8 inches wrong ([info]4hour_ramona) wrote in [info]ballard,
@ 2008-01-25 10:32:00
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property news?
so... this morning, i head that the ballard market sold its property to the dreaded condo developers. true? false? vicious rumor?

and what was the outcome of the most recent 'save the googie denny's' meeting?

and when will the jacobsen's marine/mcphee complex have to be sold? i hear the estate taxes are a bitch. i can't find actual facts (or well-founded speculations, even) anywhere.

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[info]dying_in_stereo
2008-01-25 06:47 pm UTC (link)
I will be very sad if they mow down ballard market for more fucking condos!! I hope its false, but i havent heard anything about it.

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[info]quietgrrl
2008-01-25 07:09 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, where did you hear that? I'd be so sad if the Ballard Market closed, it's my favorite grocery store.

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[info]4hour_ramona
2008-01-25 07:12 pm UTC (link)
i heard it from a friend who's pretty in the know about such things. which is why i'm tempted to think its' true, but still, i want to know more.

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[info]artemisian42
2008-01-25 07:29 pm UTC (link)
are you sure it's not just a confusion over the Denny's property, which is the subject of some controversy, and which is very close by Ballard Market? I'll pass this along to others in the know, and seeee.....

I could see the Town & Country chain feeling very threatened by Trader Joe's opening up, but I think they make a LOT of money off the Ballard Market. But TJ's has economy of scale advantage, and can price below the Ballard Market. At the same time, as a consumer-of-food (not material junk I don't need), I have to say TJ's alone just would not provide for my needs.

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[info]4hour_ramona
2008-01-25 07:39 pm UTC (link)
are you sure it's not just a confusion over the Denny's property, which is the subject of some controversy, and which is very close by Ballard Market?

no, i'm not sure. which is precisely why i'm looking for more info.

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[info]bezsmertni
2008-02-26 02:51 am UTC (link)
whoah. when/where is there going to be a TJs????

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nm ;)
[info]bezsmertni
2008-02-26 02:51 am UTC (link)
nevermind, see you answered someone right below

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[info]cupkate
2008-01-25 07:35 pm UTC (link)
I'm pretty sure a kind of sprawling one-story complex a block away from me was just sold for more condos. Which is insane, as I can see four new condos from my window right now. I don't understand why they all seem to be going in at once. It is very disheartening. (It's at 52nd and Tallman, if you're curious)

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[info]pechey203
2008-01-25 07:38 pm UTC (link)
oh god I hope not! Ballard is looking pretty evil as is, we don't need anymore bloody condos! Maybe x-post this to the Seattle community?

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[info]therocksteady
2008-01-25 07:41 pm UTC (link)
Wait wait wait... There's going to be a Trader Joe's in Ballard? How have I not heard about this?

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[info]artemisian42
2008-01-25 08:17 pm UTC (link)
Right behind PATH (corner Leary Way and 15th Ave flyover). Towering over Mike's Chili. With a little cove in the back of the building, where an 84 yr old (or so) lady is holding out and turned down a million bucks for her tiny square of land and house....where *have* you been?? :-)

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[info]verybadlady
2008-01-25 09:48 pm UTC (link)
Yeah I freaking love that lady. She is my hero. Do you know where there is a story about this that I could pass around? Been looking for news articles.

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[info]artemisian42
2008-01-26 07:39 am UTC (link)
Found a bunch of links on the MyBallard.com website, article and lively discussion about the (in)sanity of protesting change is here:

http://www.myballard.com/2008/01/13/the-poster-lady-of-ballard-growth/

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[info]therocksteady
2008-01-25 09:59 pm UTC (link)
Oh.

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[info]retardomantaban
2008-01-26 08:45 pm UTC (link)
we call that the spite house.
I wonder how she feels about it now, after all the construction noise surrounding her.

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[info]darth_nater
2008-03-21 08:07 pm UTC (link)
she says she lived through WWII and it doesn't bother her. She, IMHO, is made of win.

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[info]severinus
2008-01-25 08:55 pm UTC (link)
You know who might know about the Ballard Market being sold? People who work at the Ballard Market. If only there were a way to contact one of them and ask...

Also, if you mean that thing at the Library a couple days ago, that meeting was of no official import. The landmark board meeting isn't until February. If you were just trying to gather what the public sentiment was, I have actual information but will guess it was something along the lines of "Boo condos".

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[info]artemisian42
2008-01-25 09:25 pm UTC (link)
I sent this around a loop, and someone pointed out there might be confusion about the QFC construction site (24th Ave NW), and Ballard Market, generating this rumor..... I thought of asking B. Market employees, too, but the Ways of Management are also mysterious and work in strange ways.... ;)

love your icon :))

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[info]verybadlady
2008-01-25 09:51 pm UTC (link)
If you can, pick up the latest issue of the Ballard News Tribune which talks about the latest Dennys news Oh wait, Here is the article.

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Rumor not true
[info]myballard
2008-01-25 11:46 pm UTC (link)
Hi all, we called up the store and asked for the manager, and he says the rumor isn't true. We posted something on our blog, MyBallard.

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Re: Rumor not true
[info]crankyisgood
2008-01-26 12:13 am UTC (link)
thank you!!

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