09/26/09 11:01 - ID#49861

Paint colors & Elmwood Village Assoc.

Does the Elmwood Village Association get involved with paint colors for houses in the Elmwood Village? Does anyone know?

There is a house on St. James Place that is literally "crossing guard orange"! It is such a disgrace to the entire, lovely street! It shouldn't be allowed.

Wasn't it in the 80's when the Allentown Association was going through some of the same issues with paint colors and preserving the integrity of the neighborhood?

Did the people on St. James get the paint on sale or something? Are they color blind? Didn't they notice when it was first going up, how hideous it was?

They must be loony living in a color house with such a high vibration!

buffalodove writes at 03:27:33 09/28/09 - Comment #51747: No, not on the corner. I think it may be in the #50's or #60's!

It's not just orange everyone, not like a pretty pumpkin; it's crossing guard orange.

I wonder if it glows in the dark!?!?

janelle writes at 10:18:38 09/28/09 - Comment #51733: I'm curious. Are you referring to the house on the corner of St. James and Elmwood ave?

jason writes at 08:20:35 09/28/09 - Comment #51732: This is sort of surprising to me. I never knew people actually go up to other people to complain about their choice of house color. Isn't that petty? One thing I know for sure is they wouldn't like my reaction. I guess it is preferable to taking the cowardly way out and ratting them out anonymously to some neighborhood org. Yeah, that's more honorable. That being said, orange is ridiculous, and yeah they probably are nutters!

janelle writes at 10:09:01 09/27/09 - Comment #51731: I think people in the neighborhood try to influence you on color choices, but like Paul said, it's not a historic district. There's no power to enforce color choices.

I don't like some color choices in my neighborhood and some neighbors were fine letting us know they didn't like our color choice when we painted.

I doubt EVA gets involved in paint colors. I think it has other issues that are foremost. But you can ask (e:Drew) about it. He's involved with EVA.

jenks writes at 07:15:16 09/27/09 - Comment #51729: I don't know about st james, but I do know that my friend who lives on richmond was told (not sure by whom) that his house could not be that shade of pink and he had to repaint it.

paul writes at 12:12:39 09/27/09 - Comment #51725: I don't think that its a true historic district, so I doubt they have all that much control.

metalpeter writes at 11:57:53 09/27/09 - Comment #51722: Haven't seen the house what is wrong with orange? Now Just remember if they have a right to say you can't paint A house that color then they can tell you what color to paint it. What is next you can only have this kind of flower and that kind of Flower? By the way all the Buff State teams use orange and Black, and The Bandits Use Orange, Black and Purple so maybe they should just add black to it. Hey though I say if you are so passionate it about it, go take a picture of the house alone, and then the house with the other places next to it and then post them here so we can get a real sense of it. Also I assume using a digital camera I think you need to make sure that the pictures are under 3mega Pixels other wise they may not show up on here.

Permalink: Paint_colors_amp_Elmwood_Village_Assoc_.html
Words: 118

Category: elmwood

09/26/09 10:54 - ID#49860

Hunt Real Estate on Elmwood & Breckenrid

You know, this has really been bugging me for a while now. The Hunt office on Elmwood and Breckenridge is so NOT a neighborhood merchant. They are corporate and un-neighborly!

First of all, they took out or painted over those beautiful old wooden shelves that were there from when the store was a neighborhood pharmacy. I am aware that the clothing store before Hunt did paint over some of them but it is a sin that the beautiful, rich, old fashioned shelves are gone.

I have never, ever seen even one person in the office there. They do not allow anyone to post anything in their store front about neighborhood happenings, they do not allow anyone to park in any of their spaces in the back of the store- even though there are never any of their own customers in them. They are just plain, outright unfriendly!

Even during the Elmwood Arts Festival they were not open and yet still would not even let any vendors park in their few spaces.

Then when I spoke to 2 guys from Ceceila's who were in the back smoking a butt, they told me that Hunt is so ignorant that they will not even let delivery trucks back up into the tiny lot to unload deliveries. They make them go around and double park on Elmwood to make deliveries. Apparently, the two spots that are behind the restaurant belong to Ceceila's but Hunt won't let the delivery trucks drive over their "property" to make the deliveries!

This is not a friendly, neighborly, typical Elmwood merchant. I hope that noone in the "neighborhood" lists their house with or buys through Hunt Real Estate! They are very unElmwood like!!!