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February 21, 2011 at 1:10 PM #670303February 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM #669157
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Guest[quote=UCGal] Brian – you’ve been spending time in Philly.
I lived in the northern burbs of Philly – Glenside to be exact. [/quote]UGGal, I love Philly.
Philly is trashy with a lots of litter everywhere, in many neighborhods. Interesting ethnic enclaves. But I love the city nonetheless. I’ll have to check out, Glenside.
I’m not saying raze other people’s houses. I’m saying let people improve/rebuild their own houses if they want to.
BTW, I went to a friend’s house in the Art Museum area. Beautiful 100 yo house that looks like it belongs in Europe. Gilted 19th century wall-length mirrors, high ceilings and parquet flooring.
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
I wish we had more walkable neighborhoods and city life in San Diego to match our nice weather.
February 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM #669219Guest[quote=UCGal] Brian – you’ve been spending time in Philly.
I lived in the northern burbs of Philly – Glenside to be exact. [/quote]UGGal, I love Philly.
Philly is trashy with a lots of litter everywhere, in many neighborhods. Interesting ethnic enclaves. But I love the city nonetheless. I’ll have to check out, Glenside.
I’m not saying raze other people’s houses. I’m saying let people improve/rebuild their own houses if they want to.
BTW, I went to a friend’s house in the Art Museum area. Beautiful 100 yo house that looks like it belongs in Europe. Gilted 19th century wall-length mirrors, high ceilings and parquet flooring.
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
I wish we had more walkable neighborhoods and city life in San Diego to match our nice weather.
February 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM #669826Guest[quote=UCGal] Brian – you’ve been spending time in Philly.
I lived in the northern burbs of Philly – Glenside to be exact. [/quote]UGGal, I love Philly.
Philly is trashy with a lots of litter everywhere, in many neighborhods. Interesting ethnic enclaves. But I love the city nonetheless. I’ll have to check out, Glenside.
I’m not saying raze other people’s houses. I’m saying let people improve/rebuild their own houses if they want to.
BTW, I went to a friend’s house in the Art Museum area. Beautiful 100 yo house that looks like it belongs in Europe. Gilted 19th century wall-length mirrors, high ceilings and parquet flooring.
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
I wish we had more walkable neighborhoods and city life in San Diego to match our nice weather.
February 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM #669965Guest[quote=UCGal] Brian – you’ve been spending time in Philly.
I lived in the northern burbs of Philly – Glenside to be exact. [/quote]UGGal, I love Philly.
Philly is trashy with a lots of litter everywhere, in many neighborhods. Interesting ethnic enclaves. But I love the city nonetheless. I’ll have to check out, Glenside.
I’m not saying raze other people’s houses. I’m saying let people improve/rebuild their own houses if they want to.
BTW, I went to a friend’s house in the Art Museum area. Beautiful 100 yo house that looks like it belongs in Europe. Gilted 19th century wall-length mirrors, high ceilings and parquet flooring.
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
I wish we had more walkable neighborhoods and city life in San Diego to match our nice weather.
February 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM #670308Guest[quote=UCGal] Brian – you’ve been spending time in Philly.
I lived in the northern burbs of Philly – Glenside to be exact. [/quote]UGGal, I love Philly.
Philly is trashy with a lots of litter everywhere, in many neighborhods. Interesting ethnic enclaves. But I love the city nonetheless. I’ll have to check out, Glenside.
I’m not saying raze other people’s houses. I’m saying let people improve/rebuild their own houses if they want to.
BTW, I went to a friend’s house in the Art Museum area. Beautiful 100 yo house that looks like it belongs in Europe. Gilted 19th century wall-length mirrors, high ceilings and parquet flooring.
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
I wish we had more walkable neighborhoods and city life in San Diego to match our nice weather.
February 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM #669182UCGal
Participant[quote=briansd1]
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
[/quote]This is not true. There are homes that have been converted to apartments – or converted sections to legal granny flats.
In my college years my friends and I often rented apartments in older homes. These had separate addresses – so theoretically they were legal. This was in North Park, Bird Rock, Kensington, Hillcrest. Here’s an example or a listing that took a single family home and converted.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1233-Roslyn-Ln-92037/home/4905974
When we were weighing whether to go forward with the granny flat project we looked at several existing 2 unit places that were conversions from a SFR to a multi-unit. Unfortunately, none of them worked from a wheel chair accessible POV. But they are out there.To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego&aq=&sll=32.72084,-117.157506&sspn=0.002751,0.004039&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego,+California+92101&ll=32.720938,-117.157474&spn=0.00816,0.016158&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.720832,-117.1575&panoid=uWcoELF3d_0ZuOtAgTMUSQ&cbp=12,94.56,,0,-6.86All of this is my long winded way of saying… BS on the part I quoted above.
February 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM #669244Participant[quote=briansd1]
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
[/quote]This is not true. There are homes that have been converted to apartments – or converted sections to legal granny flats.
In my college years my friends and I often rented apartments in older homes. These had separate addresses – so theoretically they were legal. This was in North Park, Bird Rock, Kensington, Hillcrest. Here’s an example or a listing that took a single family home and converted.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1233-Roslyn-Ln-92037/home/4905974
When we were weighing whether to go forward with the granny flat project we looked at several existing 2 unit places that were conversions from a SFR to a multi-unit. Unfortunately, none of them worked from a wheel chair accessible POV. But they are out there.To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego&aq=&sll=32.72084,-117.157506&sspn=0.002751,0.004039&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego,+California+92101&ll=32.720938,-117.157474&spn=0.00816,0.016158&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.720832,-117.1575&panoid=uWcoELF3d_0ZuOtAgTMUSQ&cbp=12,94.56,,0,-6.86All of this is my long winded way of saying… BS on the part I quoted above.
February 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM #669851Participant[quote=briansd1]
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
[/quote]This is not true. There are homes that have been converted to apartments – or converted sections to legal granny flats.
In my college years my friends and I often rented apartments in older homes. These had separate addresses – so theoretically they were legal. This was in North Park, Bird Rock, Kensington, Hillcrest. Here’s an example or a listing that took a single family home and converted.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1233-Roslyn-Ln-92037/home/4905974
When we were weighing whether to go forward with the granny flat project we looked at several existing 2 unit places that were conversions from a SFR to a multi-unit. Unfortunately, none of them worked from a wheel chair accessible POV. But they are out there.To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego&aq=&sll=32.72084,-117.157506&sspn=0.002751,0.004039&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego,+California+92101&ll=32.720938,-117.157474&spn=0.00816,0.016158&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.720832,-117.1575&panoid=uWcoELF3d_0ZuOtAgTMUSQ&cbp=12,94.56,,0,-6.86All of this is my long winded way of saying… BS on the part I quoted above.
February 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM #669990Participant[quote=briansd1]
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
[/quote]This is not true. There are homes that have been converted to apartments – or converted sections to legal granny flats.
In my college years my friends and I often rented apartments in older homes. These had separate addresses – so theoretically they were legal. This was in North Park, Bird Rock, Kensington, Hillcrest. Here’s an example or a listing that took a single family home and converted.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1233-Roslyn-Ln-92037/home/4905974
When we were weighing whether to go forward with the granny flat project we looked at several existing 2 unit places that were conversions from a SFR to a multi-unit. Unfortunately, none of them worked from a wheel chair accessible POV. But they are out there.To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego&aq=&sll=32.72084,-117.157506&sspn=0.002751,0.004039&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego,+California+92101&ll=32.720938,-117.157474&spn=0.00816,0.016158&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.720832,-117.1575&panoid=uWcoELF3d_0ZuOtAgTMUSQ&cbp=12,94.56,,0,-6.86All of this is my long winded way of saying… BS on the part I quoted above.
February 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM #670333Participant[quote=briansd1]
BTW, in Philly, many big old houses have been converted to apartments. Why not in San Diego? In San Diego, you can’t have a house with a rental apartment within.
[/quote]This is not true. There are homes that have been converted to apartments – or converted sections to legal granny flats.
In my college years my friends and I often rented apartments in older homes. These had separate addresses – so theoretically they were legal. This was in North Park, Bird Rock, Kensington, Hillcrest. Here’s an example or a listing that took a single family home and converted.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1233-Roslyn-Ln-92037/home/4905974
When we were weighing whether to go forward with the granny flat project we looked at several existing 2 unit places that were conversions from a SFR to a multi-unit. Unfortunately, none of them worked from a wheel chair accessible POV. But they are out there.To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego&aq=&sll=32.72084,-117.157506&sspn=0.002751,0.004039&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1485+8th+Ave,+San+Diego,+California+92101&ll=32.720938,-117.157474&spn=0.00816,0.016158&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=32.720832,-117.1575&panoid=uWcoELF3d_0ZuOtAgTMUSQ&cbp=12,94.56,,0,-6.86All of this is my long winded way of saying… BS on the part I quoted above.
February 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM #669202jpinpb
ParticipantSometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.
February 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM #669264ParticipantSometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.
February 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM #669871ParticipantSometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.
February 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM #670010ParticipantSometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.
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