance feeLofts on Post Oak (1900 Post Oak Blvd) - uptown location, rental conversion, reasonable maintenance feeBayou Lofts (915 Franklin) - popular historic buildingKirby Lofts (917 Main St) - no parking garage makes this building tough to sellTremont Tower (3311 Yupon St) - no. seriously.The Stanford (505 Bastrop) - recent construction east of Minute Maid ParkIf she wants a one bedroom unit, the options are even greater. There are other buildings available, but their 2-bedroom units tend to be in the high $300's to $500's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwood Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hey guys, a quick question. A friend of mine is considering moving out of her house into a 3-bedroom Loft apartment sometime within the next year. Her price range is $300-350K. Do you know which areas would be best for a young(ish) hip newly single woman? With two fully-grown kids who will visit on occasion?Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I'm just hoping I can get some guidance about where to look to find the best deals on (not new) lofts.Many people use the term "loft" to describe what should be called an apartment. The "Lofts on Post Oak" come to mind. I guess it's a marketing thing.Reuther Homes has been very successful with their loft conversion of the old Nabisco Building downtown. It's called CityView Lofts. Search for Reuther Homes and then CityView under the communities tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonRealtor Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Many people use the term "loft" to describe what should be called an apartment. The "Lofts on Post Oak" come to mind. I guess it's a marketing thing.Reuther Homes has been very successful with their loft conversion of the old Nabisco Building downtown. It's called CityView Lofts. Search for Reuther Homes and then CityView under the communities tab.I agree with your definition. However, it sounds like she would be OK with a loft or a "loft". She might not be as flexible after looking around and seeing the difference between the two. The charm of an old building is unmatched, but many buyers seek near-perfection, which is easier to find in a loft-like apartment in a newer building. Either way, there are options out there for her.CityView fell into my "other buildings" comment. One bedrooms are mid $100's to mid $200's in MLS. The only 2 bedroom listed is $425,000 so I didn't mention the building. I love the building though and am glad that it's being made into lofts. I also omitted buildings that were considerably below her price range, such as the new Ellie Lofts on Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 She would probably have better look with a two bedroom.Rise Lofts - MidtownFrianklin Lofts - DowntownThe Mark - Galleria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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