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   ballardviking
   

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   For a mere $199,999, this lovely Ballard 325 square foot gargage can be yours.... http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/7755-Earl-St-NW-98117/home/17161820

   At $615/ft, this has to be the most expensive piece of real estate in Ballard.

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   ballardviking
   

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   And for only $259,950, you can own your very own rehabbed chicken coop (with granite countertops no less!)

   http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/349-NW-84th-St-98117/home/495634

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Silver
   

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   OMG! Both of these are smaller than my 530 square foot STUDIO condo!

   That second one has delusions of grandeur.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Patyh
   

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   Welcome to urban sprawl. We moved here hoping to eek a few more years of quirkiness out of the area, but it looks like what's happened to San Francisco over the last 10 years is beginning to happen here too. Prices going up, art/culture getting sucked out, homogeny washing in.
   The good news is it seems to be in the beginning stages right now, so you should have a little time to enjoy it as is now.

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   chris
   

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   The second one is down the street from me, no surprise it's been on the market for a while. How did they come up with this price? Is just the land worth that much? Zillow estimates it's worth at 325K!!! The comps per sqft are $442. Any real estate people out there that can comment on this?

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   jj
   

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   Urban Sprawl? Isn't sprawl supposed to take over rural land outside of the city? It seems to me that this is a result of contained sprawl. Ballard is a popular place, who cares if someone wants to pay 200K for a postage stamp.

   I also don't believe the art and culture are being sucked out of the city. Rich people can paint their houses bright colors and not mow their lawns too.

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   Patyh
   

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   Urban Sprawl is not a one-way street.
   Call it what you want but from my experience in San Francisco over the last 20 years (one of the most diverse, artistic places on the planet er, used to be), it's the people from outside the city (rural or otherwise) who see the real estate prices going up that come in an buy up everything (for rentals or for themselves) THEN try to suck the culture out to make room for more people, not culture. They start tearing down old theaters, close cool buildings, take over artist spaces, run small shop owners out of town...sound familiar?

   Essentially, more money and people = less space for art galleries, music venues, etc. Eventually the starving artists and musicians had to leave 'cuz they couldn't afford it anymore (that's when it moves, "sprawls" in the other direction). At least that's been my experience.

   But hey, it's entirely possible that it could be different here - hey I hope so, that's why we came here!

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   Suthii
   

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   " more money and people = less space for art galleries, music venues, "

   Wow, you wonder how Paris, one of the most expensive cities in Europe keeps its culture? Or London? Or Tokyo? All those cities have plenty 'o people, money and arts. Or maybe those cities just have talented artists?

   Last time I checked: more money + more people = more art being bought which = fewer starving artists.

   Or does 'starving artist' in this town = bad artists who get bitter 'cuz they are untalented so have to vent against yuppies?

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   Patyh
   

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   Like I said, I am only speaking from the experiences I've had in Northern California and in New York and in both places this has been how it went down there. Sure art and music still exist in both cities, just not in the same way it did.
   It's an opinion and an observation I am sharing here, that's all.

   It's a fact that if real estate developers come in and want to purchase a plot of land, say, a block here in Ballard that is home to 2-3 galleries and have the money to make an offer to the owners that's too good to refuse, that's 2-3 less galleries you'll have.
   Some rich dude coming in and buying a few more paintings most likely isn't gonna stop this from happening and from what I've heard from my new neighbors, it's happening already.

   Look, if Seattle is different and can dodge this type of thing - GREAT for us all.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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