Slog - Comments on Apartment Hunt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt An email from a friend... Do you know anyone on the hill who might have a 1-BR space to rent to a stable but low-income couple who are losing their long-time Capitol Hill rental (condo conversion). They could pay about $775, maybe a little more. You may have seen this couple around the Hill on their bikes (no car)...he's 77 yrs old and plays piano at the Victrola on Saturdays (as well as at nursing homes and such places; she's French, (about 48 years old) also a musician, performs at various places around town (Cafe Campagne, Crepes de Paris, Maximilien's,... Copyright 2008 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:49:16 -0800 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:42:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by cochise. The CD has plenty of rentals. Cheap.

]]> cochise. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788278 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:55:47 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger I can not think of any place but I would suggest walking the streets to find the best deal on Cap Hill. (Time consuming yes but best way to find a great deal) I found a decent studio three years ago for $600.00. Landlord did not advertise, he just had a sign on the telphone pole in front of the house.

Forward the letter the the Mayor's office though. I am sure he can help... LOL!! (yeah right)

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788279 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788279 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:55:54 -0800 Comment by The General Give the Margola Apts a call. They're on 17th & Spring. Affordable and cute, but surrounded by condo conversions. Half of the tenants have been there for years, the other half are on the typical apartment turnover schedule, so there's a good chance something is available for around $750.

]]> The General http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788303 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:02:02 -0800 Comment by Garrett I pay 500/mo in Columbia City but that isn't an advert to move here! You wouldn't want to live in a doghouse like mine anyway.

If my car was working properly I'd probably head up to Richmond Beach tonight to hear African AllStars. Plus, that beach is beautiful. Anyway, I'll probably catch them at http://www.blackberryfestival.org/index.php?pr=Music over labor day weekend.

So I'm sticking to Ranier Ave. tonight. Matt Jorgensen at the C.C. Theater! And Suzanne Vega is on Leno later! SWOOON!

]]> Garrett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788351 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:13:03 -0800 Comment by adrian! fathia and jerry are being evicted? quel domage!

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788356 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:14:37 -0800 Comment by Paul If they truly are low-income, they should call Capitol Hill Housing (formerly CHHIP): http://www.chhip.org/

They have several buildings right in their stomping ground - the Berneva (17th & Mercer), the Fredonia (Canterbury), the building with Palermo's all come to mind.

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788371 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788371 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:19:09 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger @6, I doubt they can wait that long. A friend of mine and his wife have been on a wait list for low income housing for 5 months. (That is through Plymoth Housing though so Cap Hill could be different but I doubt that much different)

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788394 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:27:11 -0800 Comment by grumpypants @3 beat me to it. I just left the Margola Apts and they are great. Also the rents are now more around $825. But they should have a couple vacancies coming up.
Dan, I can give you the contact info for the manager at the Margola offline.

]]> grumpypants http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788396 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788396 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:28:18 -0800 Comment by Morgan Arcadia Apartments. Gigi and Siris manage the building for John Sainsbury who grew up on the hill and probably knows them.

]]> Morgan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788403 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:31:19 -0800 Comment by QuimbyMcM There might be something available at the Lakeview Place apartments at the corner of Bellvue Place E. and Belmont E. Rents are higher than what was indicated in the post, but the landlord loves longterm stable tenants, so he might be willing to cut a deal.

]]> QuimbyMcM http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788414 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:35:07 -0800 Comment by try Try 13th and Howell across from the Greek Orthodox Church. The building doesn't have an elevator, but they do have ramps going all the way up to the 4th floor so they won't have to deal with stairs.

]]> try http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788438 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788438 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:42:19 -0800 Comment by Jhames That building is converting to condo? Effin' unreal. What about the woman who watches kids in the neighborhood? We've got to stop all these conversions, something has to be done for people that make a neighborhood truly feel like one.

]]> Jhames http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788472 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:51:01 -0800 Comment by LH @ 12 - if you want to work with others who are trying to do just that, there's a meeting tonight. See here:

*For immediate release: contact Kappy Trigg (Lock Vista Tenant
hm:206-276-9638 wk425-264-0238) or Coalition at 206-632-0668*
*
Planned Condo Conversion Threatens 200 Households in Ballard! *

*"Lock Vista Tenants Host Community-wide meeting Wed. Evening August
22nd, 7:30PM to Stop Loss of Affordable Housing in Ballard and their
homes at Lock Vista! Many Seniors and longtime Ballard Residents Will
Lose their homes with no where to go...unless it can be stopped" say
tenants*

* Meeting held to discuss strategies for stopping conversion of Lock
Vista and dozens of other low income and affordable buildings in
Ballard now facing conversion
* Area elected leaders have been invited!
* 240 units in 22 buildings have already been converted decimating
Ballards affordable rental stock. Lock Vista would nearly double
the losses. These are homes low income and working people and
seniors depend upon to remain in their community.....the
neighborhood needs help from area leaders to stop these losses......
* "We are losing are neighborhood to gentrification and it must
stop" said one of the Lock Vista tenants

The tenants of Lock Vista are holding a community wide meeting next Wed.
evening 7:30pm (see address below). A large turnout of tenants from the
200 unit building are expected as well as residents and their supporters
from the larger community. They also are inviting area elected officials
and church leaders. At least two legislators have said they are
planning on attending and others will send representatives. The tenants
hope to come up with strategies they can employ and area elected leaders
can employ to stop conversion of their building and dozens of others
like it in Ballard now facing conversion. Our hope is to get
commitments from electeds in attendance to put a stop to this or in some
other way intervene on the tenants behalf. These losses must top and we
need to mobilize broad public sentiment and get elected leaders to show
real leadership and intervene to stop it......

*When and Where:*

*Wednesday Evening*

*Aug 22 @ 7:30pm*

*BallardWorks building, on the ground level entrance, directly across the street from the north side of Taco Time*

*2856 N.W. Market St. and 30th (Lock Vista is across the street)*

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788505 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:04:32 -0800 Comment by Wireless Lou Craigslist has a couple of hits. This looks to be the most promising:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/apa/402728151.html

]]> Wireless Lou http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788508 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:05:05 -0800 Comment by LH ugh - sorry for the crappy cut and paste

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788510 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788510 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:05:31 -0800 Comment by Mr. Pink to paraphrase Dan, old people should be boiled alive like lobsters and then fed to their idiot Stranger Editor.

]]> Mr. Pink http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788554 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:23:12 -0800 Comment by mason This is a perfect job for THE PUBLIC INTERN.

Send that guy out to find these people an apartment.

]]> mason http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788566 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788566 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:28:35 -0800 Comment by mason ps: he should also rent them a van and arrange a slog-commenter work party to help them move.

]]> mason http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788570 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:30:39 -0800 Comment by josh bomb the Senior Housing Assistance Group may be able to place them very quickly, this is exactly the kind of thing they are here for. also, they have some really amazing buildings downtown, it's enough to make me think i should fake being old to get into one of them, a la 'bosom buddies'

http://www.housing4seniors.com/

]]> josh bomb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788578 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:33:25 -0800 Comment by i luv Jerry Jerry Diamond Rules!! Somebody help the old-fella out, will you?

]]> i luv Jerry http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788584 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:37:39 -0800 Comment by tabletop_joe I'm really sorry to hear that. The same thing happened to us and the 25+ tenents in our building. We had to leave the neighborhood; I REALLY hope that your friends can find a place that suit them.

I wouldn't rely any organizations like CHHIP, Porchlight, or LIHI for quick placement. The waiting lists are astronomical. They should find a place (possibley in a cheaper neighborhood), and then get on as many waiting lists as possible.

They can try these websites as well:

www.aptfinder.org
(Database for low-income qualifying subsudized apartments. You can search and then call the apt. managers directly.)
www.hrg.org
(Housing Resources Group--one of the only organizations that have first come, first serve rentals on the market. One draw back is that their background check takes 2 weeks and an interveiw process. They have some really quality properties.)

Again: Good luck to your friends. My heart really goes out to them; it's really tough to lose your home. Especially at no fault of you own.

]]> tabletop_joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788587 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:38:22 -0800 Comment by Maria We sort of just finished apt. hunting in Capitol Hill ourselves. Apartments under $900 are few and far between for anything decent / safe.

There's a sidewalk sign for low-income apartments in Pioneer Square outside of the Cherry St. cafe on 2nd & Cherry. Definitely send intern to go apt. hunting. It's almost a full-time job and good apts. go extremely fast!

]]> Maria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788603 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:44:42 -0800 Comment by Jason Contact Housing Resources Group at 206-622-2893 for available units. They are an affordable housing group with apartments on Capital Hill.

]]> Jason http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788688 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:16:51 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Try 1732 18th - I lived there last year, it's quirky, sweet and affordable if they have an opening, which happens sometimes. Good luck you guys. Portland is great for that old pre-total gentrification spirit, but not so good if you need to find a job.

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788699 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:23:41 -0800 Comment by gracynyc $775? $900 for a one bedroom in a great part of a cool city? I'm laughing and crying at the same time. I moved to Manhattan, um, why again?

]]> gracynyc http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788715 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:28:42 -0800 Comment by investigatory journalist that developer must be on crack to do a condo conversion in this market...

]]> investigatory journalist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788799 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788799 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:04:17 -0800 Comment by tabletop_joe #26

I hope they lose their shirts. But I'm sure they'll be successful.

]]> tabletop_joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788925 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c788925 City Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:12:24 -0800 Comment by blackandblue it has been a few years since i've had the wonderful experience of listening to that fine gentleman play you are my sunshine on the victrola piano, but when i think about seattle i think about him. what a fantastic person. i hope he and his lady find a home quick.

]]> blackandblue http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c789234 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c789234 City Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:25:59 -0800 Comment by Finishtag 2nd and Cherry (the Lowman apartments) are affordable in name (and subsidy) only.

]]> Finishtag http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c789393 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/apartment_hunt#c789393 City Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:42:48 -0800