Big development on Cherry St.

[swake]

quote:Originally posted by mlofts

If you are incenuating that Metro is me it is not.  I do live in Cherry Street, specifically 1412 S Troost if you would like to come by and discuss Cherry Street at length.  I previously lived at 1412 S trenton in unit 2 of a 4 plex.  I dont understand why these blogs start to get so angry after about page 1.  I would like to say a few things about our progression, our goals etc.  We built 13 homes last year in Tulsa, 10 of which had siding exterior - hardie siding which is compressed cement and a lifetime product.  I thought it was a great suggestion by my architect, from Houston, who thought that it would stand up best over time to weather elements etc.  I was immediately slammed over the looks of siding and realized that this is something tulsans do not like.  I have not used siding, nor will use siding on anymore of our Tulsa spec products.  We now have 24 homes being built this year.  The exteriors will be:  Brick and Stucco, Standing seam metal and stucco, Shake and lap board (Bungalow townhomes), all Stucco or some other version.  We took your advice and changed what we were doing.  Of the 24 homes we are building this year, only 6 are 3 stories and the rest are 2 stories.  Only 6 are over 1700 sq ft.  Only 6 are over 285k and they have wonderful sweeping views of downtown which is sometimes highly in demand.  They are nestled between three different fourplexes and they fit in wisely by being all brick exterior.  The styles are: 6 modern all brick, 4 warehouse brick and block with walls of glass, 3 Bungalow townhomes, 10 metal 2 story units with softened stucco accents.  1 SFR Bungalow.  All 24 address the street with Balconies directly facing the main street on the street facing units (again thank you for the suggestion).  
Again, we took your advice and changed what we were doing.  I always eventually read the blogs and always appreciate your comments.  We are not trying to come to Cherry Street and change it.  If you will look at our recently updated website you will notice that we have just as many remodeled bungalows as we do homes for sale.  I love all types of architecture and since Tulsa had no modern housing options, modern seemed a good place to start.  I have tried extensively to purchase some of the run down apartments in the area for condo conversions and or fun remodels but have no luck as many of these owners are unrealistic of their proprties value.  Because of our lack of housing for people under 200k we have recently agreed to take on a 5 unit new construction project with appx 1100 sq ft each for mid 100s and we should have that plan on the website in the next 4 weeks.

Don't worry so much about what posters on this site say, so many on here are just against everything and ripping people and places for the sake of a zinger is what passes more often than not for conversation these days

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by mlofts

I do live in Cherry Street, specifically 1412 S Troost if you would like to come by and discuss Cherry Street at length.  I previously lived at 1412 S trenton in unit 2 of a 4 plex.

Hey neighbor!

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[AVERAGE JOE]

quote:Originally posted by swake

quote:Originally posted by mlofts

If you are incenuating that Metro is me it is not.  I do live in Cherry Street, specifically 1412 S Troost if you would like to come by and discuss Cherry Street at length.  I previously lived at 1412 S trenton in unit 2 of a 4 plex.  I dont understand why these blogs start to get so angry after about page 1.  I would like to say a few things about our progression, our goals etc.  We built 13 homes last year in Tulsa, 10 of which had siding exterior - hardie siding which is compressed cement and a lifetime product.  I thought it was a great suggestion by my architect, from Houston, who thought that it would stand up best over time to weather elements etc.  I was immediately slammed over the looks of siding and realized that this is something tulsans do not like.  I have not used siding, nor will use siding on anymore of our Tulsa spec products.  We now have 24 homes being built this year.  The exteriors will be:  Brick and Stucco, Standing seam metal and stucco, Shake and lap board (Bungalow townhomes), all Stucco or some other version.  We took your advice and changed what we were doing.  Of the 24 homes we are building this year, only 6 are 3 stories and the rest are 2 stories.  Only 6 are over 1700 sq ft.  Only 6 are over 285k and they have wonderful sweeping views of downtown which is sometimes highly in demand.  They are nestled between three different fourplexes and they fit in wisely by being all brick exterior.  The styles are: 6 modern all brick, 4 warehouse brick and block with walls of glass, 3 Bungalow townhomes, 10 metal 2 story units with softened stucco accents.  1 SFR Bungalow.  All 24 address the street with Balconies directly facing the main street on the street facing units (again thank you for the suggestion).  
Again, we took your advice and changed what we were doing.  I always eventually read the blogs and always appreciate your comments.  We are not trying to come to Cherry Street and change it.  If you will look at our recently updated website you will notice that we have just as many remodeled bungalows as we do homes for sale.  I love all types of architecture and since Tulsa had no modern housing options, modern seemed a good place to start.  I have tried extensively to purchase some of the run down apartments in the area for condo conversions and or fun remodels but have no luck as many of these owners are unrealistic of their proprties value.  Because of our lack of housing for people under 200k we have recently agreed to take on a 5 unit new construction project with appx 1100 sq ft each for mid 100s and we should have that plan on the website in the next 4 weeks.

Don't worry so much about what posters on this site say, so many on here are just against everything and ripping people and places for the sake of a zinger is what passes more often than not for conversation these days

I'll second what swake said. These board are very valuable to the city at large and an excellent gathering place for the exchange of ideas, but when reading them, one has to filter out a certain amount of noise.

But without the noise they'd be less valuable. A forum that's too agreeable is almost always a small group of people saying how much they agree with each other. That's not a public forum, that's a dinner party.

[Rico]

quote:Originally posted by Double A

Yeah, Sager seems to be the exception to the rule.

I agree... Sager sold a fellow I know a fine house.. Guess he sells Real Estate as a favor sometimes..

Going back to when he ran Finales... There never was a feeling you were in the middle of a "bait and switch"... He was always a stand up guy...

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[Double A]

A rising tide that lifts all boats. I am just naive enough to think that if I just keep repeating this mantra, it might actually happen.

[TheArtist]

Even the smallest boat requires work and upkeep or it will sink no matter what the tide.  And you would be amazed at the number of people who punch holes in their own boat.  Receding Tides lower all boats.