Life In A Senior Affordable High-Rise

katlupe said:
I am thankful every day I live here in my apartment. Not anything like yours though. But I love it.

The St. Johns River?????? That is MY river! I grew up a mile from it. I watch videos about it all the time. My school friend, who is my friend on FB lives near it now and I love the videos and pictures she post about it. Now I have to say you are REALLY lucky! To have that river as your view out those beautiful windows is truly something special.
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Well, you know we each have what is best for us. To us it is the best. We get in trouble when we do too much comparing with others. šŸ˜Š You have something, that I was sorry to leave in TN, that I won't have again...ā„ļøā˜ƒļøā„ļø. I would have preferred to move further north where I could continue to enjoy it. Doesn't look like my son and sister will ever leave this area though. That's why I had to give up snow and come back here. But I will decorate with a snow theme during the holidays!
 
The Foyer & Reception Rooms
The two reception areas, while outdated and with dark wood and muted colors, are spacious with plenty of comfortable seating.

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When I visited the property twice, I didn't notice the water damage on the reception rooms carpets until I took these recent pics. There is no mildew or old smell anywhere in the building though.

This area floods easily because of the St Johns River. I don't know if they tried to clean the water damage in the carpets or if they plan to replace them.

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The foyer divides the reception rooms and also has the front desk. Any flyers not clipped to the residents' doors are left on the two tables. Every Tuesday morning free bread is left on one of the tables. It seems to come from Publix.

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All visitors have to check in at the front desk and check out when leaving.

The windows replacement preparations are going on but no crane is yet in the back. There are vehicles in the back, including a tractor trailer, but we can still use the back door. Eventually, it will be closed during the upgrade.

Here are a couple views of the back but further away. Early last Sunday morning, I had a very nice walk. It was cloudy, gray and drizzly and a perfect temp. Of course, very little traffic too, a perfect time to enjoy the neighborhood.

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I plan to share pics of the crane and activities when it starts. It will be more interesting then. šŸ˜Š

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katlupe said:
Are you within walking distance to stores, library, restaurants, etc.? Very nice lobby!
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Thanks! Yes, within walking distance especially to lots of restaurants and specialty fast foods, a Wendy's, mostly boutique stores though, lots of doctors and medical care, the main museum, spas and cosmetology, a Y, churches, 2 major parks and a Publix. A large artists' street market is held 2 blocks away every Saturday. Since I'm so close to downtown, I can catch 3 different buses to anywhere else I want to go. A library is a short distance away on one of those bus routes and there's the main library downtown, about 2 miles away.
 
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StarSong said:
Sounds like you're in an ideal location, @DailyArtsyCrafter! :)
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I do feel that I am in the best location for this area. I meant to add, in my reply to @katlupe, that this is an historic community. They are usually called five points or sometimes four points in large towns where several streets join at an intersection. The area is full of old houses, many of which have been converted to commercial, new multi-use properties, old and new apartments and condos, vintage thrift, along with sidewalks and trees everywhere. There are also trendy bars, of course.

Lewkat said:
Is there an accredited hospital near the building and doctor's offices?
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There is a large, well-established hospital in the community, one of several in town. I don't know which ones are accredited.
 
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I finally have gotten to see some clouds. Mostly, the sky has been a pretty, flat blue. Someone commented that I can see big sky. So true and I love it! Since childhood, I've loved being able to clearly see the weather. Twice there has been rain clouds and today, we had a nice, heavy shower. The bottom pic is a foggy day. We have had heavy fog for 2-3 days.


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Here are 3 condos and you can also see some of the varied architecture in this community.

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I was working at my computer one day, glanced up and saw this nice sailboat. I am going to upgrade to a better camera because I also like to take pics of the moon. I tried to zoom in for a better view of this sweet watercraft and it got a little grainy.

I have seen different types of boats at various times; a small cabin cruiser that spends time anchored in the center of the river, an occasional motor boat, some type of large narrowboat and a tug boat twice pulling a small barge. I think another boat was also pushing it.

The most boats I've seen at one time was on a Sunday when 5 speedboats were on their own courses all along the river. Some of the white, foamy wakes were straight and others curved.

I wish I could see a regatta but I've never heard of one here. I'd love to see a large number of sails. Maybe I'll be ambitious and paint one in watercolor or acrylics or both. You can see more of the architecture in this pic.

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This is our sister apartments building which is a couple of blocks away behind Wendy's. In the sunset pic, you can see Wendy's near the bottom right. They are studios only with a small efficiency kitchen that has a full fridge, a two-burner cooktop on a small counter and a microwave.

They also serve meals and the residents are charged for this service. These residences are for those who need a little more help with their independent living. Like my property, they are senior income-based.

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In this pic you can see Publix near the center, a red brick building with the green Publix lettering near the top.

This upcoming weekend I will return with sharing the common areas of my building, after having shared the front foyer and reception rooms last week.
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Loved the post, including those fantastic views. Very glad for you. ā˜ŗļø
A camera purchase seems worthwhile for that setting!

Painting there, seems would be great, as well!šŸ¤©šŸ„°
 
@DailyArtsyCrafter Nice foyer. I like that you can look out the floor to ceiling windows into the garden. Is that a courtyard? Also, does anyone actually play that piano? The walkability and access to public transportation is comparable to my neighborhood, which has a walk score of 98%.

It's great that you've found such a nice place to live and are kind enough to share it with us. And that you for your kind reply to me in your post #64 (page 3).
 
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