This Old Bull

I got a call from Ally up at the leasing office earlier this week with some bad news. Apparently a handful of units are holding the entire Old Bull building back with regard to getting a Certificate of Occupancy, and the building’s opening date pushed back from mid-June to July 1st. I had originally planned on moving in on June 27th, so needless to say this changed things a bit. Further complicating the matter was the fact that my current lease ends June 30th.

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I spoke with TROSA today and set up the movers. They’ll be showing up at my current apartment at 8:30 AM on the 27th of June. They’ve moved my stuff before and it was an absolutely flawless experience. They’re exceedingly professional, very courteous, fast and efficient, and affordable. I honestly can’t understand why someone would go with anyone else to move.

I went by the apartment yesterday to take some measurements of the living room and master bedroom to determine how my furniture might best fit (the living room is approximately 12’ x 16’ and the bedroom is about 12’ x 13’, in case you’re keeping score). I’ve also been wanting to pick up an HDTV, so I wanted to get an idea of the living room dimensions to help me decide on the optimum screen size.

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I spoke with Kia at the Apartments at American Tobacco just a few minutes ago, and she informed me that I've been approved for apartment 301 in the Old Bull building!  Hooray!

I talked to Kia at the A@AT a little while ago, and they’ve got all my paperwork ready. We’re just waiting on Ally to look over the application and make sure that everything’s in order, and I should hear something tomorrow morning or early afternoon.

Don’t stop crossing appendages, though; I may need all the luck I can get!

I was out walking around the building yesterday and decided to take some snapshots of the northeastern part of the ATC complex, around both Old Bull and Hill buildings.

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• Old Bull
• American Tobacco
• Downtown Durham

So after looking at a bunch of units — at least ten, by my counts — I've submitted my application for unit number 301. It's on Pettigrew Street with the three windows in the living room/foyer facing the railroad tracks and presenting a lovely view of downtown Durham. Both bedrooms in the unit face the courtyard and are both nicely sized. Since there's no apartments above it, and the apartment immediately below it will apparently be the model unit, there should be a minimum of noise. There's lots of light, plenty of space, and a convenient place for me to put the cat's litter box even though there's only one bathroom.

Please cross some appendages for me; while I don't think there's any reason why my application wouldn't be approved, I don't want to jinx anything!

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• My Picasa Web Albums - Old Bull 301

Back in October of 2007, while going about my business at work, I’d seen banners around ATC — where my office is located — for some apartments in the complex. I guess, technically, that’s where this adventure begins.

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