tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post1605709150509574079..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: Another hotel for 42nd StreetGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-73659606170381667292008-11-22T19:19:00.000-06:002008-11-22T19:19:00.000-06:00everybody wants to drive less..Especially with gas...everybody wants to drive less..<BR/>Especially with gas prices being at what they are!! But, hopefully with today gas prices continuing to go down and now at pasadena California gas prices are at a hefty $1.82 :)<BR/><A HREF="http://www.octopustravel.ae" REL="nofollow">Lowest Hotel Rates<BR/></A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484800280232862225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-72669474566778372342008-06-07T20:23:00.000-05:002008-06-07T20:23:00.000-05:00Actually, higher class of people is probably inacc...Actually, higher class of people is probably inaccurate, what I meant to say is people w/higher incomes or socio-economic status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61256402047350621902008-06-07T18:43:00.000-05:002008-06-07T18:43:00.000-05:00Anon 3:40:I agree w/you about West Ridge tenants n...Anon 3:40:<BR/>I agree w/you about West Ridge tenants not caring about property value. Why would they? <BR/><BR/>Also, why are they one of the most expensive apartments in town?<BR/><BR/>I did a sex offendor search and most of them seem to be living in the northeast part of town. Maybe thats why? I dont know? <BR/><BR/>I think West Ridge is probably more expensive because a higher class of peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-38487033414126064982008-06-07T17:21:00.000-05:002008-06-07T17:21:00.000-05:00I like your "most recent comment" box. Drew me in...I like your "most recent comment" box. Drew me in when I thought I'd never be posting here again. Just didn't feel welcome. I suppose I could get into talking about transients with you all...I just dropped of a truckload of spinbrushes at the mission. They'll have to work for their own rechargable batteries.<BR/><BR/>Peace out (as my favorite guy here likes to say...it's not you Pack).growingupartistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399714569663568902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-53624189652026198072008-06-07T15:40:00.000-05:002008-06-07T15:40:00.000-05:00Once again - it is an upscale hotel built by Marri...Once again - it is an upscale hotel built by Marriot...who in the heck would stay there with crime on their minds? this is not the Lucky Inn or Plansmen...The people in Westridge apartments really can't give two craps about property values. Look at the Westridge apartments. They are an overgrown complex full of college students and AFB personnell. (not that it is bad, but that is who lives Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-89016846267762392762008-06-07T13:51:00.000-05:002008-06-07T13:51:00.000-05:00Also, while transient traffic does bring in revenu...Also, while transient traffic does bring in revenue to the hotel and minimaly to the city through taxes, it does bring in the possibility of higher crime and more riff raff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-12373628038365470002008-06-07T13:49:00.000-05:002008-06-07T13:49:00.000-05:00Anon 9:19:Transient traffic does not mean homeless...Anon 9:19:<BR/>Transient traffic does not mean homeless people in the context it was used. Clearly that would not be the case in GF since the homeless problem is minimal. In terms of adding a hotel, transient traffic means people just passing through town. This is similar to the fact that Grand Forks itself is considered a transient community, i.e., a very large part of the population only lives Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-31366361232805645852008-06-07T13:23:00.000-05:002008-06-07T13:23:00.000-05:00Theres a great book called "The Idiots Guide to Re...Theres a great book called "The Idiots Guide to Real Estate". You should check it out, although it might be a little too advanced for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-15837981666859203642008-06-07T10:05:00.000-05:002008-06-07T10:05:00.000-05:00Real Estate 100? For your purposes I would say I ...Real Estate 100? For your purposes I would say I actually am the instructor and you are the student. Any appraiser or developer will tell you when they built the West Ridge Apts, they actually researched the city's plans and found what the vacant lot was planned for. I don't think these people build multi-million projects without checking out the details.<BR/><BR/>As a side note, I do see the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61532286804240600262008-06-07T09:19:00.000-05:002008-06-07T09:19:00.000-05:00come on people, this is a suite hotel built by Mar...come on people, this is a suite hotel built by Marriot...you are talking like it is a sewage reclamaition plant. This business will not cause more crime and certainly not cause more issues with vagrants. Get real, and be happy that you will have a nice hotel to look at instead of an acre or two of weeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-59841027599626168622008-06-06T23:54:00.000-05:002008-06-06T23:54:00.000-05:00Yeah fundamentals, something you clearly dont unde...Yeah fundamentals, something you clearly dont understand. Im pretty sure most community colleges offer a Real Estate 100 class, you should check it out. <BR/><BR/>There is a difference between redeveloping apartments in an area where there are ALREADY commercial properties and developing commercial propery where there is an already existing residential area. <BR/><BR/>Adding residential Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67149359633224495822008-06-06T23:42:00.000-05:002008-06-06T23:42:00.000-05:00Real estate fundamentals? Someone explain to me w...Real estate fundamentals? Someone explain to me where the top apartment buildings are in town and then locate the distance to the commercial property. Yeah that's right, the commercial property is surrounded by apartments. Now that's fundamental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-43945876476023577232008-06-06T14:34:00.000-05:002008-06-06T14:34:00.000-05:00I saw on the MLS listing of businesses...that the ...I saw on the MLS listing of businesses...that the business was up for sale about a week ago. It was for lack of people going there for sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-81627499164413242822008-06-06T14:28:00.000-05:002008-06-06T14:28:00.000-05:00I'm not sure what the deal is with Overtime. I ro...I'm not sure what the deal is with Overtime. I rode by it today on the City Bus and the marqui says "closed" and all the shades are drawn on the windows. From all appearances, the owners must have closed up shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-2839853373005195822008-06-06T14:19:00.000-05:002008-06-06T14:19:00.000-05:00Really? Everytime I would drive past that place on...Really? Everytime I would drive past that place on a weekend evening it was packed! Crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-91283051004955221502008-06-06T14:13:00.000-05:002008-06-06T14:13:00.000-05:00As more new buildings are planned, another busines...As more new buildings are planned, another business has apparently gone under. I see that Overtime Bar and Grill is closed on 42nd street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-48828107137523174182008-06-06T13:17:00.000-05:002008-06-06T13:17:00.000-05:00Like any college town, alot of the tenants at West...Like any college town, alot of the tenants at WestRidge (and any other apartments in town) are students who will only live there for a relatively short time. Accordingly, in the long term they will not care about commercial properties being built next to them.<BR/><BR/>However, West-Ridge Apartments themselves are the ones that will be hurt by the development. It will affect quality of living, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67798602955581648552008-06-06T12:36:00.000-05:002008-06-06T12:36:00.000-05:00Eh, I wouldn't say you can expect construction on ...Eh, I wouldn't say you can expect construction on 42nd when you move into properties there. It seems like the whole road was pretty stagnant until the past two years or so. People who moved into Westridge probably had an "I'll believe it when I see it attitude" about any potential construction on the street.Lynseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218110907449073517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-48900537339073647792008-06-06T07:15:00.000-05:002008-06-06T07:15:00.000-05:00I understood the original complaint was about cons...I understood the original complaint was about construction, not necessarily crime and the other things that come from an upper end hotel (hmmm?). If you live near a vacant lot expect that someone has plans for building on that property. If that land is located on a major road like 42nd St expect to have a commercial building on the property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-52876650737980333112008-06-06T07:00:00.000-05:002008-06-06T07:00:00.000-05:00You forget we are Podunk USA and don't normally th...You forget we are Podunk USA and don't normally think that way.<BR/><BR/>Until now.<BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-16332744586810877542008-06-06T02:46:00.000-05:002008-06-06T02:46:00.000-05:00"However, increased transient traffic, noise, decr..."However, increased transient traffic, noise, decreased views, more potential for crime, etc. are all examples that accompany situations such as this."<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. I don't mean to be a jerk, but, wouldn't the fact that you live next to a major interstate already bring those kinds of drawbacks to living there, regardless of how many future hotels pop up? <BR/><BR/>I mean, if it were me, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-30182646021115379692008-06-06T01:51:00.000-05:002008-06-06T01:51:00.000-05:00Grandforksguy:Basically, mixed use developments ha...Grandforksguy:<BR/>Basically, mixed use developments have an effect on whats called Neighborhood character.<BR/><BR/>Neighborhood character is an amalgam of the many components that give an area its distinctive<BR/>personality. These components include land use; street layout; scale, type, and style of<BR/>development; historic features; patterns and volumes of traffic; noise levels; and other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-75764126226901047182008-06-05T22:32:00.000-05:002008-06-05T22:32:00.000-05:00How does having two hotels near an apartment build...How does having two hotels near an apartment building make that particular area "crappy?" Explain.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-78251716425495323662008-06-04T22:49:00.000-05:002008-06-04T22:49:00.000-05:00The satellite photo is old. West Ridge apartments ...The satellite photo is old. West Ridge apartments are located directly north (across the street) from the new Country Inn and Suites hotel that is being built. The western West Ridge apartment building is literally located right next to the proposed "New Hotel" location in the photo, but since its an old photo, the West Ridge building had not been built. <BR/><BR/>Anon 2:52;<BR/>When looking for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-90001573140955726502008-06-04T19:22:00.000-05:002008-06-04T19:22:00.000-05:00I am a Canadian, and we are not "used to high gas ...I am a Canadian, and we are not "used to high gas prices". It is the Canadian dollar that keeps most of the Canadians visiting Grand Forks....if the dollar drops significantly, combined with high gas prices, say good-bye to a lot of your visitors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com