Personally, though, I take pride in my product and want my apartments to be of a quality where I'd want to live there...not Architectural Digest but durable, classic, and clean.Can you invest in quality and also do well over the long term?

But after I had measured several dozen of these houses I could see the patterns of construction and had a better understanding of how things were built.I still think back to the lessons I learned measuring those houses in my work now. ( maybe even more than my architecture classes in college)

Was it the architecture or the mass transit? 

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As I transition from my current professional practice and educational background of architecture into real estate, I'm considering to add to my knowledge base with a few online courses. 

The raised foundation makes some things easier, but you've still got plans and architecture and permits and everything else. 

I was hoping painting it would help it stand out a bit to a potential buyer.I would consider shutters, trim, columns, wrought iron, or a gable covering the porch prior to painting the brick...any architectural change could differentiate the property...how much will it cost to paint vs. adding a gabled porch or railings?

., for example, recent conversions slated are to remove 158,000 square feet of office inventory from the Plaza/Midtown, an area that's become a popular urban address for younger people who are looking for apartments, says Dennis Bradley, principal at B&A Architecture in Kansas City, Mo.The conversion to apartments is occurring after the owner tried for two years to find a single-use office tenant to occupy a 60-year-old office building that is now being converted into 101 apartment units, including eight two-story penthouses.Meanwhile, the losses of office inventory are expected to stir more ground-up office construction and leasing activity in other office buildings, the CoStar Group reports.Source: "Office Today, Apts.

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This project is also a very detailed and complex piece of architecture, so it takes time to bring out the finer details.