He was repairing the sidewalk in front of his property and had taped it off with yellow tape and cones.

Things like poor yard maintenance, trash on the streets, weeds in the cracks in the sidewalk, chipped concrete steps up to the front door, or perhaps a rusty handrail.

It's in a quiet neighborhood that has mature landscaping and even has sidewalks.  

Asheville has been working on many projects here lately, and I will list some of them now; A Biltmore development plan, 360 HIlliard Development - affordable and mixed income community, city hall elevators, Dearview community center, looking to rebuild/replace the electric substation in downtown, Haywood st, Jake Rusher Park, Linwood Community Center, Magnolia Park, Mtn Side Park/Memorial Stadium/Oakhurst Park refurbishments and repairs, onsite solar power for facilities across the county, outdoor dining on public street initiatives, playground renovations, Richmond Hill Park, Splashville is getting some needed refurbishments, Tempie Avery Community Center, Vermont Ave Sidewalks. 

Our snow guy pre-salts sidewalks before the snow.

. - I think you might discover that the height of first floor level is partly limited by the width of the sidewalk and the number of steps to walk up to the front door.

The room already had an outside door to the backyard, and he used a sidewalk that led you to the backyard for that tenant.

I agree for STR's the east side, Walkers Point, and Third Ward are great areas. 

I've taken it as far as I can: rezoned to residential, new road with curbs and sidewalk, six separate water and sewer stubs.

Between the recent thread about condos in Miami, too many episodes of "Burn Notice" and "Dexter" and yet another drive home through a snow storm, and a letter from the city complaining that one of the tenants wasn't quick enough with shoveling the sidewalks, I'm really thinking about a trip to Miami Beach.