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[sowat]

thanks Leo. I did sound tests in Clinton Condos and you can still faintly hear people walking above. In 937 you can hear people above if they very deliberately stomp around. It sounds like the 'acoustical underlayment' between the wood floor and concrete is not really sufficient or a true floating floor. If developers expect people to give up their houses and move to cites they need to improve sound insulation.

[mmeade]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

If you don't have a dropped ceiling, isn't it a nightmare if you ever need to service/move/install any electrical fittings on the ceilings? Because unless you had surface mounted conduit, you'd have to dig up the floor of your neighbour above to put in new lights or fire detectors, etc. I've worked on office buildings where they take this approach, with a raised floor above, but when the whole building is occupied by the same organisation it's not so much an issue.

The thinking is that in a residential building, the tenant will work around the ceiling outlets that you give them. Typically there is one light fixture in the center of each bedroom, and one over the dining area. Most condos are small enough that remodeling is likely to involve changing out the kitchen, bath, and light fixtures, but not moving walls.

[Leo]

Originally Posted by sowat

thanks Leo. I did sound tests in Clinton Condos and you can still faintly hear people walking above. In 937 you can hear people above if they very deliberately stomp around. It sounds like the 'acoustical underlayment' between the wood floor and concrete is not really sufficient or a true floating floor. If developers expect people to give up their houses and move to cites they need to improve sound insulation.

I’ve always wished that there was a forum available for people to document noise issues for particular buildings. That way, prospective residents would have a warning about what they were getting themselves into before they commit.

There’s a bit of an incentive problem, though. Condo owners don’t have much of an incentive to talk about their noise issues, since it would become more difficult for them to sell their unit and get out if their building is perceived as noisy. Developers also don’t have much of an incentive to make sure their buildings are very quiet. Once the unit is sold, they have no interest in how satisfied their customer is; unlike renters, condo owners can’t just move out if they find it too noisy. Maybe the developer’s reputation suffers a bit, but in a boom-and-bust business, you make more money being a bad product during good times than making a good product during bad times.

[MarkDaMan]

Pearl condo project hits 50 percent sales mark
Portland Business Journal

The 937 Condominium project has hit the 50 percent mark for sales, one year after the 16-story, 114-unit tower opened at 937 N.W. Glisan St. in the Pearl District.

It’s one of the few high-profile condominium projects that has not publicly reduced prices or converted into an apartment complex in the face of dwindling interest from buyers.

Developer Patrick Kessi said sales have been consistent since the building opened in 2009 and received a bump when it was one of the sites featured in the 2009 Street of Dreams. The showcase drew more than 40,000 visitors to the building.

In other 937 news, Kessi anticipates earning the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification in February.

Prices at the 937 start at about $350,000 for one-bedroom units.

http://portland.bizjournals.com/port...ml?t=printable

[tworivers]

Wow, that is great news. I've been noticing more and more lights on at night lately (937 looks especially beautiful lit up from the inside at night). Now if they could just fill some of the retail spaces on the ground floor...