This is not the picture you probably see in the ads for condos down by the district on the river.
Nothing more glimmering and beautiful then the stink rolling off this gem downtown.
It amazes me that you could sell a $1 million condo next to this, and the train sirens.
The packing plant is going nowhere and the trains are likely going nowhere.
They do plan to build some quiet zones on 6th street and 8th street, but to be effective, the entire DTSF area needs to be a quiet zone. You will still hear the train whistles from the switching yards and from Cliff and 14th street. In order for the quiet zones to work, it would have to encompass the entire downtown area. Likely not going to happen because of pushback from the Fed DOT and railroads and the cost.
As for the packing plant, that is likely not going anywhere and the smell is getting worse. I have heard rumors that several downtown dwellers have left renting down by Phillips to the Falls due to the smell. Can you imagine investing that much money only to smell burning flesh, urine and manure almost anytime you open your patio door?
It cracks me up to read about all these ‘luxurious’ options in these developments, but every time you walk out the door you smell death and poop.
Downtown has great developmental potential, but not until you get rid of the trains and the stink will it be worthwhile . . . and what about all the places quietly closing downtown? Something developers don’t like to talk about.