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hey all,
I was hoping I could poll some of you who are familiar with the channelside condos to help me make a big decision.
my fiance and I are looking to buy and we feel that channelside might be the best place for us to be. right now we're considering both The Place and GCK amongst others. we've been renting here at the place for the past 1.5 years and are very happy here. however, we haven't been able to get a feel for the HOA yet and still need to do some homework regarding %owned/rented/etc. It seems that the HOA fees are cheaper here at the place but still need to know how much of a nest egg the association has compared to GCK. anyways, I thought I would post some questions and hope that some of you could help me with my research.
1) HOA differences: anyone that has any insight into one or both properties (place vs GCK) in terms of the overall stability of the respective associations would be very helpful. The big differences between the HOA fees seems to be partially balanced with the inclusion of AC/gas/cable/phone at GCK - is this a good thing?
2) Pluses and minuses: we've gotten a decent feel for the good and bad here at the place but are interested in learning more if anyone has anything to share. In terms of GCK I know little to nothing about - other then it sounds like there may be an issue with parking, there is a new bar + restaurant and Ken Stoltenberg is a good guy.
3) Live in owners: anyone have numbers on both/either buildings?
4) Security/Amenities: we've been very happy with the ammenities here at the place - gym is nice and usually clean, pool is beautiful and the social room is spacious and has great views. We've also always felt very safe here and the concierge is quick to respond to requests. how about GCK?
5) Future developments: sound like GCK will eventually (knock on wood) get a grocer and seems to be leading the way in terms of drawing businesses underneath them. However, I think I read on here there are plans for a park/(free)dog park across the street from the place. Any new stuff you all can share would be great.
6) Construction: things seem pretty solid here at the place, we don't hear too much of our neighbors noise and nothing has fallen apart yet. we did have an issue about the unit below us claiming that we were leaking on their ceiling. I think we've fixed that problem but haven't asked too many others about problems they've had.
Ok. Thanks so much for reading this all, I'll be hitting refresh constantly for the next few days/weeks in anticipation of potential responses.
Sincerely,
MV
I was hoping I could poll some of you who are familiar with the channelside condos to help me make a big decision.
my fiance and I are looking to buy and we feel that channelside might be the best place for us to be. right now we're considering both The Place and GCK amongst others. we've been renting here at the place for the past 1.5 years and are very happy here. however, we haven't been able to get a feel for the HOA yet and still need to do some homework regarding %owned/rented/etc. It seems that the HOA fees are cheaper here at the place but still need to know how much of a nest egg the association has compared to GCK. anyways, I thought I would post some questions and hope that some of you could help me with my research.
1) HOA differences: anyone that has any insight into one or both properties (place vs GCK) in terms of the overall stability of the respective associations would be very helpful. The big differences between the HOA fees seems to be partially balanced with the inclusion of AC/gas/cable/phone at GCK - is this a good thing?
2) Pluses and minuses: we've gotten a decent feel for the good and bad here at the place but are interested in learning more if anyone has anything to share. In terms of GCK I know little to nothing about - other then it sounds like there may be an issue with parking, there is a new bar + restaurant and Ken Stoltenberg is a good guy.
3) Live in owners: anyone have numbers on both/either buildings?
4) Security/Amenities: we've been very happy with the ammenities here at the place - gym is nice and usually clean, pool is beautiful and the social room is spacious and has great views. We've also always felt very safe here and the concierge is quick to respond to requests. how about GCK?
5) Future developments: sound like GCK will eventually (knock on wood) get a grocer and seems to be leading the way in terms of drawing businesses underneath them. However, I think I read on here there are plans for a park/(free)dog park across the street from the place. Any new stuff you all can share would be great.
6) Construction: things seem pretty solid here at the place, we don't hear too much of our neighbors noise and nothing has fallen apart yet. we did have an issue about the unit below us claiming that we were leaking on their ceiling. I think we've fixed that problem but haven't asked too many others about problems they've had.
Ok. Thanks so much for reading this all, I'll be hitting refresh constantly for the next few days/weeks in anticipation of potential responses.
Sincerely,
MV
