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Livability, lifestyle, location – these are paramount when shopping for a new home. Add liberation to the list when you’re shopping for Pearl District Condos: liberation from daily maintenance, yard work and – possibly – the daily commute and shopping within walking distance.
The Pacific Northwest was slow to adopt the condo lifestyle, tied as many Westerners are to the values of land ownership. But once the condominium trend took root in the past decade, the Portland condo market took off.
The advantages of condominium ownership are many and varied. One of the most frequently noted is the freedom from yard work. Not only are there no lawns to mow, hedges or trees to trim, most condo developments are highly landscaped.
Another advantage in condominiums is that they often are well secured. One usually needs key card access or code to even enter a building; or a condominium development may be in a gated community. They frequently include secured, covered parking.
Amenities of many condos
A fair number of Condominiums Many of these include higher end residences that were designed with workout rooms, roof decks and pools. The amenities of such buildings may also include guest apartments for residents’ visitors, storage, hospitality rooms for residents’ use for special events.
Livability factors
Buying a home whether condo, townhouse or single family home is largely about making a lifestyle choice. If you’re looking for a Portland condo or townhouse in the Pearl District, downtown or a close-in neighborhood, part of that lifestyle will mean an easy commute and access to shopping.
The perks to living downtown, of course, include the obvious proximity to all a lively city core such as Portland has to offer. You can get around town for free on public transportation in the TriMet Fareless zone. Or walk to museums, restaurants, theater, live music, clubs, the Timbers soccer games. The city is at your doorstep in Downtown Portland Condos.
