The area is definitely on the upswiing and being close to the colleges and the park are a real draw.   

Unfortunately if he drew it on the drawing the inspector is going to make sure you follow the design. 

The thing that draws me to Chicago is the multi-unit aspect/ scaling.  

Their speeches help fuel the excitement needed to attain goals.Speaking of speeches, I’d like to draw your attention to one you may never have considered as inspirational.

So, I am back to the drawing board...

I'm not a person who deals with confrontation well, and I would prefer to give them a chance if possible, but at some point, I have to draw a line and get what's owed to me.Has anyone else in the group ran across the same issues ?

Back then the major draw was how much support the revitalization projects had from major developers, Mayor Oscar Goodman, etc.At that time I was comparing our downtown prices etc to other major cities downtowns.

Hi Pippa,I also recently bought my rownhouse in DC and my partner and are kind of in the same boat (full disclosure: I'm an architect) Our strategy was to develop a vision and drawings, figure out what we could do ourselves and hire a contractor for work we didnt feel confident carrying out ourselves.

Then we structure a draw set up related to the scope of work.

Good job drawing out exactly what they're looking for as this leads to great opportunities...If I were you, I would meet/have a call again with them, ask them to explain the best case scenario and build something around that. + pencil your numbers from that scenario.