First tenants move in to Mission Lofts
So far, 30 of the 156 units at Mission Lofts have been leased. Located in a former office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, Mission Lofts allows tenants to use their units as a residence, office, or both.
One unit is being used solely as a business, Johnson Construction & Design, says property manager Kena Harris. Many other residents are working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We opened in April just when everything shut down,” Harris says. “Rentals were initially slower during the early months of the pandemic but picked up tremendously last month.” Potential renters are welcome to take a self-guided tour.
The rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $2,104 a month, but there’s a special rate if people move in by Aug. 15: The rent drops to $1,929 a month and tenants get a $500 credit on the first month’s rent.
A two-bedroom unit is $3,064 a month. People who move into a two-bedroom unit by Aug. 15 get one month free.
Utilities, including electricity, water, sewer, and trash, are extra. There’s a one-time $400 fee for pets and a $50-a-month fee per pet. Up to two pets are allowed, and certain breeds, such as pit bulls and rottweilers, are banned.
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The landscaping is mostly complete. More outdoor furniture will be installed and there will be a pet park behind the garage.
All units carry a business license, so tenants can use Mission Lofts as their business address.
“It’s a very unique property,” Harris says. “If you work from home, you can use your rent as a tax write-off. It speaks to the new world we’re in now.”
I am very excited about this project for our area. Thank God no more Section 8 housing. We have had enough. We need to bring commerce and revenue back to the area and not keep bleeding it like Penny Gross loves to do. Hopefully Skyline will be a success too.
We ? We have had enough? Of what colored people ? Have some balls and don’t write anonymous racist
We have had enough of the disproportion of Section 8 housing in Mason, it is a serious imbalance. There is only so much cheese to go around and the cheese wheel is done. Go find yourself another rat haven to infest.
Although I think these rent prices are absolutely OUT OF SIGHT..who can afford these, it is nice to finally have something nice in Penny Gross' district. Not the average worker can live here Rediculous……It is time to start cleaning up the Mason District area. Clean out Penny…she has destroyed this area.
The statement about deducting your rent from your taxes is misleading. It's some sort of equation involving the square footage of your office space as a percentage of your rent. So if you have a one bedroom with an office in the corner of your living room, it's not much.
Beautiful –
High prices, strict rules.
Can only wish success to this project.
Like said above – enough of section 8, enough of weak, low income, criminal population, its time to change the face of this area.
Work hard, live good.
Be lazy – go live somewhere else.
We need more projects like this.
Fortunately people like you will have their lungs filled with fluid soon enough.
What a awful thing to say. You need to get off those Clorox – Lysol cocktails.
You need to find your grey matter if it ever existed.