Pink Wall

Attention Renovators! Athena Unit Ready For Your Dumpster and Designs

By Jon Anderson / March 24, 2017 /

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…

Changing PD-15 to Rebuild Preston Place…Maybe

By Jon Anderson / March 14, 2017 /

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…

Preston Place Fire Ignites Development Fears

By Jon Anderson / March 6, 2017 /

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. …

Fierce Friday Night Blaze Destroys “Pink Wall” Preston Place Condos (FINAL UPDATE 3:45pm)

By Jon Anderson / March 4, 2017 /

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…

Trio of Edgemere on the Parkway Owners Sue Sellers, HOA, and Managing Agent ICI

By Jon Anderson / January 24, 2017 /

Just last month we reported on a lawsuit involving Preston Tower and now it’s been uncovered that another Pink Wall condominium is reeling from at least three lawsuits filed by recent buyers against their HOA, the prior owners, and managing agent Intercity Investments (also named in the Preston Tower suit and a third that was…