While the WF Condos are located in the heart of the downtown Encinitas district, which is a big plus, not all of the trendy new urban condos are enjoying such success.
Here are resident comments from Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bluwater-crossing-carlsbad
I thought the lady was just being an annoying whiner over the microwave until I saw where it was located! Who’s crazy idea was that?!?
The microwave was the least of their problems. Not impressed at all. As always, JtR, your comments were right on…
Nice salmon-colored tie Jim!
Hey, I am that annoying whiner! For the money, they can put the microwave where I can reach it without doing squats, thank you very much!
Apparently some sellers somehow stepped out of a TARDIS, completely unaware that the last four years happened at all.
If you subtract out the square footage of the ground floor “retail space,” how much is left?
How waterproof are those garage doors on rainy days?
How are the property taxes figured? Residential for the entire space? Commercial for the entire space? A combo thereof? Is the combo determined by zoning or by actual usage?
I mean, kudos to the builders for at least trying to create integrated live-work spaces, but the execution on this development seems to be infused with fail.
Whiner’s husband here. Not mentioned in the video was the very loud AC in one of the units which was blowing like a jet engine. I like modern myself and liked the looks of these units. But the closer you look at them and imagine yourself in them, the less and less livable they appear. The Yelp comments by residents on this development are scary.
I could see a whole community of grow houses and retail on the ground floor. Do they have 220?
“How waterproof are those garage doors on rainy days?”
Not at all. Landscape maintanence had just been through the complex prior to our arrival for a private guided tour back in 09′. They had just hosed down all the walkways, etc.. When we stepped into the ground floor (commerical space) of a unit being used as the sales office space at the time, we had to dodge puddles of water all over the floor that had seeped in under the exterior doorways (especially the pull garage doorway). When we commented, the sales staff passed it off, like it this was a normal state of affairs. No mention of needed repairs or when those might occur.
There were many other questions we had regarding HOA rules, regs, dues, commercial use, property security issues, parking, etc., etc., etc.. No concrete answers were forthcoming, nothing had official been drawn up for our inspection.
Funny, I just received this email –
“Hello!
We want to share with you the exciting news that Bluwater Crossing Live/Work
lofts are for sale again! I understand you visited our property a couple of
years ago and we are pleased to announce that we have reduced our prices!
We are currently selling beautiful 2-level town lofts and are taking
reservations for our 3-level Live/Work lofts. As you know, Bluwater Crossing
is ideally located in Carlsbad and offers the newest form of Live/Work lofts
and town lofts designed to create a whole new feel to your home and work
space. Residents enjoy instant access to the Coaster, making a trip north or
south a breeze.
And we are close to the ocean!
I would love to talk with you further about pricing and our great buyer
incentives for existing inventory. Please let me know how I can further
assist you in making Bluwater Crossing the place you call home.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, otherwise, I will follow
up with you in a few days to make sure you received this email and to see if
you have any questions or interest in learning more about our property.
Thank you,
The Bluwater Crossing Sales Team”
…So much for truth in solicitation – “we have reduced our prices!”
I wonder what those “great buyer incentives” might be? Something like – pay full retail for a 2+ year old, used rental.
I liked this concept when I first read about it, and it could have worked for a family member as a place for business (very niche) and living space.
Market timing couldn’t have been worse, the concept wasn’t nearly well conceived enough, and time has proved many concerns and unanswered questions were spot on.
Re: # 8, The Bluwater Crossing Sales Team letter is hysterical.
Sol, why don’t you email back and ask about the “price reductions” and buyer incentives”. And don’t forget to ask about the buckling vinyl plank floors that were mentioned on Yelp.
“European” is right. From the outside, it looks like British Council housing.