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So as a buyer, are you getting construction/timetable updates from the folks at the Vue?
When I ask, yes... but I don't ask very often. I check in every 3-4 months so that I can plan cash availability for the next deposit (dependent on timing of breaking ground/construction). Beyond that, I'm not worried about it... whenever it's ready, great. Life is better when it's flexible. As a side note, the timetable I was given 6 weeks ago isn't different from when I bought 10 months ago... I've been told 2009 completion from day 1.
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Most people I've talked to think they hold the lists and info so secret in order to get people into the sales office to heavy "pitch" them BEFORE they find out the prices are far in excess of everything else in center city. And they are likely right. If you knew before going that you could buy a similar unit with similar square footage and similar location / floor in the building for $150,000 - $200,000 less at The Avenue, then a lot of folks might not ever take a look at The Vue. The problem with the assumptions of that is once you are in the sales office and find out the prices you won't mind because the finishes are SO much better and the lobby is more fancy. I don't think that happens, sticker shock is sticker shock no matter at what point it occurs. People WANT to price shop, for cars, furniture, property, everything to make sure they are getting a good bang for their buck, this sales tactic seems to be created to prevent buyers from doing just that.
Just reading through old posts and thought this was an interesting comment. The non-public pricing strategy must work at least some of the time -- worked on me. I would not have visited the sales center if I had seen the prices ahead of time. I wandered into The Vue sales center one Saturday before going to see Avenue. There was no heavy "pitch" but I just didn't want to live at Avenue after seeing The Vue. I'll admit to initial sticker shock ($500/sq ft in Charlotte???) but I'd rather sit around shocked in a really great condo than be unhappy in a cheap place. You can't put a price on really liking the place you live.
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I bought mine back in September... I sort of waffled for about a week after visiting the sales center... between spending the money on a place I really liked or just getting something that was OK and a lot cheaper.
I ended up deciding to buy one of the A1 units because it seems unusually big for a one bedroom (1387 sq ft, w/ lots of actual living space) and has floor-to-ceiling windows on two floors, views of uptown, and great interior features (Sok tub, kitchen, etc). IMO, there's nothing else comparable in Charlotte.
I'm VERY excited about living there... I don't actually live in Charlotte right now, but I'm planning to move back by the time the Vue is finished in 2009.
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Dunno... I suppose... I'm relatively indifferent to the timing and never give it any thought. If timing had been important to me, I might have made a different choice that had more definitive timeframes. At the time I was thinking I'd move back to Charlotte in 2007 or 2008 and rent for a while, now I'm thinking about living in Europe for a year or two beforehand instead... so don't rush it.