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LOFT RETIRO I: Stunning loft near central Park Retiro
Størrelse75 m²
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|Plaza del Doctor Laguna, 28009 Madrid, Spania
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Suitable for 2 or 4 and up to 6 people.
Equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable and enjoyable stay in Madrid.
Located in the residential district, within walking distance of Puerta de Alcala, Salamanca, Cibeles, the Prado and Thissen, la Castellana, Paseo del Prado, Paseo de Recoletos.
Location-wise is is well placed for access to a wide range of shops and eateries throughout centre of Madrid.
The bedrooms is equipped with a sizeable bed.
The maximum number of people to stay in the apartment and feel very comfortable is 4 person.
Equipped bathrooms
Kitchen has dining area with washing machine fridge microwave, utensils, stove and bank to have breakfast.
Optimum transport communications.
HusreglerNo parties and no pets allowed, smoking is prohibited.
Late check in 10pm-9am additional fee 20€.
Child's Cot at 20€
No cleaning fee, Cleaning time 12 am -2 pm,
ID photocopy required.
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|99 NOK pr. gjest/natt ekstra
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Nice comfortable and extravagant apartment. Great location easy to walk to many metro stations, local bars & restaurants. This area is good value for your money as well & there is telephone for local calls in the room included which makes making arrangements easy. Miguel helped us check in & was very helpful , polite & we loved our entire stay. Only issue was the washer is a bit confusing on how to operate but we managed to get it done eventually. The local bars have the best topas only 2 blocks away & there are 2 supermarkets very close as well.
Thank you for everything. The appartment was very close to centre. We found everything clean and comfortable and a crib was set up for our baby. Check in was smooth and very informative.
The nights were a bit noisy but not disturbing. Maybe we would suggest that hot water on taps should have higher quantities as for a family of three to shower after each othet was not sufficient. However, everything else eas excellent and will surely recommend it.
We would return for sure. Thanks again
Was an absolute excellent stay in all respects.
Perfect location, nice appartment with top features like nice bathroom etc.
Will come again.
It was awesome. The apartment is in the middle of the city. You can walk everywhere. Inside the house furnitures are new and well designed. We enjoy so much.
a very nice and homely flat with a great location, slightly noisy because of the proximity of the neighbours but other than that perfect for a short stay.
This apartment is lovely, good size for two people, and right I. The centre of Madrid without all the noise of the city! It's so conscientious situated close to anton Martin station that getting anywhere is so easy! Loved it, would return in a second! X
Welcoming and kind upon arrival. Well situated, clean and comfortable. Great stay!
There was a problem with the apartament we had booked so martha lucia gave us the possibility of staying in another near the original one. It was quite a nice apartement, small but quite comfortable, in a very good location, pretty much silent. The bedroom was a little bit too small, a little bit claustrophobic but it didn't matter much. The kitchen and the bath were both modern and in very good conditions. There was some confusions about our arrival as martha lucia wasn't in town at the moment. we received various mails with contrasting instructions and when we arrived it was a little diffucult to understand the man that spoke only spanish but we managed to understand each other and we had a pleasant stay. Near the apartement there are a lot of pubs, and bars, that are all pretty good, especially the tavern right across the street. I do recommend it for coples, especiallyfor smoking ones.
Wonderful apartment,great central residential location. Easy access to all places of interest and Metro.
Could not have been better !
Nicholas Vale
Martha's apartment was just as pictured in her photos. Nicely renovated with everything you need, including an iron and great wifi. We had communication problems when we organised check in - we had confirmed that our plane would arrive in Madrid by 7.30pm and that we would be at Apartment by 9pm latest. We arrived at apartment and waited for over an hour panicked that we couldn't get a hold of Martha by telephone or email. A kind neighbour assisted us to text Martha in Spanish as it appears she does not speak English. Once this was sent we were able to contact her and she organised for a friend to meet us at apartment an hour after that. We had a long travel, we were tired and had all our luggage so we were quite upset with the misunderstanding. But after that hiccup, stay was excellent. Apartment is in an arty neighbourhood and very central. We generally just walked to everything. It was about 5mins from metro station, Anton Martin. Took us about 35-40 mins from airport by bus. My advice is to ensure both parties are fully aware of check in details, especially with the language barriers if you don't speak Spanish.
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Double bed suitable for two people
Iron with table
Self contained kitchen
En-suite bathroom
Free Internet
Communal area washing machine with dryer
All linens & towel provided
Sussex Garden, Paddington
Moment walk to Paddington tube and main station
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10 min walk away from Edgware road tube station
TV with DVD players.
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Nearest tube station: Lancaster Gate, Paddington
Lines: District, Circle, Central, Bakerloo & Hammersmith City and Central line
British Rail: Paddington
Heathrow Express: 15 min travelling from Heathrow Airport in every 15 min
Buses: Easy access to oxford Street, Knightsbridge's Harrods and other popular area
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Key collection: Foundation, 7, Spring Street, Paddington, London. W2 3RA .UK ( less than 5 mins. walk from Paddington station/Lancaster Gate station & the apartment )
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The apartment is in a great location and in a very quiet corner. It is new but could be kept better especially as regards cleaning. I certainly do not say it was dirty because the sheets and towels were immaculate and in five days we even had a change but could leave the products to give a chance to fix it. To clean the bathroom and kitchen and sweeping a little 'room because if the stay was longer we would have to buy all due to do
L'appartamento é in una posizione ottima e in un angolo molto tranquillo. É nuovo ma potrebbe essere tenuto meglio sopratutto per quanto riguarda la pulizia. Non voglio certo dire che era sporco perché le lenzuola e gli asciugamani erano immacolati e in 5 gg abbiamo addirittura avuto un cambio però potrebbe lasciare dei prodotti per dare la possibilità di sistemarlo. Per pulire bagno e cucina e spazzare un po' la stanza perché se il soggiorno era più lungo avremmo dovuto comprare tutto il dovuto per farlo
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It is really a very small but nice apartment. Expect a small hotel room with a kitchenette and a lovely balkony. It is close to Paddington Station so in the middle of everything.
If you don't need too much space it is a good place to stay.
We wouldn't recommend this studio. Too small. In a basement. Shower mixer broken. Bathroom not really clean. Only the location was ok. 5 minutes from the tube.
Reasonable option. Very good location. Very small, but I guess that's normal in london city centre. Good balance price-quality
Great location, it is perqueño with good conditions (bed, kitchen and utensils), but only 4th floor with stairs (no ansensor) is not easy upload them after a few drinks
Excelente Ubicación, es perqueño con buenas condiciones (cama, cocina y utensilios), pero 4º piso solo con escaleras (sin ansensor) no es fácil subirlos después de unas copas
Ideally located for visiting London apartment, located in a nice square near Paddington station, with very good communication by bus and metro. Just steps from Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The apartment is in good condition, although the room is small when the sofa is used as a bed for a third person. It is suitable for two people.
You have to walk up to the third floor with suitcases. The bathroom is narrow and may be difficult to use for large people. The kitchen is simple (no coffee), useful for limited use.
Overall, highly recommended an option to visit London.
Apartamento muy bien situado para visitar Londres, situado en una agradable plaza cerca de la estación de Paddington, con muy buena comunicación en metro y autobús. A un paso de Hyde Park y Kensignton Gardens. El apartamento está en buenas condiciones, aunque la sala se queda pequeña si el sofá se utiliza como cama para una tercera persona. Es recomendable para dos personas.
Hay que subir andando hasta el tercer piso con las maletas. El baño es estrecho y puede ser difícil de usar para personas de gran tamaño. La cocina es sencilla (no hay cafetera), útil para un uso limitado.
En conjunto, una opción muy recomendable para visitar Londres.
Wonderful location very close to Lancaster Gate and even closer to Paddington Station.
The flat is underground but it did not matter to us as we were often away visiting the city.
The flat was very clean and towels were even changed during our 5 days stay.
Will highly recommend this address.
Good communication with the host (and the site Wimdu) agency but not easy to find even with the address, it must go to another agency and down stairs in the back of the shop for access. Easy delivery of practical key when you get outside of the host availability schedules, everything went very well. Apartment very small, the walls are not very well insulated and the average bed, but overall okay, and very well located. Satisfactory overall, we had a great stay in London!
Bonne communication avec l'hôte (et le site Wimdu) mais agence pas facile à trouver même avec l'adresse, il faut se rendre dans une autre agence et descendre des escaliers dans le fond de la boutique pour y accéder. Facilité de remise des clés pratique quand on arrive en dehors des horaires de disponibilité de l'hôte, tout s'est très bien passé. Appartement très petit, les murs ne sont pas très bien isolés et le lit moyen, mais dans l'ensemble correct, et surtout très bien situé. Satisfaisant dans l'ensemble, nous avons passé un très bon séjour à Londres!
very convenient location, Paddington station with train to heathrow, underground and many restaurants arround . the flat was clean and good for a few days. we may use it again in our next jouney to london
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There was one play last game and pretty sure it was one where he came too wide and Vick ran past him for like the 5th time and the camera shows Osi with this big grin on his face like he had just sacked someone
Alot of player do this, its called forgetting the bad play that just happened. Some do it by laughing it off, other do it by getting angry.
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Alot of player do this, its called forgetting the bad play that just happened. Some do it by laughing it off, other do it by getting angry.
And, also a sign of embarrassment. How many times have you (not you specifically) done something embarrassing like trip over your feet...fall down...etc and then had a big crap eating grin afterwards?
Originally Posted by JB456
Thats the exact type of attitude I expect to see in a spoiled child. If I can't have everything my way (Big new contract), I will just chase the QB around and go for sack no matter how adversely it effects other parts of the game. Osi is not a team player, he is a me player. I'm not saying he is a lockerroom cancer, even though a case can be made for this, but his me first attitude will cost the Giants games this year unless he is called out and held acountable.
HAHA!!, and this is all news?? He was decent against pocket passers (when he wasn't whiffing), but useless against mobile guys.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Trailing by five runs going into the bottom of the ninth, Tennessee rallied to within a single tally and loaded the bases before Will Maddox was caught trying to steal home with two strikes and two outs to end the game with Georgia on top, 8-7, on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
"Like I said to the team out there -and this is kind of an ongoing thing- if somebody told me that I had nine days to live, I wouldn't wait until my ninth day to start enjoying it and focusing on things," UT head coach Dave Serrano said. "The focus changes when we're down and our back is against the wall in the ninth inning. I've seen this happen quite a bit throughout the year. Some of our best innings are in the ninth inning when we're down. In my mind, our backs are against the wall from the beginning of every game we play from here on out."
The first six Volunteer batters reached base in the game's final frame with bases-loaded walks to Derek Lance and Vincent Jackson book-ending a four-run outburst that also saw Maddox and A.J. Simcox record RBI singles before the game ended on a rundown between third and home. Maddox took off for home with the count at 2-2 to Taylor Smart, but Georgia pitcher Jarrett Brown calmly stepped off the rubber and fired home to start the game-ending play.
"I could tell by Will's body language that something was about to happen, maybe even the pitch before," Serrano said. "I could tell that he was starting to work to see what he could do. They were obviously on it because I saw their coach continue to come out and tell him to check. You know, I can't fault Will. It was an aggressive play and it backfired on us.
"The count was two strikes on Taylor [Smart] and who knows what could have happened. We'll never know what would have happened, but you know, we tried to roll the dice a little bit. Again, that's the mentality that I'd like us to have early in the game, to play with some aggression earlier in the game and not wait until our back is against the wall to try to create something of some excitement to help us win."
The one-run contest was UT's 17th of the season, marking the second-highest total in school history, behind only the 2005 and 2007 season when the Vols played 18 one-run games. The Big Orange is 6-11 in those games this season with the 11 one-run losses standing as the most in the 104-year history of the program.
The Bulldogs pounded out 16 hits on the evening - their highest total in an SEC game this season - and got five strong innings of relief from Patrick Boling who picked up his third win of the season. Jarrett Brown recorded the final three outs to earn his second save.
For the first time since April 7, UT senior Zack Godley did not finish a game he started as the Bulldogs touched him up for eight runs on 14 hits in six innings of work. He fell to 4-6 on the season and saw his streak of consecutive complete games end at three.
Freshman southpaw Andy Cox gave the Orange and White a strong relief effort, striking out two and allowing just two hits in three shutout frames. He has now fired 6.0 scoreless innings over his last three outings.
All 11 UT players to get an at-bat on Friday reached base at least once, with nine different batters recording one hit each, another drawing two walks and Scott Price finishing with a pair of hits and an RBI. Christin Stewart drove in two runs with a double in the second inning.
Georgia scratched across runs in both of the first two innings to take a quick 2-0 lead but the Vols answered right back in the home half of the second to tie the game.
Bennett opened the frame with a long single to left and Taylor Smart followed with a double two batters later to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Stewart brought them both home with a two-RBI double to the gap in left-center.
The tie would be short-lived, however, as Daniel Nichols hammered a two-run home run to right-center in the top of the third to put the Bulldogs back up by two. The longball struck again in the fifth as Jess Posey launched a three-run shot to right to push the UGA lead to five at 7-3.
The Vols got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning as Maddox was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a sac bunt and scored on a single back up the middle by Price. The second sacrifice fly of the game by Georgia's Kyle Farmer would negate that tally just half an inning later though.
Tennessee threatened to cut into its deficit in the bottom of the sixth, putting two runners in scoring position with nobody out but a strikeout, a tremendous diving play by the UGA right fielder and a groundout to short allowed the Bulldogs to escape unscathed.
The Vols also got a leadoff baserunner in the seventh as Lance opened the inning by dropping a double down the right-field line. Maddox followed by scorching a line drive back up the middle but it was snagged by the pitcher who turned and fired to the shortstop covering second for the double play.
Georgia would then retire UT in order in the bottom of the ninth to set up the dramatic bottom of the ninth.
Tennessee will look to even the series at 7 p.m. on Saturday night when junior right-hander Nick Williams (2-4, 4.94) takes the mound for the Big Orange. He will face Georgia freshman righty Sean McLaughlin (4-5, 3.14). The game will be televised on CSS with Mike Morgan and former Vol Rusty Ensor on the call.


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Charming B&B in Lyon Center
Size60 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Suitable for events
- Lockable room
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
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|Rue Général Girodon, 69009 Lyon, France
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Your accommodation is independent. It is located in front of the house owners.
Cottage ideal for 1-6 persons, composed of a living room (with sofa dimension 140X190 position in bed), a kitchen, a bathroom / WC and 2 separate bedroom (double bed 140x190 and 2 single beds (90X190)
The cottage is fully equipped with kitchen utensils, TV, WIFI,
For families with children we offer a free baby cot.
Do not touch your car (free parking and easy), explore the city by public transport or Velo'V!
House rulesMagalie and Emmanuel will be delighted to welcome you to their charming cottage. Multiple services are included in the price of the night: free WiFi, local Guides, beds made on arrival, linen provided (towels, cloth ...), end of stay cleaning, Essential Ingredients kitchen.
However, it is forbidden to smoke in the house and pets are not allowed
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|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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|$ 12 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Our hosts were awesome, not only did they provide a beautifully equipped accommodation, but the were full of information, suggestions, and assistance.
Emmanuel also provided his services as a tour guide, which was fantastic.
He and his family came to the stad Belmonte to support our athletics and share in the success of my father winning the gold medal at the world championships.
The accommodation was 200m from the bus stop, which made it very easy to get around. There is a fantastic bakery round the corner, and beautiful places to eat all within a couple of minutes walk from the house.
A very Nice stay in Lyon!
wonderful new designed apartment and a personale welcome.
We Will love to go back!
Best regards fam. Lehmann
Our stay at Emmanuel was great. The accommodation is very nice, furnished and equipped with taste. A nice place.
Notre séjour chez Emmanuel s'est très bien passé. Le logement est très agréable, aménagé et équipé avec beaucoup de goût. Un endroit bien agréable.
The apartment was very nice and our host Emmanuel took care very nice to us. We will gladly return!
Die Wohnung war sehr schön und unser Gastgeber Emmanuel hat sich sehr nett um uns gekümmert.
Wir kommen gerne wieder!
Perfect cottage in lovely area of Lyon, easily reached by bus/metro by ile st barbe. Great communication with Emmanuel, lovely family. A handy little kitchen and comfortable bed, fresh towels every few days a nice touch, and the most delicious bakery a few steps away. Had a brilliant time in lovely Lyon!
very pleasantly surprised. It was the first time we went like that because the hotels were full and we did not expect a real small apartment. Our guests a very discreet but available again christophe and sandra
très agréablement surpris. C'était la 1ere fois que nous partions comme ça car les hotels étaient pleins et nous n'espérions pas un véritable petit appart. Nos hôtes très discrets mais disponibles
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christophe et sandra
nice cottage, very well located. We appreciated the bakery nearby and walk around. correct equipment and little touches to make life enjoyable. place with a baby! journals and informative guides available on Lyon and its region.
gite agréable, très bien situé. Nous avons appréciés la boulangerie à proximité et la promenade à pied aux environs. équipement correct et petites attentions pour rendre la vie agréable. endroit idéal avec un bébé ! revues et guides instructifs à disposition sur Lyon et sa région.
Very nice place, clean and comfortable in a very nice part of Lyon (even it's not the place on the wimdu page) and Emmanuel is very nice too. We felt very save.
Very cool. Very quiet and close to the city center.
Très sympa. Très tranquille et tout près du centre ville.
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Dreaming Lisbon - Trigueiros 4
Size40 m²
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- Kitchen
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- Dishwasher
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|Largo dos Trigueiros, 1100-611 Lisboa, Portugal
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The apartment is back to the early XX century, having been totally restored in 2013 but still respecting the traits of the original architectural style. The apartment have the entrance leading directly to outside in a pedestrian typical alley.
In a modern rustic style, around 40m2 divided over two floors with a lounge area downstairs and sleeping room upstairs. It is perfect for a couple, yet it has also a sofa bed which fits perfectly one adult or two children.
The apartment is equipped with several facilities which include: Free Wireless Internet, Cable TV, Refrigerator, Microwave, Ceramic Hob, Dishwasher, Washing/Drying Machine, Coffee Machine.
All apartments are rented with fresh sheets and towels, toiletries, and includes an welcome package.
Looking around you'll have the Castle 200 mts, the tram "28" stop 150 mts and the Historic Center 200 mts away. There are several typical restaurants nearby and a supermarket close to the apartment.
Enjoy Lisbon!
House rulesMinimum stay: 3 nights
Deposit: 100€
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Reviews of this property
Modern and clean apartment, fantastic central location in Lisbon, super nice and helpful hosts with great tips for our three days tour of Lisbon. Absolutely recommended.
The Dreaming Lisbon apartment is situated in a very tiny street of the citycenter. It is quiet, clean and has a lot of details that make your stay in Lisbon more than comfortable. You can trust the description posted on WIMDU. The owners André and Ricardo are very helpfully and give good advice: where to go to, how to use public transport, where to go for eating original Portuguese food, where to listen to original Fado... and how to avoid touristic rip-off. I had to leave in the middle of the night and they organised my transfer to the airport. These days at Lisbon were really amazing and because of the guys like spending time among friends.
André, Ricardo and Paulo: muito obrigada! Até à próxima!
Lovely place to stay! In the middel of the city centre and it has everything you need for a short citytrip or for a longer stay. The hosts are friendly and gave us tips for nice restaurants and helped us in every way you can think of: information of the city, how tot tabel in the city, sights you have to see and many more!
Thanks for the great lisbon experience!
Andre is a perfect landlord, pleasant and helpful. The apartment is so beautiful, clean and well decorated and the situation is amazing, close to everywhere. Highly recommedable.
Three incredible days in Lisboa. The apartment is brilliant and a great base from where you can exit and be right in the action even though it is is tucked away in a quiet square. Ricardo and Andre are excellent hosts and provide useful information prior to your arrival as well as during your stay. As stated, its situated off a funky yet quiet square but there are plenty of authentic cafe's & restaurants in the neighbourhood. From the moment of arrival until the departure it was all just a great and hospitable experience. The return awaits. 5 stars!!
Andre great super friendly and attentive we came to find the center xq not find the house helped us with our bags and many details but the great house cozy and super comfortable without hesitation and andre VOLVERIA still do not change
Andre genial super amable y atento nos vino a buscar al centro xq no encontrábamos la casa nos ayudo con las maletas y muchísimos detalles mas la casa genial acojedora y super comoda sin dudarlo volveria sigue así andre no cambies
Eine tolle super neu renovierte Wohnung die mit allem ausgestattet ist. Da mitten im Herzen der Stadt zu Fuss alles wunderbar erreichbar. Der Gastgeber ist zuverlässig, hilfsbereit und extrem nett.
Danke für alles und Grüsse nach Lissabon.
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Es war ein wunderbarer Aufenthalt in einer traumhaften Stadt. Die Wohnung bzw. das kleine Häuschen ist sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet und einfach nur schön. Es ist sehr sauber gewesen und alles was man benötigt ist vorhanden.
Die Gastgeber antworten schnell auf E-mails und sind vor Ort wahnsinnig nett und hilfsbereit!
Die Unterkunft ist absolut zu empfehlen. Wir wollten gar nicht mehr weg.
1-la atención de Andre es increíble y te ofrece ayuda turística como si fuera un punto de información.
2-la casa es tal y como se ve en las fotos: bonita y nueva. Es ideal para una pareja. Y la situación buenísima, ya que con solo bajar unas escaleras te encuentras en una de las plazas principales de Lisboa.
En conclusión, si volviera a ir a Lisboa, repetiría con dreaming Lisbon.
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Town Square
Fact-Based Decision-Making at Alma Plaza
Original post made by Karen White, Duveneck/St. Francis, on Mar 23, 2007
1. Cost of land. This has been a source of question for some time now. The developer has claimed that any additional retail would bring a financial loss. In reality, the purchase price of the land was far below market rate. The Santa Clara County Assessors' Office website shows that on October 12, 2005, parcels at 3401, 3417 and 3445 Alma were transferred as follows:
Parcel 132-28-009, 3445 Alma: Land $3,390,000; Improvements $2,000; Total $3,392,000.
Parcel 132-28-073, 3407-3437 Alma: Land $2,240,000; Improvements $3,000; Total $2,243,000.
Parcel 132-28-074, 3401 Alma: Land $365,000; Improvements $0; Total $ 365,000.
In short: the developer paid $6 Million for the entire Alma Plaza site, a price-per-acre that has not been seen in Palo Alto for a very, very long time.
2. The nature of Greenbriar Homes' projects.
According to the company website, current and past Greenbriar developments are 100% residential. This sheds light on the developer's wish to subdivide Alma Plaza, eliminate most of the retail services provided now, and replace retail with housing – even at ground floor.
3. The cost to build housing.
Professionals in real estate development report that the actual cost to build housing (excluding land and site improvements) averages somewhere in the range of $190 – 220 per square foot. Greenbriar has a development in Dublin, "Riva," of homes similar in size to what are proposed for Alma Plaza. At Riva, Greenbriar bought the land, made site improvements, constructed the homes, and now is selling them profitably for $669,000 to $769,000 – far, far below the range of $1.5 Million these same homes would sell for in Palo Alto, with a similar cost basis as in Dublin.
4. The sales price for homes in Palo Alto.
According to Alain Pinel Realtors and others in real estate, the average selling price for homes in the area of Alma Plaza in 2006 ranged from $740 per square foot in South Palo Alto to $835 per square foot in Midtown. Applying the more conservative multiplier to 39 housing units proposed for Alma Plaza, at an average of 2,000 square foot each, totals $57,720,000 total from the sale of residences.
5. The "benefit" of public benefit
The value of the in-lieu public benefit for affordable housing should be based on the actual anticipated selling price of homes at market rate, not the lower "asking price" that has been suggested by the developer.
Separately: Apparently the Pacific Art League intends to sell their downtown building. The second and third floors, now used as studio and gallery space, would be converted to condos; the Art League would buy the first floor back for their own use. Would space for the Pacific Art League at Alma Plaza represent net additional space for this non-profit, as a public benefit? And why is this space being identified for three separate uses: non-profit, as private meeting space for residents, and as retail space? Each use is different, and only retail space is "retail."
6. Finally: what "process"?
We have seen in the recent past situations where a developer proposes a massive over-build and blames community members for delay and "process" when they merely ask that the Comprehensive Plan and reasonable zoning be applied. Jim Baer wrote an eloquent Guest Opinion published in the May 26, 2004 edition of the Palo Alto Weekly. His words are as relevant to Alma Plaza as they were in the context that they were written.
The full opinion can be read at Web Link. An excerpt follows:
"The unpredictable bumps of the Process will not defeat a project if -- and this is critical -- the project has a sense of gravity (momentum) and downhill direction, meaning whether a project is "approvable," as consistent with community policies.
Here is where Hyatt created its own fully predictable failure. Experienced persons in the community predicted that more than 300 housing units would never be approved.
This was made clear to Hyatt as early as 1997, when Solit interviewed more than a dozen Palo Alto insiders (names familiar to Palo Alto readers). City staff, Chamber of Commerce leaders, council members, developers and residential activists advised Hyatt that its project was effectively dead on arrival.
The hotel was not the problem. A project with 200 housing units would have been approved within two years. Hyatt's proposed 300 housing units plus hotel could have received a denial within the same time. Hyatt prolonged the Process rather than (1) accept certain denial for its 300+-unit project or (2) cut back to 200 units.
We cannot know whether Hyatt's refusal emanated from Hyatt's Chicago headquarters, overconfidence from past successes, or local arrogance. In any case, Hyatt created its own Process -- for failure."
Palo Altans will be proud of a development at Alma Plaza that incorporates true mixed-use, retaining ground-floor retail to serve the center's neighborhood and beyond.
Comments (27)
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 23, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Karen--you previously posted a sizable portion of the above comment on another Alma Plaza thread and you receive, IMHO, an excellent reply from Jeremy Loski.
My two questions are:
1) When will this fact-based decision making occur? In our lifetime?
2) Will the neighbors (or a small vocal portion of them) ever be satisfied with a proposal for Alma Plaza?
The information I know regarding Alma Plaza is:
1)This has been dragging on for 10+ years
2)First there was too much retail proposed and now not enough retail
3)There was a perfect plan in place a few years back but that was shot down by a "neighborhood leader" who managed to get our spineless city council to include Alma Plaza in a Charleston corridor building moratorium, which BTW, was pushed through late at night and was not even on the council's docket for that meeting
4) The developer must be able to make a profit from this
5) I am not sure any retail shops will want to open in Alma Plaza given it's location--the neighbors may want groceries, dry cleaners and video stores, but they may have to invest their own money and run them themselves.
a resident of Barron Park
on Mar 23, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Your post is helpful and you ask important questions.
One question I have relates to your #4 above. I am still confused about the process. My understanding (which could be wrong) is that AP is zoned commercial, and was when the developer bought it. He now wants a variance to make it an economically viable project. But if he doesn't get the variance, doesn't it just mean he overpaid for the land, and will either (a) sell to someone else at a lower price who will build what is allowed under the zoning or (b) build an allowable project himself and have to write-down the value of the land?
It's the old "sunk cost" problem - if he over-invested, he made a mistake, and that money is gone. He needs to believe he'll make a profit on his incremental investment if we want him to go ahead.
Do I understand it correctly?
a resident of Barron Park
on Mar 23, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Another question, while I'm at it - say the neighbors are self-interested NIBMY's. It may turn out that most of us are, with respect to some project or other. Isn't the bigger fault with the City Council? After all, who actually gets to decide - the vocal neighbors or the Council (or someone else)?
If it is the Council, then the problem is theirs - even more so since if in fact they allow interest groups to stop them from making good decisions (or any decisions), they encourage more interest groups to come forward later, rightfully asking for the same consideration.
So if the Council is the decision-maker, and decisions get delayed or wrong ones made, we shouldn't blame the neighbors for speaking up - we should direct our frustration at the Council who didn't do their job.
What do you think, NSF?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 23, 2007 at 9:10 pm
I clearly place the blame for the whole Alma Plaza fiasco atthe feet of the spineless City Council--they have refused to make a decision on this issue. However, people in PA know how to get the city council to play into their hands--the neighbors know what needs to be said and done so that the city council will not make a final decision.
But I guess when you are busy shopping for plug-in hybrid cars, the cities finances come second.
a resident of another community
on Mar 24, 2007 at 1:05 am
Alma Plaza is an unsightly, boarded up mess. How Palo Altans continue to live near such a shabby, derelect rundown area year after year is beyond me. Anything is better than what's there now, but that's why I live in a City south of Palo Alto - we take pride in our town.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 24, 2007 at 5:33 am
The size of AP is too small for a Costco, Best Buy or decent supermarket and the neighbors and city council have tangled for years over the retail/housing mix. We already have enough new housing in south Palo Alto and desperately need a neighborhood shopping area with a cleaners, coffee shop, Kinko's type store, mailing store, etc. Why is that so difficult? That is why we all travel to Mountain View to find those very places.
a resident of Ventura
on Mar 24, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Kudos to Ms. White for her for doing her homework…some comments…
What bears repeating is that the entire kit and kaboodle known as Alma Plaza is representative of process run amok. Thank goodness that our current crop of policy makers are up to changing the conditions that have in the past permitted that "amokness".
About process run amok:
Why shouldn't residents use various tactics to get their way, especially if their past similar actions have been reinforced by past policy-making groups? Residents have, in short, learned a bad habit.
Why shouldn't past potential policy makers cater to certain "key neighborhood influencers", as it's those influencers that have helped them get elected? This is a universal political reality that will never entirely disappear; the only times we see alterations to this reality is when current political paradigms begin to fall apart, as is the case in Palo Alto (and many other municipalities in California).
Why shouldn't developers use the various tactics that they use (including the developer that Ms. White quotes) to game the system. After all, developers talk to each other; they know what wheels to grease; they can compute perceived time delays as a component of the cost of doing business, and so on.
Going back to Mr. Baer's article, and Ms. White's use of it, Mr. Baer's "formula" is mostly common sense - i.e. use the power of hard work, deep knowledge of process (learned from taking hard knocks followed up by persistent new learning, and persistence in action), political gaming (an understood reality – not a bad thing…city officials, staff, and key residents), and so on. Mr. Baer has build some nice projects, has worked hard in accomplishing his goals, and we should all be happy for him.
But again, what part of "understood terms" has the McNellis group been introduced to that would have resulted in having something already built at AP? Another way to ask that question is "what kind of city development demeanor would deliver an easily decipherable and firm message to both developers and residents about how our city is going to grow – and if that demeanor had been in place when McNellis bought the AP property, would we be where we are today?"
A measured answer to the above question is that "Palo Alto doesn't have such a demeanor, yet". Thus, the AP problem.
Thus, my preference for the current McNellis plan. Just build the darn thing - now!
How much money has delay cost our city in terms of property tax and/or retail sales receipts? Answer: a LOT! Will this project ever be "perfect"? No. Might it end up better from the resiodent's POV? Maybe. Might the developer be making too much money? What's "too much money"? And on and on it goes, with arguments on both sides – concessions back and forth, gaming the system from both sides, more talk, new Council members with different ideas (elected with support of more "key" residents, and so on).
All this is a normal part of process, unless it is permitted to become the kind of municipal cancer that we have let it become – i.e process that - like a caner cell – grows out of control, and stymies development, people (on all sides), and progress.
Another thing: most "key" residents weighing on retail development have a dangerously ignorant idea about what it takes to make a go of it in Palo Alto as a retailer, or what deleterious effects the development of some retail has on other, existing retail.
For those who want to take a 100 yard stroll to a market at AP: Has ANYONE considered what effect a supermarket at AP will have on JJ&F, or Piazza's. Has anyone asked those vendors? if you haven't go ask them. How about the done deal for Trader Joe's at T&C? This is going to *hurt* JJ&F, big time.
Do those who are angling for "convenience stores" at Alma have any idea what a small, non-chain, retailer faces when per sq.foot prices rise above $2.50?
My argument is not pro-developer, or pro-resident. Rather, my argument is for more accurate, comprehensive information that is not biased, or used in a biased way – all that, and a deeper reality check on the realities of what certain kinds of costs commercial markets (retail, property development, etc) can bear.
My quarrel with Ms. White's use of Mr. Baer's formula for success is to imply that Mr. Bear "gets it", and Mr. McNellis doesn't. It's Ms. White's way of saying "I think McNellis is wrong". I think that's a bit disingenuous, because if what Ms. White represents Mr. Baer's "formula" as "the secret sauce" for getting things done here, what developers other than those who are very inbred with our system have a chance to accomplish anything here in any sort of efficient way? In fact, that's the case.
Might other local developers who are better in the know than Mr. McNellis about "the way things work" here let it be privately known that if this project is held up to a point where McNellis has to sell it, that they will take it on?
Another thing that bothers me about Ms. White's post is that she appears to have a problem with the fact that Mr. McNellis is selling homes in another community (a much lower priced and less-well-known community) for less than he would sell them here. My question to Ms. White, and others is "why shouldn't Mr. McNellis do that?
Why doesn't Ms. White point out that the developer she quotes chooses to develop property in Palo Alto, thus generating more profit to that developer than similar developments in other communities? What's the difference?
Without mentioning names, I have spoken to local developers who have built retail, and who *know* from experience that the businesses they sign in for leases are going to fail. But then, that's the retailer's problem, isn't it? Because the retail space will be there, ready to rent to the next small-time entrepreneur, with that entrepreneur taking all the risk. This is not to paint the developer as insensitive. It's rather to point out that there are certain realities at play that most residents don't consider when they cry out for certain kinds of "comfort" retail.
How about the hue and cry for certain kinds of retail here that when once built, doesn't get supported in a way to maintain profit? That happens a LOT in Palo Alto (retail churn is a reality here), and will continue to happen until most of our retail space gets built out to serve very high end retail, and chains. Long-term, a lot of small-time boutique retail is going to exist mostly as a hobby-horse enterprise, by those who can afford interminable losses, or barely marginal gains. There are several of these kinds of businesses popping up in Palo Alto already; they don't make money, and exist only because a well-heeled owner wants to maintain them.
What will ultimately be built at AP? Who knows? What we know for sure is that the interminable process that has made this project go on for years needs to be redone, and that something needs to be built at AP, ASAP.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Mar 25, 2007 at 8:50 am
We live within a very short walking distance to Alma Plaza.
Currently, we shop at the Mountain View Safeway for our groceries, unless we are running late, then we shop at Piazza's (which is otherwise either too expensive, or too small for our general shopping). Although I wouldn't characterize us as particularly fussy shoppers, we don't care for the Palo Alto Safeway on Middlefield.
From my perspective:
Although unnecessary, since we can always go to Safeway MV, it would be a great plus if retail went up at Alma Plaza that generally met our daily shopping needs: selection, price, etc.
Additionally, it would be nice if a bar didn't go up that either pulled in a rowdy crowd, was especially noisy, or discharged a bunch of walking drunks, or drunk drivers into the neighborhood each night.
When my son gets a little older, Alma Plaza be a natural place for him to hang out: it would be nice if there were more kid-friendly stores there than, say, an adult bookstore or an all night liquor store.
If a substantial housing development goes in there, which I assume would be packed to the rafters with skateboard and bicycle riding kids for our many nearby public schools, I would hope that the city would consider narrowing, closing, or otherwise slowing down East Meadow at the Alma intersection and below.
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 25, 2007 at 10:05 am
I usually am not one to make specific suggestions around things that are much larger issues than my specific comment can cover. But, I will make an exception here, as it relates to PALO Alto retail, Alma and Edgewood Plazas.
Smart and Final is very different from traditional grocers and Big Box. I drove by one recently when I was in the East Bay, and went in to have a look, since I was not familiar with them.
At a hgh level, here is what I think such a store could provide:
--bulk items at lower prices, such as what we all get at Costco
--a decent selection of the last minute items like milk or bread that often lead to unplanned trips
--a selection of other items that are not typically offered at the TJ's and Whole Foods of the world, and priced for people looking to spend less on their shopping trips
--a store with a footprint that fits into places like Alma and Edgewood. I have visited two as part of my "research" and neither store was more than 20,000 SF.
Granted, it does not have the same personality that JJF, Mollie Stones or Piazza's offer, but maybe that is the point, too.
We really do need to take another approach to these matters going forward. What has contributed to this particular impasse, and a plethora of others in recent years is at this point simply unacceptable. I get accused from time to time of "thinking too much." Palo Alto suffers mightily from this ailment.
a resident of Ventura
on Mar 25, 2007 at 11:55 am
Paul, Smart and Final would be a good choice, mostly because an independent grocer woudl succumb at AP, eventually. the economics for independents are not looking good. That said, any grocer put in place at Ap will definitely impact Piazza's. That's a market reality, and Piazza's will have to dela with it. The latter will probably do OK after taking a small hit, because they're (Piazza's) creative and know the PA sweet spot. Future development in the southern part of town will keep Piazza's thriving.
btw, keep thinking; we need more of your kind of voioce here.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Mar 25, 2007 at 6:05 pm
No housing on the first floor level of this site should be allowed! This is an essential retail site for South Palo Alto. There were only about three dozen neighbors of Albertsons plans that objected to their plans. There are thousands of people in South Palo Alto that woulb be served by retail and a competative grocery store at this site. The mayor called for a walkable city. Who can walk to Mountain View to shop for groceries, etc? Let some housing be built on the second and third floor and require underground parking for the housing. Lets not be a city run by developers of big projects with an attitude that they can do anything they want.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 25, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Just drove by Alma Plaza, there seems to be a lot of police activity going on. I have no idea if this was an incident, a practice, or just a regular occurrance, but because this is now a derelict parking lot, I am not surprised if it is a hangout for criminal activity. Lets get something done to prevent this as soon as possible.
a resident of Ventura
on Mar 25, 2007 at 9:42 pm
GGR, Undergrounding for parking is expensive - $10-20K per space, depending on the size of parking spots...also, drainage and groundwater may be a problem at that sight
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 26, 2007 at 8:59 am
What worries me about putting retail in Alma Plaza is the fact that Palo Alto schools are already bursting and an increase in population in our schools is already expected. The district is going to add classrooms at Fairmeadow, despite the fact that Fairmeadow doesn't even have enough outside space to conduct P.E. properly for the kids. There's not enough room to run around and often not enough benches upon which to eat lunch. More housing means more kids, more crowding in the schools, and a decrease in the quality of education.
I agree that Alma Plaza looks horrible the way it is, but I see no reason that retail necessarily has to look ratty. The Piazza's shopping center looks nice, and it's essentially the same kind of place that residents in the neighborhood want for A. Plaza.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 28, 2007 at 9:56 am
Alma Plaza can be improved in a way that benefits our community with revitalized retail and is profitable for the developer at the same time. Notably, Alma Plaza is designated a Neighborhood Commercial center in the Comprehensive Plan.
Palo Alto's Municipal Code, Section 18.41.010, is clear: "The CN neighborhood commercial district is intended to create and maintain neighborhood shopping areas 'primarily' accommodating offices, personal service and retail sales uses of moderate size serving the immediate neighborhood, under regulations that will assure maximum compatibility with surrounding residential areas."
The current plan to subdivide the site and build housing on 75% of it fails this test. But surely a compromise can be achieved that meets the intent of the Comprehensive Plan, our Municipal Code, and our community's best interests in preserving retail at Alma Plaza.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 28, 2007 at 12:22 pm
That is interesting because in today's editorial in the PA Weekly:
Web Link
A portion of that states:
"Yet a key issue is being virtually ignored: the inherent vagueness of the planned community (PC) zone. Alma Plaza is one of a few parcels in the city zoned PC, meaning the city has not established any specific zoning policy or restrictions. It allows a property owner to propose any development plan, and persuade the community of its benefits. The approved project constitutes the zone's conditions.
The city's Comprehensive Plan, which guides but does not restrict development, designates Alma Plaza as neighborhood commercial. With PC zoning, developers naturally propose what will be most profitable, and they sweeten their proposals with "public benefits," which city officials often expand -- a form of legal civic bribery (if the benefit is offered) or civic extortion (if it is required). "
So who is correct???
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 28, 2007 at 4:29 pm
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a resident of University South
on Mar 28, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Is there a clearer example of the confusion (hypocrisy?) of some residents re Palo Alto and housing. We have been given a faur share allocation of county housing need and the City and some residents complain that the allocation is unfair because we don't have enough "room" for housing. Just to be clear, this issue has gone to court in some cases and "not enough" is not legally defensible.
But here as in other places (e.g., Edgewood Plaza) there are active proposals for housing and always they are opposed or cut back. It seems like when residents are given feasible housing proposals they are opposed in some form.
Instead residents ask for more retail, which has greater traffic impact, all the while complaining about traffic. At Alma as at Edgewood what residents desire for retial rarely meets any market test. It is a wish list and duplicated elsewhere nearby. I am not aware that the region or city is short of coffee shops or places to get food. I am trying to be open-minded about this but it sure feels like shopping convenience triumphing over our oblogation (legal and moral) to participate in addressing regional issues.
It is hard for me to see how the City Council and local neighbors are dealing in good faith with what regional and business leaders say is the most critical regional economic challenge--not enough housing.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 28, 2007 at 11:20 pm
What a flawed concept - allocating housing, and implicitly, jobs to cities.
Also, how does creating local neighborhood retail create 'greater traffic impact'? That makes no sense.
a resident of University South
on Mar 29, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Well, we will have a chance to see how residents react to an Alma Plaza plan that includes a grocery store and coffee shop and housing. Will residents still complain about the housing and want it reduced?
In response to the comments here and in the other thread.
One, yes a fair share housing allocation for cities is suggested by ABAG (the regional plannning agency) as required by state law for housing in low, moderate-income and maket rate units. A city can appeal and if they win a reduced number of units, they are reallocated to other cities in the county. The criteria for determining a city's fair share are projected job and housing growth and exisiting jobs and access to tranist--where Palo Alto rates high.
Many relatively built out and affluent cities complain here and in every region of the state. Generally they all make the same claims as are made by Palo Alto residents as they, like Palo Alto residents, act to reduce the scope of every housing proposal received.
Part of Palo Alto is a "stand up" city. We are not afraid to stand up for national and worldwide policies that we think are right whether that be civil rights, global warming or wars that residents oppose.
I just wish that some of that "caring about the broader common good" was reflected in votes on housing here.
As far as retail and traffic there are three considerations. First, residents are conflicted as to whether they really want big units like Costco for convenience and tax revenue or smaller retail units. But the Edgewood and Alma examples show that smaller retail is often out-competed by bigger stores and the smaller stores close. Second, once people get on their bikes or walk there are better store options close by, which are likely to prevail anyway in the marketplace.
Finally, I do not drive and lived near Edgewood Plaza for 20 years. I sure didn't see many people walking or biking and carrying groceries back that way. I think it is a fond wish but not reality.
I remain convinced that this is mainly about people wishing the congestion of daily urban life could pass them by and go bother other people and a council caught between the very human emotions of getting beat on by their friends while all the while they advocate regional and worldwide responsiblibty in other areas.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 30, 2007 at 8:45 am
According to the article in today's PA Weekly:
Web Link
it looks like the information that Ms White posted above is wrong and misleading.
As stated in the article:
"Nonetheless, under the particular zoning type proposed for the 4.2 acres on Alma Street near East Meadow Drive, the commission doesn't have the ability to impose specific requirements.
The "planned community" (PC) zone is a blank-slate designation that requires both the property owner and the city to agree on its terms, city staff told the commission.
Several commissioners realized their hands were tied when Planning Director Steve Emslie confirmed McNellis' intention to proceed to the council if the Planning Commission did not accept the zoning as proposed."
Perhaps Ms White would like to enlighten us as to where she gets her information from and/or why she is posting misleading information regarding Alma Plaza.
a resident of Stanford
on Mar 30, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Another Premature Posting by Not so fast (aka Jeremy Mike Anna).
The Commission does NOT impose conditions. It makes recommendations to the council. Big difference. The developer said he would not accept any recommendations for changes. An example of extraordinary arrogance, I hope the council does not cave in to his threats.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 31, 2007 at 8:50 am
To Forum Reader (aka Karen White)---I am not Jeremy/Mike/Anna.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Mar 31, 2007 at 10:09 am
BTW, Forum Reader, what is premature about my posting? I posted something that was taken from a PA Weekly article and compared it to a post by Karen White?
a resident of University South
on Apr 1, 2007 at 7:22 am
How do people feel about posting under their real name? Even our elected leaders who regularly get trashed in Town Square have to put their name besides their words and actions.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 1, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Those with questions on land use at Alma Plaza might refer directly to our Comprehensive Plan, which defines the plaza as a Neighborhood Center, and our Municipal Code, which outlines the uses to be found in these centers. Both documents are available on the City's website.
In addition, Planning & Transportation meetings are available on local Government Access channels and on recorded video. There is no need to rely on press summaries of meetings that instead can be viewed first-hand.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 2, 2007 at 6:16 am
It would be helpful if Ms White would actually provide weblinks to these documents that she cites, since she is claiming that what was reported in the PA Weekly is completely wrong.
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Really appreciate the update! For some reason gms website doesn't agree with my phone so I bet I would have missed them.
Hey guys,
For those of you who have a lathe or access to one, Green Mountain has their AK barrel blanks back in stock for a pretty reasonable price - at least in comparison with the prices of available commercial finished barrels right now. Just wanted to give a heads-up.
7.62x39 AK Raw Barrel Blank 1" x 20"
Really appreciate the update! For some reason gms website doesn't agree with my phone so I bet I would have missed them.
Has anyone gotten one of these blanks before? Are they chambered, or do they require the chamber to be cut? I am a bit concerned about it because although I do have a lathe to cut the outer profile, I don't have a chamber reamer, and they're 150 bucks or so.
Are you talking about a chamber reamer being $150? The barrel blanks on the Green Mountain website are $40. I'm tempted to buy a couple of them.
Yes, the chamber reamer is $15o +/-. I ordered 3 of the barrel blanks, but I'm having second thoughts because of the cost of the chamber reamer.
The items you ordered were barrel blanks that will need pretty much all machining operations (except for rifling the bore) done to make a finished barrel out of it. You can always rent a roughing and chamber reamer with gauges from a rental company. http://www.reamerrentals.com/SearchR...=16&Search.y=9
Thanks for the rental link - it keeps these things being fairly cheap barrels. I got to thinking creatively today... will a PSL bolt fit directly into a stamped AK? I really dig the idea of doing a bull-barrel AK chambered in 54R, or doing a bull-barrel sporter 91/30.
you guys need to do your home work . before ordering barrel blanks an fitting PSL into stock ak parts there a bunch of differences . better to buy a psl kit.
BTW a PSL has a thinner barrel than a Yugo m70 an is only a little bigger than a stock akm at the gas block.
so your not going to be doing any heavy barrel build with stock components .
GM has been selling those blanks off an on for about 4 years or more .
you get what you pay for . a good blank cost about $200 so don't expect a lot for $40 they used to be $29. there not turned blanks an ther enot tunrend on centers so you going to need a lathe an a lot of time to make these into some thing .
I have used a few of them don't expct a lot for accuracy .
If your going to build a heavy barrel target set up you start with a good blank or barrel. sticking a $35 blank on a $500 kit don't really make sence these days .


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[quote user="jjj45"]lol I love how they have a select few "lucky" plays that got us into the SB.
I can go back and look at every Superbowl champion and find "lucky" plays that got them into the SB. Thats football, you can't microanalyses every play.
I couldn't get over how much *****in' people are doing over how "it was all luck" that the Giants won the Superbowl this year. It's even worse now than when we won it all four years ago.
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A native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Johnson is the sixth Cougar to be selected by the Angels. He joins John E. Olerud (1965), pitcher Brian Sajonia (1987), first baseman Casey Kelley (1998), pitcher Jayson Miller (2008) and pitcher Seth Harvey (2009).
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Claussen was the third Cougar drafted Wednesday and the fifth in 2012. Other Washington State student-athletes selected were first baseman Taylor Ard (seventh round/Seattle Mariners), outfielder Derek Jones (eighth round/Colorado Rockies), second baseman Tommy Richards (24th round/Baltimore Orioles) and outfielder Kyle Johnson (25th round/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim).
A native of Renton, Wash., Claussen was the ninth pick in the round and the 1,037th overall. He is the fourth Cougar to be drafted by the Marlins joining pitcher Chad Miles (1994), third baseman Paul Gran (2008) and pitcher Adam Conley (2011). Gran is currently with Jacksonville (AA) and Conley is with Greensboro (A) in the Marlins' organization.
"I'm very blessed and fortunate," Claussen said. "I want to thank all my coaches throughout my career. Once a Cougar, always a Coug."
A senior, Claussen batted .301 in his final season with the Cougars. His 17 doubles are tied for seventh in the Pac-12. He started 53 games this season and is a three-time conference all-academic honoree.
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So glad I did this tutorial... ready to make more and I can't remember how I did it.. lol
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I just did 6 teabag wallets for a craft fair. Thanks for the tute
i made one the other night just to see if i could do it. my friend who is a fantastic sewer/quilter loved it - wants to make one for her mil. i am still confused about the 5 inch fold and then fold back????? what s the purpose for it? i thought it would make great gifts for xmas as well as for somene who is just feeling down in the dumps - whether it be a cold, flu or just a little pick me up! stick it with a coffee mug and instant gift! love it!
These are so fun to make and give a small gifts...Nice way to use buttons you have been saving also.
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QUOTE=mamabird3;1506589]I have had many requests for this pattern. Please bear with me, since I don't have a pattern to follow I will have to just put it in my own words with bad cell phone pictures. Please feel free to ask for clarification on anything. Here we go....
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If you are seeking a world-class educational experience within a vibrant, Christ-centered learning community, Cedarville is the place for you. Step up to the challenge of our arts, sciences, professional and graduate programs, and achieve more than you ever imagined. Be challenged and transformed by professors who are experts in their fields and invest their lives at Cedarville to mentor and guide students like you.
Art in the Open celebrates the artistic talents of Cedarville University students, faculty, staff, and guests through live music, art shows and exhibitions, an annual Art Gala, and Opening Nights (an event that provides Cedarville students with an opportunity to attend the opening night of the play at a discounted ticket cost).