The Journal’s idea of first-class downtown condos:

…..among the bold developers working in that end of downtown are Bill Sinclair and Darold Dumond, who are taking on their first condo project in a former feed-and-seed store on North Main Street……

They bought the building last winter for $275,000. Their plan is to transform it into luxury condos that they hope to sell for prices ranging from $344,500 to $583,000. “We’re not on Fourth Street and Trade Street like everyone else is,” Sinclair said. “I’m a little daring. I like to take a little risk, because the margin of reward is greater.”

Some might call it a big risk. But plenty of buyers out there will likely appreciate the concept of preserving a building that dates back to the 1930s. And Sinclair has some innovative ideas that just might make his dream work, such as including a convertible mini Cooper in the sale of one condo on the ground floor. These should be first-class condos.

A couple of things going on here. First, I’m missing the logic that throwing in a mini Cooper makes for a first-class condo. Second, has Roy Carroll thought about this?