tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post8149529076329989175..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: Salvation Army building renovationQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-66411406614263473852007-05-01T10:01:00.000-05:002007-05-01T10:01:00.000-05:00I have been in th enew Lofts down there and the pe...I have been in th enew Lofts down there and the people living there seem very peaceful and nice. LIke any place, some have been trouble, but the management dealt with it. <BR/><BR/>I personally know someone who lives there and the rent (in the tax crdit units) is not affordable really. I think we continue to underserve a population of people who are forced into cramped and crappy rentals and our neighborhoods suffer because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-73636577172683735752007-05-01T09:02:00.000-05:002007-05-01T09:02:00.000-05:00Competition between landlords, or for any type of...Competition between landlords, or for any type of business, is good for the consumer. Let the building begin and lets weed out the crap properties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-3298568904665772582007-05-01T06:56:00.000-05:002007-05-01T06:56:00.000-05:00I think that its simply market rate apartments bei...I think that its simply market rate apartments being open to anyone, and the others having restrictions.<BR/><BR/>The tax-credit apartments rent fairly quickly (the Crescent building was essentially full within a few months of opening), but the market rate ones rent very quickly.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-76517228991761443312007-04-30T22:29:00.000-05:002007-04-30T22:29:00.000-05:00By all means Davenport leaders must say YES to wha...By all means Davenport leaders must say YES to whatever monies the government is pushing, with the accompanying agenda. Let's not be selective or pursue that which we need but instead turn a blind eye to the strong negatives attached to the 'free' tax credit money. <BR/><BR/>QCI may I suggest the market rate apartments are renting faster because the rent controlled units do not meet the needs of low-income renters? Or perhaps it's lousy management? Consider your observation to be a warning sign. Beware of loosening screening criteria. The units need to rent up or you'll be looking at one desperate developer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-21461001337885418372007-04-30T21:17:00.000-05:002007-04-30T21:17:00.000-05:00Do you think that Tara Barney is crying now. This...Do you think that Tara Barney is crying now. This is the area that was to be high end condos and shops. Instead we have more poverty to support the Downtown partnership. Of which, is that liquor that is causing all the trouble down there too. Tara seems to support bodies down there instead of being selective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-24282066763493059192007-04-30T14:49:00.000-05:002007-04-30T14:49:00.000-05:00I agree. That building certainly qualifies as "bli...I agree. That building certainly qualifies as "blighted" in my book, unlike some of the properties that have gotten TIF.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-7410307904996952682007-04-30T08:28:00.000-05:002007-04-30T08:28:00.000-05:00Well this city asked for it. Politics bastardized ...Well this city asked for it. Politics bastardized the use of TIF, so developers have no alternative but seek tax credits.<BR/><BR/>Want to end low income tax credits, let's start a conversation about the merits of TIF in areas with limited abilities to attract capital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-18111906106965300892007-04-29T21:22:00.000-05:002007-04-29T21:22:00.000-05:00I dunno about the Salvation Army project, but at t...I dunno about the Salvation Army project, but at the Crescent Lofts singles or families can be eligible.<BR/><BR/>There aren't that many families (with kids) down here.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-23407382498305373262007-04-29T20:24:00.000-05:002007-04-29T20:24:00.000-05:00Hey - this is not single housing it is low income ...Hey - this is not single housing it is low income family housing. I just think that we have too much subsidized stuff that's all. These developers are making a ton of money on the backs of the tax payers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-63788817209093589492007-04-29T18:48:00.000-05:002007-04-29T18:48:00.000-05:00I guess the question is if you consider one person...I guess the question is if you consider one person making $24,000 a year low income. That's not McDonalds pay.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-42234386406114300832007-04-29T18:41:00.000-05:002007-04-29T18:41:00.000-05:00Davenport has toooo much low income housing QCI. ...Davenport has toooo much low income housing QCI. We are carrying the burden - it is not a good thing after the 10th project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com