SoCo 506

SoCo 506 is the Condo Jose and I found in downtown Dallas. This property is so unique. Once it's used to be a warehouse.

"In a period between 1923 and 1925, the Santa Fe Railroad built a four-building complex on three adjacent blocks in Downtown Dallas to centralize transfer and warehousing operations. Underground rail tunnels connected the buildings and circumvented bustling downtown rail traffic. Soon, the Santa Fe tunnel complex became one of the area's most important arteries as steam trains from all over the country unloaded goods in a depot under the buildings. Sadly, the building sat vacant for more than a dozen years as plans to convert the space fell through. In 1997, under the ownership of Southwest Properties (now Westmount Realty Capital) the old terminal warehouse was returned to prominence and became one of the first buildings in downtown to be converted into loft apartments."

We like the building the first time we visit. It gives us an industrial feeling with expose colum, and concrete celing and wall. We went to visit the sale office several times, and kept looking at the floor plans. There are 22 difference floor plans. Finally we stopped at tiny little model called model "6" With this space, we will fit 2 people, and 2 dogs. It's kind of challegne to utilize every sqft we have.

Jose is planning to build the plat form for our bed. The space under the plat form will be our storage, and drawers. We will build the walls for clothes, and washer room to attach door to enclose the space. Most of the jobs will be DITY (Do It Yourself). We will have help from Jeremy (Jose's friend) to build the plat form. I hope it will come out nice.

No more taking the bus back to Las Colinas every evening, I will just walk to my house or gym for 10 mins max. It's perfect for me because the house will be so close to work. I can just be lazy and wake up late and still make it to work on time. I can even ride my bike to work. At last it's what I've been wanting to have the open space house without traditional look. I know it's a little bit selfish since there is no space for guests, but I think we can manage it.

Thanks God for helping us find SoCo. It will be hommy for us for a while until we change our mind :)

Last you can visit SoCo website at http://www.socourbanlofts.com