Apartment visits
Joan arrived yesterday and we spent today looking at apartments. It is very interesting to see places for the second time. Here are some of our reactions:
Lessingalle 8
We had never actually seen this apartment before and the view is stunning. It looks out onto the river Spree and west over the city. The balcony is good, the rooms perfectly reasonable in size, though far from large. It does, however, need complete renovation: floors, kitchen, bathroom, painting. The apartment is the cheapest on the list, but with 30,000 € in potential renovation costs, it becomes somewhat less of a good deal. The building is also mainly quit small apartments and there is some sense that they may not be very willing to invest in maintenance.
Bartningalle 7
This was long my favorite, and perhaps that is why I was just a bit disappointed on the second visit. The apartment is really lovely, but the multiple levels with connecting stairs could be a bit of a pain. We were also surprised at how relatively small the living-room and dining room were compared to the bedrooms. Big bedrooms tend to be popular, but not with us. The balcony was really nice.
Bartningalle 9
This apartment impressed me enormously when I first saw it, but then fell in the priority list when we started thinking about wanting a balcony, which it lacks. Seeing it today reminded me how well-designed the floor plan is, and the views are splendid. Joan came away very impressed and I found myself feeling much the way I had when I first saw it. It is also comparatively cheap. Some work would be necessary, but nothing urgent. The location is about as perfect as possible.
Altonaerstr 9
This apartment has almost everything: size, balcony, layout, splendid kitchen with granite counters, nice building. But the view is far less spectacular, since it is down on the 5th floor, and the location is a bit less convenient to transit. Joan didn't like some of the wall paper, and was less enchanted with the layout. It is almost too big for us. Do we want to buy that much more furniture?
Altonaer 12
A very nice Turkish family did a fabulous job of redecorating this apartment and making it absolutely soundproof. Unfortunately their taste was not quite our ideal. A nice apartment, but no longer on the list.
At the moment we lean toward Bartningalle 9. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
Lessingalle 8
We had never actually seen this apartment before and the view is stunning. It looks out onto the river Spree and west over the city. The balcony is good, the rooms perfectly reasonable in size, though far from large. It does, however, need complete renovation: floors, kitchen, bathroom, painting. The apartment is the cheapest on the list, but with 30,000 € in potential renovation costs, it becomes somewhat less of a good deal. The building is also mainly quit small apartments and there is some sense that they may not be very willing to invest in maintenance.
Bartningalle 7
This was long my favorite, and perhaps that is why I was just a bit disappointed on the second visit. The apartment is really lovely, but the multiple levels with connecting stairs could be a bit of a pain. We were also surprised at how relatively small the living-room and dining room were compared to the bedrooms. Big bedrooms tend to be popular, but not with us. The balcony was really nice.
Bartningalle 9
This apartment impressed me enormously when I first saw it, but then fell in the priority list when we started thinking about wanting a balcony, which it lacks. Seeing it today reminded me how well-designed the floor plan is, and the views are splendid. Joan came away very impressed and I found myself feeling much the way I had when I first saw it. It is also comparatively cheap. Some work would be necessary, but nothing urgent. The location is about as perfect as possible.
Altonaerstr 9
This apartment has almost everything: size, balcony, layout, splendid kitchen with granite counters, nice building. But the view is far less spectacular, since it is down on the 5th floor, and the location is a bit less convenient to transit. Joan didn't like some of the wall paper, and was less enchanted with the layout. It is almost too big for us. Do we want to buy that much more furniture?
Altonaer 12
A very nice Turkish family did a fabulous job of redecorating this apartment and making it absolutely soundproof. Unfortunately their taste was not quite our ideal. A nice apartment, but no longer on the list.
At the moment we lean toward Bartningalle 9. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
posted by Michael Seadle at 9:46 PM
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