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Does anyone else see that there are just too many units coming online not only in norfolk but in the whole of hampton raods. I mean where are all these people coming from. And how can they all afford 400,000 condos. I do know that many builders are walking away from contracts already, and investors that have written contracts on unbuilt condos are starting to sell those contracts. People are getting worried and banks are really tightening up on developers. I just think that with the number of units coming on line and the price thay are trying to get for them there is bound to be some problems in the future.

It wasa built in 1903 by Andrwe Carnegie. He did a series of public libraries all over the U.S. and this is one of the only ones left standing. There is some really interesting architectural detailing on the outside of the building. If you look up close the whole outside of the building has famouse authors names carved into it, very cool. If you go by to take a look just tell anyone that asks that you are interested in purchasing and the agent told you to come by and take a quick look. THe outside and the foyer are the best parts of the building and noone should bother you if you are in the foyer looking around.

We recently made lots of interior upgrades to this hundred year old carnegie public library building that we own to restore it to its original look. Exteroir architecture is amazing, go by and take a look. We are actually selling this property if anyone is interested. In My opinion this is one of Norfolks greatest historical buildings. Located on Freemason.

There is actually a lot of interesting literature on this topic. Richard FLorida is the guru on this kind of stuff, he wrote "The Rise of the Creative Class" and a bunch of other stuff on why cities lose and gain young educated people. His web site also has his ranking of all american cities with repsect to the creative class citizens. Richard Florida city rankings

I am 25 just joined the forum. Born and raised in VA Beach. I have a bachelors and a masters degree in Urban Planning and am glad to see a forum on planning/development in the hampton roads area.