Occasionally we real estate professionals are asked to list a vacant house. Think stark “neutral” walls, bare floors, stark, empty bathrooms, and kitchens. Some buyers can overlook the emptiness, get a sense of the space, and make a decision. Some agents and sellers opt, instead, for full staging – the expensive temporary fully furnishing of […]
In a Real City (revisited)
Still no progress on collapsed building at 118 Madison On July 5, I posted In a Real City addressing the 3 month closing of Madison Avenue in the heart of Downtown. This is a 7/5/11 photo taken of the progress of repairs on 118 Madison. To the casual observer, little, if any, progress has been […]
In a real city
Late in March of this year, the Commercial Appeal reported the roof collapsed at 118 Madison, a 4-story Downtown building, between Main and Second. Due to potential dangers from the structure, the Fire Department closed the street. Two months later, in early June, Center City Commission President Paul Morris caught some criticism for saying that a […]