I can lock it up and go on vacation for a long time and not worry about it. And by being downtown, I can take advantage of all the city has to offer. Hensel compares Seattle's downtown climate to San Francisco's, explaining he always wants to live in the center of a dynamic environment. Still, making the move isn't necessarily easy. It's an emotional transition as well.
People have to get rid of a lot of their stuff to move from a house to a condo.
Very few children parade down the hallways of condominiums. And there are rules, as well as board members, to contend with. I compare it to a city, complete with a city manager and a city council. But for the young, the busy, the dynamic and the city-loving, there may not be a better place to live. Leslie Holdcroft is a Seattle freelance writer.