What does the term "close-in" mean? (Portland, Sherwood: apartment, rentals)

[paulcola]

Looking through the craigslist ads for rentals in Portland (already live here, just looking at options), and I keep seeing the term "close-in". As in:

"Great location in close-in NE Portland"

??

Thanks!

[Larry Caldwell]

Probably the downtown side of 182nd. Call and ask.

[paulcola]

Thanks for the time you took to reply, but I am still confused about what the term "close-in" means. Does it mean something specific about the apartment? Or is it referring to the distance to the city? And if that's the case, how "close-in" does it have to be to be considered a close-in?

I guess I could ask our current property managers - I'm sure they'd know! Thanks again.

[doggiemama]

Close-in means close to the middle of Portland. How close-in you have to be for it to be called close-in varies.

[Nell Plotts]

"Close in" is intended to convey that it is close to the city center. There is no bright line but in my opinion anything east of about 50th would not be close in.

[EnricoV]

It's kind of like asking what "affordable" means. It varies from person to person.

[2bpurrfect]

Originally Posted by paulcola

Thanks for the time you took to reply, but I am still confused about what the term "close-in" means. Does it mean something specific about the apartment? Or is it referring to the distance to the city? And if that's the case, how "close-in" does it have to be to be considered a close-in?

I guess I could ask our current property managers - I'm sure they'd know! Thanks again.

Close-in means close to the Portland city center. and yeah it seems to denote something like, no more than about 40- 60 blocks from the downtown core that is on the willamette river.

[paulcola]

Wow, that's funny. Thanks everyone for your responses. I didn't realize this term would have such a gray area. On craigslist, it's even more gray. Here's an example:

Amazing Close-in Acreage Prime Vineyard or Horse Property w/4 Mountain Views

The property they are referring to is in Sherwood, which is 17 miles from the city of Portland. Is this a marketing technique, or does close-in have more meaning than we're all assuming here? OR, is it "close" to the city of Sherwood, so they call it "close-in"?

Puzzling.

[davemess10]

On the east side, I would actually say it's even lower, like inside 39th.

I don't know about that Sherwood ad. I'm guessing they mean it is close in for an acreage property? It is a pretty relative term, but most people will use it to refer to neighborhoods/houses on the east side. The West Hills kind of force anyone who lives in Portland on the west side of town to be "close in" from the west. Therefore the term is usually used when referring to east of the Willamette.

[Minervah]

I have always been told that "close in" meant closer to downtown.