Pink Wall
On May 10, Preston Place owners voted to engage a Realtor to sell the property to developers. What I’m sure was a gut-wrenching decision likely came down to a lack of will by the majority of owners. Let’s face it, many were older and the stamina required to rebuild was likely not there. Compounding any […]
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During the early morning hours of March 4, the Preston Place condominiums were destroyed by fire that had seven firefighting companies and over 170 first responders using hoses carrying water from nearly a half a mile away. The building is now moving forward with its next chapter … demolition.
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Yes, I’ve recently written a lot about the Pink Wall (the fire and all) including an Athena double-unit listing at $1.1 million, and normally I’d be loathe to write about the same building so soon, BUT … Unit 915 at the Athena is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with 1,543 natural square feet that picks up […]
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Shortly after the deadly March 4 Preston Place fire, I wrote about several options for redevelopment within current restrictions. To recap, Preston Place is within the Planned Development District 15 (PD-15) that is subject to its own development limitations, outside city zoning. The PD-15 documents were most recently updated to reflect the added units for […]
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Over 100 residents were displaced Friday night, and the skeleton of Preston Place still smoldered on Sunday. And yet, as the flames ignited their neighbors’ belongings, ultimately claiming the life of one, several commenters immediately leapt to the prospect of redevelopment on the lot. “Too soon,” leapt to my mind as I read those comments. […]
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A late Friday night fire continues to burn into the night at the Preston Place condos located at 6255 W. Northwest Highway (map). The three-story, 60-unit complex is located between the Athena and Preston Tower high-rises on the north side of Northwest Highway near Preston Road … very near the new Transwestern Laurel apartments currently […]
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