Wow. The whole impetus for my buying a house 7 years ago was that Chestnut Hall raised my rent to a "ridiculous" $600/month for my efficiency apartment, and I figured I might as well own something if I was going to be paying that much. I'm trying to imagine the house I could buy if I could afford $2800 a month.
dave On 7/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 7/28/2007 9:16:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The Inky seems to have printed the high end of the one bedroom range > at Domus for effect and ended up distorting everything. (Quick! > Someone hit the staff writer with a rolled-up Inky! Bad reporter! > Bad!) > > Anyway, a one bedroom in the luxurious Domus starts at $1,800 and a > two bedroom there starts at $2,800. > > Help... google, c'mere boy. Good boy. > > Below is what was posted on 7/11/07 on: > http://realestate.yahoo.com/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/Apartments_for_rent/fa166960ff8f80a8859dc91195d76fda > > > "Domus is the most coveted residence in Philadelphia's most vibrant and > distinctive neighborhood - rising eight stories high in University City, the > academic heart of Philadelphia. Located on the University of Pennsylvania > campus, its 290 luxury apartments are perched above an eclectic range of > restaurants, shops, and internationally known retailers. Sleek. Edgy. > Infinitely flexible. Domus offers a variety of residence options, so your > home can be as unique as you are. Add to that the building's spaciousness > and sweeping views. Its superior finishes of natural stone, hardwood, and > slate. Its plush interiors and stainless steel appliances. And its amazing > resort style amenities. How best to define such a home? In one word: > Domus... " > > > Don't you just love the "most coveted residence" bit? Coveted? Even Donald > Trump would blush at this hyperbole. I also got a chuckle out of "rising > eight stories high in University City." Reminds me of a speech given by JFK > somewhere in the Rockies where he pointed to the mountains behind him and > said something to the effect "We have a mountain near Boston, too. It's > called The Great Blue Hill. And it towers 300 feet above the town of > Milton." Of course, Kennedy was trying to be funny. > > For comparison, one floor of a converted rowhouse or twin is about 900 > square feet. Probably not as space-efficiently laid-out as those at Doofus > where they were starting from scratch rather than an existing building with > some structural constraints. Still, 100 square feet difference is 11% > bigger. > > Compare the figures in the table below for Doofus with what's on the Penn > Office of Off-Campus Living rental survey for this year: > Penn Off-Campus Living Office survey > > - 1 bedroom -- range: $525 - $1470, average: $ 850 > - 2 bedroom -- range: $715 - $2300, average: *$*1248 > > > Prices for Domus > No. Floor Plan Bed Bath Sq. Ft. Deposit Availability Rent From 1 > A<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.0&model_name=A> > 1 1 791 Call > Call<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.0&model_name=A> > $1,849 2 > B<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.1&model_name=B> > 1 1 797 Call > Call<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.1&model_name=B> > $1,869 3 > I<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.8&model_name=I> > 2 2 1153 Call > Call<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.8&model_name=I> > $2,819 4 > K<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.10&model_name=K> > 2 2 1309 Call > Call<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.10&model_name=K> > $3,099 5 > R<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.17&model_name=R> > 3 2 1513 Call > Call<http://www.apartments.com/search/oasis.dll?p=yahoore&partner=yahoore&page=avsummary&HideBackResults=T&property=102250.53.17&model_name=R> > $4,259 > > By the way, I couldn't find any comparable data for "The Hub." > > Still here. Haven't joined the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't plan to. > Al Krigman > > > > ------------------------------ > Get a sneak peek of the all-new > AOL.com<http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> > . >
