My New Place

In April I bought a condominium in Northeast Portland.

Why? Two main reasons. The first was to help achieve a sense of stability. There’s a lot in that last sentence, possibly the topic for future posts, and possibly only a topic addressed with beers in hand. The second was economics. Rents are rising in Portland. To me, it makes sense to buy.

Why a condo, not a small house? I want to have the freedom to be gone for longish periods. An apartment seems an easier method than a house for accomplishing that. There are pros and cons of course.

I just finished doing enough with the apartment to call it “done enough”. Furniture, rugs, decorations, some greenery, etc. I have notions for improvements, but the place is now able to accept visitors with a usable second bedroom, and I don’t feel like I have anything urgent to get done. The only major upcoming project is the bathroom, a remnant of 60’s decor that will undergo surgery sometime this winter.

I took some photos, added captions, and printed them for my non-online-savvy mom and dad. They are unlikely to ever visit me here.

Anyway, with those pics hot on my computer, I thought that this was a good opportunity to give others a glimpse of my place on this website.

For those who want to see my place in situ in Portland, use the mapping software of your choice on: 1220 NE 17th Ave. Apt. 12B. It is in Northeast Portland, just east of Lloyd Center Mall, and in the Sullivan’s Gulch mini-neighborhood. It has absolutely fantastic public transport and bicycling available.

I hope that the captions are enough – I decided to just post the pics in the order that I hope my folks look at them. Enjoy!

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