Craving downtown living with maximum enjoyment and minimum fuss? The Lakeview Condos offer a low-key urban lifestyle for full-time residency, second home or a sweet vacation rental for paying guests eager to immerse themselves in the culinary, cultural and historic offerings of the city. Located 3 blocks from the central plaza, it's a lovely stroll to all things downtown and the waterfront before heading back to this welcoming 2nd story flat to relax while planning your next adventure. Unit 8 is in the original historic brick building where you can enter through the southern main lobby or take the outside stairs directly to your covered porch. Lobby route takes you to the front door opening to a generous sunlit living room with a wall of built-ins for media equipment, books and other treasures. Double door leads to the dining room if formal meals are your thing or turn this into an office/library and add a table to the spacious main room. A split plan affords both bedrooms privacy and easy access to shared bath located in the center hall. One bedroom overlooks Cordova St with an eastern exposure for morning light. Second bedroom faces the condo greenspace and enjoys colorful sunsets. A surprising amount of storage keeps everything neat and within easy reach. The kitchen is an even greater surprise as this vital room is typically small in condominiums. Here there's an abundance of cabinets, drawers and counter space so two people can work together to create memorable meals on those days you aren't sampling the many tempting dishes offered up by our local restaurants. There's even a pantry closet! Solid wood cabinets, beautiful granite, tiled backsplash - you'll be inspired! Back porch comfortably seats 2 for morning coffee, al fresco dining and an evening cocktail or two. Stacked washer/dryer lives in its own closet in the hall - multitasking made easy indeed. Each unit has a dedicated parking spot in the condo lot and owner residents are able to secure an annual pass to park in reserved spots on the street. If you choose to share this pied-à-terre as a short-term rental, please know that you can have one rental event per week but you will need to secure a 2nd parking spot at the municipal garage located 7 blocks to the north (please ask for details about the process). Living alongside Lake Maria Sanchez means daily walks around the lake as you get to know the neighbors. Your car will gather dust since you'll be spending your time walking everywhere. Be sure to check the air in your bike tires as that is another excellent way to get around town. There's so much to see, do, eat and admire that it will take quite a while to try it all on and you'll enjoy every moment. Welcome to Lakeview.