apartment heartbreak.

we looked at a place yesterday.
we not really *looking* for a new place, but, didn't want to regret not looking at the place and wondering if we would have liked it or not.

it's downtown above the restaurant that jer works at. a 1/2 block from the restaurant i work at part time and a 15 min walk to the nursin home i work at part time. a parking structure away from the mall and even a grocery store. bank at the top of the street and a fabulous coffee shop 3 blocks away.
the place is huuuge (aout 700 sq ft), but a studio/loft type. the place we're in now is just shy of 610sq ft.
everything is brand spankin' new; fixtures, carpets, tiles, wallcoverings (made to look like brick, but thery're really not), toilet and sink in the bathoom. a large bathroom, really high sloping ceilings, at least 15 ft. 2 fantastic 10 ft windows that let in so much light, ( i can see the kitties basking there all day) and make the place feel even bigger & even a kitchen you can put a table in.. a kitchen table that goes in the kitchen..how novel!

i love love love it.

we'd save so much $$, rent is $580 + utilities (they'd be nothing cuz of the windows and being on top of a restaurant) we pay $736 all included right now, walking to work, supporting local businesses, getting groceries a block away, free indoor (but not secure) parking at the mall...stolen, i guess would be a better word. :)

*sigh*

sounds amazing right? go for it right?

well here's the downside...i keep telling myself these things so i stop thinking about the place.

the landloard is putting in french doors to block off the kitchen, so say good bye to any useable space around the door area (where we thought would be best for the sitting/tv area)

storage- or lack there of. there's one large walk-in closet where the bedroom would kida have to be, and a large enough closet near the bathroom. no front closet for boots/shoes/winter jackets.

kitchen- it's this weird sink, stove top, oven and refrigerator dealie. (like the pic, but picture it from 1974 & without the cupboards) i've never seen anything like it. but needless to say, it's not quite ideal for 2 professional cooks. we'd need to buy a regular fridge. no hood fan which i'm thinking is illegal. plus, no cabnets at all. the sink is the size of a postage stamp.

bedroom- or lack there of. the way the place is layed out, we'd need a murphy bed for things to work properly. because of the windows, the bed almost has to float in the room. we could buy a new car for the price of a murphy bed that would be funtional enough for our needs.

bathroom- is huge for no reason, there's a toilet, corner shower and pedestil sink. it's like 8ftx8ft. i wish the guy would have put a tub in there to at least give it some oomph & point to the room. no cabnetry whatsoever.

no hookups for laundry. we can't even change out that weird kitchen contraption cuz then we'd have no sink. we'd have to buy a stove as well. we'd also have to buy a appt size laundry combo.

in the long run, for the stuff we would want to make the place home & livable we'd have to spend around $7000. totally not in the cards.
i'd have to get rid of a lot of my stuff & i like my stuff.

there are a few more places under construction right now in the area, i'm going to keep my eyes peeled..