2200 block of Linden looking South, well really southeast =)

Another random shot of Ladder 49 filming on Linden

Ladder 49

I think this shot is coming out of the door of 2246 Linden Ave ?.










Just a quick blurb... here is the press release from the city stating that they would be filming some fire scenes on Linden:

http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/news/press/030313.html

http://baltimorecity.gov/news//press/030313.html

There's a couple shots of Linden Ave here under the 'set:first weeks' section

http://www.firehouse.com/ladder49/photos.html

2246 Linden !!!

 

3rd floor, middle of the house

 

3rd floor, top of staircase

 

Here's our two garden plots in Res Hill

Tomatoes, bell peppers, banana peppers, onions, basil, rosemary, oregano, strawberries... Still haven't planted our okra, sunflowers, and cilantro yet...

Someone has already stolen two our our 6 strawberry plants... I'm sure it the local kids who are always out there...

2258 Linden ??

The home at the end of the row, or block, is being rehabbed as well... 2258 I think 

The front of 2248 while its being rehabbed

 

2244, 2246, and 2248

 

Here's 2248 Linden

Drove by and noticed they have started rehabbing 2248.. Great news !! now we'll have new homes on either side of us... well, 2248 will be two apartments, and I think Kate, one of the Linden Tree members is going to dig out her basement and make an apartment in the bottom or two condos.. or something... 

Here's the back of our home

 

the turtle and hare...

Both the turtle and the hare have lapped us, and are now starting to laugh.

well, march 22nd was my last post... more than 6 weeks has past... we still do not own our home... and our current estimate on a closing date... yep, you guessed it 4 to 6 weeks.

We've lost almost all of our 'excitment' about this project over the last two years, and are only now about to 'begin' !!! So at this point we just want to finish and be done with it.

Our time spent in the community has died down. We still own our garden plot... actually two this year. So we'll probably post pics of that on this blog... Hopefully we'll settle before our first batch of ripe tomatoes comes in =)

Slowly drips the sap...

Well, we still haven't acquired the properties yet, but we still, uh... plan to do so... In may this year is will be 2 years since trying to buy this home. In November of last year we were thinking 4 to 6 weeks, and every 4 to 6 weeks we push it out 4 to 6 weeks.. So guess what, this week we think that we'll be at the settlement table in 4 to 6 weeks. Take it for what its worth.

The bank is moving slowing, we are lining things out with our GC as far as cost estimates, contracts, and dwgs. The city is supposedly clearing the liens they posted against themselves because they don't seem to know they own the properties.

We are meeting next thrus (3-30-06) with who we are hoping to secure as the GC for our 'final build out'

After we actually own the properties, we'll probably be spending some money to go to an architect and get our final dwgs completed. MEP (Mechancial Electrical Plumbing) I have been drafting our layout in AutoCAD and we feel pretty confident its our final version, barring any drastic changes needed for easy insertion of mechanicals.

Historic renovation, 3100 sqft (without finished basement of 7' tall height), 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath, 3rd floor open loft, w/d room on 2nd floor next to master bedroom/bathroom, separate dining room, entry room, kitchen, two skylights, dual HVAC zones, and dual water heater zones.

Enough for now... check back in 4 to 6 weeks for the next saga of 'the sloth in the linden tree'