The signs are coming down…

DCRA and DC Inspectors have sent letters to owners of illegal billboards. Yale Condos removed their huge Live Like An Icon banners today. YAY!!! City Vista is on the list as well.

Take Down Those Signs – City Vista and Yale

The word is that DCRA is going to be asking City Vista and Yale to take down the sale banners on their buildings. DCRA says they should have an update for us within the week.

Condo Living – Caution City Vista

So, I noticed this awful eyesore at City Vista directly above Busboys and Poets. Someone took an awesome unit with tons of windows and dry walled over some of them. Leaving the studs and back of the dry wall exposed with the exception of some paper blinds they hung to help conceal it. The photos here are an improvement because some of the paper blinds were previously falling down.

Since the building is new and barely occupied, I am guessing this would slip by the Homeowners Association. Unfortunately, this affects everyone who has to look at it. It greatly hurts the reputation of this building for sales and people that are living there.

Any thoughts? Anyone else seen this? If this is your unit. You needed to know.

Dumont Condos – A Few Words

I have noticed that I have been getting a lot of hits on my Dumont Condos posts. I want to make a few things clear.

I believe and few people would disagree that the finishes in the Dumont are great. The renderings make it look like it will be a great project when it is finished. That is all I can say about the quality of work and the building.

The sales team was fabulous when we first signed. As time went on we started finding it difficult to communicate with them. Especially, when we asked to renegotiate.

I will leave out the details of that process, because we currently are not planning to move to the Dumont. We REALLY wanted to, but with the market how it is we will not be able to sell our current home for the price we expected to get when we signed the contract 2 years and 4 months ago.

We were never made aware of any specific delays with the Dumont Condominiums, but they are 4 months late on delivery. We have been photo documenting the construction. We are finding it difficult to believe they will provide evidence of more than 4 months in delays that they should have informed us about anyway.

If you have the money to move to the Dumont go for it. It is gorgeous. We already live in the neighborhood, so we know how great it is.

Use caution- read your contract. Check comp prices for units in the area similar to what you want.

Other buildings in the neighborhood that have units for sale are:

City Vista
Madrigal Lofts
The Sonata
400 Massachusetts Ave.

You may even consider Yale Lofts if they have units available still. Their location will be more attractive once the Safeway and other retail opens at City Vista.