A little nicer than Hull Estates

Darren and I went to see our first condos this weekend, a little place in the marina known as Azzurra.

According to one of the press releases, Azzura has "luxury residences in an art gallery styled building that introduced the first-ever permanent residential collection of paintings, photography and sculptures from the "LA Art Scene" of the 1960s and early 1970s." The top floor was designed by Andy Warhol, and features a number of his original works. Each of the 15 living floors is dedicated to a different artist, and there is art throughout the lobby and amenities rooms.

One of the things we were worried about most was noise, and there is some in the building, which is not surprising since it has floor to ceiling windows, but it is fairly minimal. Views on the Marina side are spectacular, on the city side not as much. Although we were told that you can see mountains, we went on a very overcast day, and saw nothing. Definitely a place for high rollers (yes Chris, it was very "fancy"), as all guests have their cars valet parked, there is a drive up drycleaner in the parking lot, and 24 hour car detailing, so you can drop your keys at the front desk at night and get in a clean car in the morning (please stop drooling Jamie). We looked at units ranging from 1450 sq ft to 2099 sq ft, and found a nice one with a floor plan that includes a wrap around balcony. There are only 2 units left with this plan, on the 17th and 18th floor. As soon as Darren sells a kidney we'll be able to afford the monthly condo fees. I think for now we will keep looking.