Virginia Lee Apartments

I'm so excited about this listing!

VIDEO TOUR of a similar studio in the same building: (the one we currently have for rent is approximately 50 square feet bigger than the studio show in the video)

This is a one of a kind studio in the heart of Ladd's Addition. It is in a small 12-unit building just minutes away from Hawthorne, Division, Belmont, Downtown and many other cool areas! We have a wonderful community of people here in our building, many of them long-term residents.This suite has a spacious living room. This studio also has a few walk closets and storage areas making it a very live-able space. Stunning hardwood floors throughout the unit, tile floor in bathroom, and many other nice amenities. This studio, as seen in the video, gets beautiful day light flowing in through the living room, kitchen and bathroom windows. This studio is nestled away from the main street (in the back corner of the building) so it remains very quiet. We have a 10 to 10 rule here, no loud noise before 10 am and after 10 pm.

I don't know where to start! Okay. Calm down. Patience.
I love the fact that--for no discernible reason--the video of the apartment has a fucking Gold Panda song in it. And it's a beautiful video. I say that only because it looks exactly like the videos for my apartments, but instead of my annoying, "Afternoon everybody, nice seeing you again," you get British electronica. Also! If you pause the video at :19 seconds, then I think I can see one of my ex-girlfriends. And it's kind of a pretty place, too: Hardwood floors, what looks like the original hex-tile in the bathroom, a toilet from the late 1940s. My only complaint is that they took out the steam radiators and replaced it with an ugly gas wall unit.
I've always liked the looks of the Virginia Lee because it reminds me of The Enchanted Forest. It was kind of a tradition to skip the last day of high school and drive down to Salem to smoke pot and get really creeped out by the sheer campiness of the whole place. I think they built Storybook Lane about the same time Gene Wilder was filming Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and there's something kind of, well, off about those things. It's like watching an old episode of The Electric Company and feeling like you're getting away with something just by being a part of it. Kind of like you're having sex with your aunt's friend or shoplifting cat food.

Lynnwood Apartments #D

Available in a week or so:

Dear internet: By the time you read this, this apartment will be rented. Various economic factors have made any and all advertising useless. Random people from the Midwest show up out of nowhere and rent apartments from me without even looking at them. People have started to offer to pay more than the asking rent price just to be at the top of the list. Current residents have begun to rent other apartments in the same building out of speculation. Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria.

Lynnwood Apartments #105

This apartment is already rented, but I like the video for it a lot.

Valencia Apartments

I've always loved the Valencia. Living above a yarn store would give me a weird yet warm feeling of safety, like snuggling up in a wool blanket with 1990s Cher. The studios are always immaculately clean when I go check them out, pretending to need a studio. That is my sad life.
$735 seems like a lot for a studio there, especially since I think you have to pay for your own heat, so I can understand offering a special to get people in the door. But seriously? A free month at LA Fitness? That's like, the worst special ever. It's like getting a free 24oz Sprite. Two sips in, and I'm thinking it's more trouble than it's worth.

Buckman Heights

This is how you rent apartments. What a great website. I really like Summit Real Estate all of a sudden. Granted, this place looks like a failed retirement home, but still: Each of their properties has it's own section on the website, including floor plan pdfs, pretty pictures, an online application, and an online survey for residents (although I'm not sure exactly how useful that last one is). You can even enter your email address and they'll send you a note when an apartment is available. Seriously, kudos to Summit. Much better than the amateurish youtube videos and blogger account I currently utilize for all of my renting needs.

A very rare dog-friendly studio in SE

These are just so rare I just had to post it. Here's the craigslist ad. Don't ask me what that's a picture of. When I first saw it I thought it was overhead view of a bathroom I once saw in Morocco. I'm not sure if you garden, but when I read "Vegetable planting beds have quality soil and are ready to go for spring" I kinda wished I were a twentysomething with a golden retriever and a green thumb. Or maybe an asexual 40ish woman with a French bulldog and an unhealthy obsession with adding fresh okra to everything I cook. Okay, maybe not the latter.

Warnell Apartments #104

I have this studio coming available on Friday for a mere $610/mo. Rent includes water, sewer, garbage, hot water, and heat. If you or anyone you refer signs a 9-month lease with me for this place, I'll kick you over a $75 New Seasons gift card. 503.231.9169

Maison De Jardin

Although I'm a little upset that Hawthorne studios have apparently broken the $700 mark somehow, this place looks really pretty. It looks like it's been really taken care of, and you get a private garden. I'd live there if I were single.

Eats Shoots And Leaves

Oh, Wimbledon Square*. I just don't know what to say sometimes. Luckily, you make it easy for me:

"With the most extensive gym you'll find in any apartments here in Portland, 3 pools, hot tub and sauna, tanning beds, free wifi in our community center, basketball and tennis courts you'll save hundreds of dollars better spent somewhere else!"

WHAT THE F@*& ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, MEGAN!?!??!?1?

*Do not click on that link unless you are ready to be blown away by what sounds like the soundtrack for SimCity 2000. Actually, do click on the link. If 1981 had a website, that would be it.

Two apts I have this month...

Curry Court #19 is $650/mo:


Queen Marie #301 is $825/mo:

$50 gift card if you rent one of these from me and mention this blog.
$50 gift card if you send a referral to me and they move in.

Wimbledon Square

Oh, Wimbledon. You'll never be able to shake this.

The Clifford

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The Clifford has a studio for under $500! I'm so happy that that still exists. Here is their picture-free craigslist ad. I don't really trust anyone that has to resort to specials like the $99 first month rent, but maybe this apartment is awesome. Their number is 503.232.5460.

Freedom Center 1

Via bojack: 300 square foot apartments in the Pearl for $795. $2.65/sq ft is a lot of money. My 360 sq ft studios on Hawthorne would rent for $954 if that were the standard.
There are two kinds of people in this world.
Type 1:

For two women who work in the Pearl District - Kristin Collins, a Moule shopgirl, and Emma Wegener, a Caffe Umbria barista - the answer is ‘no way.’

And type 2:

Because her parents pay for her housing, [Becky Gilliam] said the proximity of Freedom Center 1 to school would outweigh the cost.

Godspeed, Freedom Center 1. Godspeed.

Sellwood House #8

The Sellwood House has a studio coming up in a week or so. I think it's the last one we have to remodel, so everything in it is pretty brand-spanking new. I won't have a video of the apartment until it's done, so in the mean time here's another look at the outside of the building in 2007:

Your $700/mo rent includes pretty much everything: Water, sewer, garbage, hot water, heat, gas, electric, and cable. Give me a call if you'd like to see it before I put it up on Craigslist.
503.231.9169

Curry Court Studios

Here's the craigslist ad.
Here's the video:

I've been having trouble getting these rented lately. It's in a neighborhood where every other rental is either an ugly 2bd or half a house. But it's so close to OHSU, NCNM, and PSU. You'd think these would be easier. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Sellwood House

Oh, vFlyer. I'm not sure if I like you or not.

Photo Gallery Description This beautiful studio is located at the Sellwood House in the heart of the Brooklyn neighborhood. Originally a Catholic School, the 1906 Sellwood House is an award-winning eco-friendly remodel with bamboo floors and many other green features. Please call 503-349-8679 to schedule a viewing. Price includes all utilities. Features Bedrooms: 0 Bathrooms: 1 Located on Floor #: 1 Floors in Bldg: 2 Square Footage: 360 Parking Spaces: 1 Pets Allowed: Cats Year Built: 1906 Powered by vFlyer.com vFlyer Id: 2461590

Curry Court #6

Here's a studio we just finished up:

$665/mo on a 9-month lease includes water, sewer, and garbage. Lair Hill is kind of a weird neighborhood but it's about 18 blocks or so from PSU. Life will be a lot cooler there if this ever gets past the planning stages.
503/349.8679

Sellwood House #4

I'm still sitting on this one. $695/mo includes all utilities: Water, sewer, garbage, hot water, heat, gas, electricity, and cable. I originally had it for $750 but that did NOT work at all. Oh, also there's no monthly cat rent here. Please rent it? 503/349.8679

Stuff I have coming up

Creston Villa #41 should be ready 3/10 or so for $775:

Creston Villa #30 should be ready on 3/8, and it looks a lot like 41 but with a better kitchen for $775.
Creston Villa #19 is a funky ground floor apartment that I don't have a video of, but it's only $720 and should be ready around 3/10.
Queen Marie #207 is $830 and it will be ready around 4/10:

At the Warnell, I have a one-bedroom coming up around 3/15 for a cool $700. It's not my favorite because it's on the ground floor, but it has hardwood floors and is pretty big. Sorry no video.
Available now, I have this, and this.

I'm giving out New Seasons Gift Cards for referrals these days. If you know someone that needs an apartment and they rent from me, I'll kick you back a $25 or $50 card depending on which property.

Live like Jerry Seinfeld?

Wait. What?
You ever notice how when the economy's down apartment ads start getting weird? What's the deal with that? And airline food...