As of today, the Skyloft site has a new sign posted. A sign for a bank ordered auction of the property!
ashevillainMarch 31, 2011 - 10:30 pm
HBF – I threw no one under the bus. Get a grip!
That is not at all affordable housing. That's a $700+ mortgage payment on even the $125,000…which last time I checked before the site got taken down was not the price. It was close to $200,000. Sorry, not affordable!
I never said anything about Skyloft owing money to anyone…. But the two should definitely be categorized together on some levels. Especially the level that includes building projects that are never completed. The unfinished foundation and empty clear-cut lot that I drive by every day look trashy. They tore up the road and the patches they filled back in are shoddy work. Is the city going to fix this? No, because Skyloft is responsible….they dug up the road for their pipes they fix it. But they don't fix it because why?
And don't get me started on whatever resident there likes to have guests over who like to park in the road. Seriously, it's a blind corner. It's dangerous enough as it is. Don't park in the road! Thanks!
HBFMarch 31, 2011 - 7:40 pm
This photo is so depressing but what happened at Zona is nothing like the situation at Skyloft.
Skyloft was an amazing development idea that offered accessible downtown living and successfully incorporated true "affordable housing" as well as being Healthy Built. The smallest units here were 850 sq feet and some were sold to those that qualified for $125k. The market rate units were even affordable at $200k. Unfortunately, housing market crash and subsequent bank stronghold on developers and buyers (especially condos) kept the project from being finished.
Skyloft does not owe any prospective purchasers money like Zona. And it didn't leave its construction trash for the city to deal with.
DO NOT group the two together. And… know what you talk about before you throw someone under the bus.
Been ThereMarch 30, 2011 - 4:40 pm
Turn out the lights….the party is over….
Peace is betterMarch 30, 2011 - 4:01 pm
Public art speaks the truth though the perpetrator is free to fowl again.
ashevillainMarch 30, 2011 - 2:24 pm
How many sites similar to this are there around town?
I know there is one on Alexander Drive where the Skyloft development was in progress. Though unlike Zona, Skyloft did at least complete a couple buildings (which seem to be mostly occupied) before progress stopped. There is, however, an incomplete foundation for a third building and at least 5 more buildings that land has been cleared for yet construction never has started. This site has been dormant at this stage for at least 2.5 years.
I guess this is what happens when you try to charge almost $200,000 for a 1BR, 600SF condo!
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Oh btw….
As of today, the Skyloft site has a new sign posted. A sign for a bank ordered auction of the property!
HBF – I threw no one under the bus. Get a grip!
That is not at all affordable housing. That's a $700+ mortgage payment on even the $125,000…which last time I checked before the site got taken down was not the price. It was close to $200,000. Sorry, not affordable!
I never said anything about Skyloft owing money to anyone…. But the two should definitely be categorized together on some levels. Especially the level that includes building projects that are never completed. The unfinished foundation and empty clear-cut lot that I drive by every day look trashy. They tore up the road and the patches they filled back in are shoddy work. Is the city going to fix this? No, because Skyloft is responsible….they dug up the road for their pipes they fix it. But they don't fix it because why?
And don't get me started on whatever resident there likes to have guests over who like to park in the road. Seriously, it's a blind corner. It's dangerous enough as it is. Don't park in the road! Thanks!
This photo is so depressing but what happened at Zona is nothing like the situation at Skyloft.
Skyloft was an amazing development idea that offered accessible downtown living and successfully incorporated true "affordable housing" as well as being Healthy Built. The smallest units here were 850 sq feet and some were sold to those that qualified for $125k. The market rate units were even affordable at $200k. Unfortunately, housing market crash and subsequent bank stronghold on developers and buyers (especially condos) kept the project from being finished.
Skyloft does not owe any prospective purchasers money like Zona. And it didn't leave its construction trash for the city to deal with.
DO NOT group the two together. And… know what you talk about before you throw someone under the bus.
Turn out the lights….the party is over….
Public art speaks the truth though the perpetrator is free to fowl again.
How many sites similar to this are there around town?
I know there is one on Alexander Drive where the Skyloft development was in progress. Though unlike Zona, Skyloft did at least complete a couple buildings (which seem to be mostly occupied) before progress stopped. There is, however, an incomplete foundation for a third building and at least 5 more buildings that land has been cleared for yet construction never has started. This site has been dormant at this stage for at least 2.5 years.
I guess this is what happens when you try to charge almost $200,000 for a 1BR, 600SF condo!