I just realized that I can't upload here because the file is too big. You can either download this lot at my site here: http://www.vjdevelopment.com/viewlot.php?hid=12213900 or download it directly from here: Downtown Giving Furnished.zip


In honor of my little girl's 1st birthday, and this major milestone in our lives, I made you all a little present!

This is an addition to the Downtown Living series, but not exactly in that style. Let's pretend that our sims were rich and tore down one of the old boorish houses and rebuilt from the ground up. It's really cute and easily played. Trust me, I fell in love with it from the moment my sim walked in.

EP's Required
All, no SP's

Features
Modern/Urban
1 Floor
2 Beds
1 Bath
Open Floor Plan
Fully Furnished
Landscaped

Custom Content (Included)
Stockade Fence by Tigadadx4
Pleiadian Tall and short fence by Holy Simoly
Modern Pediment by Ailias
Furniture by Pimp-my-Sims, Holy Simoly,
Calender by Sim People and Me
Clothes Closet  by donaldb01
Plants by 4ESF, Parsimonious, Nengi65
Windows and doors by Inge Jones, Macarossi, Windkeeper
Bed Blanket by Jonesi
Bed Pillows to match by Nengi65
Mira Shop Shelves by Dorien at Simbella (Closed)
Blinds and Paintings by Sims 2 Play
Annie Modular Sofa by Annie at MTS2
Deco and Fireplace by Ellasims
Maxis Recolors by Piggis Sims

Links are at my site: http://www.vjdevelopment.com/viewlot.php?hid=12213900

Hope you enjoy!

~VJ



Edit by Beosboxboy:
The download below is a multipart archive. You will need all three
parts to extract the file for use in your game. Download all three
parts to the same location. When you have downloaded all three parts,
extract ONLY from the first part, WinRAR will "find" the rest if all
three parts are in the same location.

IMPORTANT: Older RAR software may require the parts to be renamed:

Downtown_Giving_Furnished.part1.rar >> Downtown_Giving_Furnished.rar
Downtown_Giving_Furnished.part2.rar >> Downtown_Giving_Furnished.r00
Downtown_Giving_Furnished.part3.rar >> Downtown_Giving_Furnished.r01

Hi All,

I've had a few requests for a Downtown Living template so I'm uploading here in hopes that we see many more downtown lots to add to our neighborhoods!

This is just the standard lot that I start out with. You can add to it or take away, just remember not to build the actual house to the sidewalk. Don't place gates next to the sidewalk, either or you'll block the portal.

Have fun and when you upload your lots, pm me so I can link you on my site!

VJ

CC - backwards garage door...can't find it at MTS2 right now, but that's where I got it.

Hi All,

This is the terrain I made to go with my City Living series of lots. This is small and flat for those that like to play that way. Again, there is nothing special except that my lots fit perfectly and create an urban feel. Enjoy!

VJ



Visit the link in my sig or my uploads here to find the lots.

Hello All,

This is a small, flat terrain I made to go along with my Downtown Living series of homes (some of which can be found on this site). There is nothing special about it, except that my lots fit perfectly into the spaces and it looks very uban and downtown-ish. Hope you enjoy and create something great!

VJ



Visit the link in my signature or my uploads here to find the lots that go with this hood.

* I recently installed H&M Stuff, let me know if there is a problem if you don't have it.
* If you can, please consider donating to my site. Due to an unexpected expense, I don't have enough extra cash to pay the bill this month.
* As usual, FURNISHED version is at my site.

EP's Required
All, no SP's

Features

UNFURNISHED

Chicago's Education

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a state-supported public research university. It is a member of the University of Illinois system and is the largest university in the Chicago area with 25,000 students and 15 colleges, including the nation's largest medical school. Annual research expenditures exceed $290 million.

This lot includes:

Main Building
2 Dining Halls
Several Classrooms
Music Room
Library
Computer Room
Student Union

Medical Center
General Doctor Classroom
Dentistry Classroom
Optometry Classroom

Art Center
Art Classroom

There is plenty for your sims to do on this lot. If you have Pescado's Comm Lot Skilling hack, it's even better. The lot runs fine on my laptop, but if you have a slow machine, this lot is probably better for decoration only.

Custom Content

British Window by Inge Jones
Furniture by Avalon
Furniture by Holy Simoly
Furniture by Pimp-My-Sims
Furniture by Sims in Paris
Furniture by Tarox
Paintings by Shoukeir
Plants by 4ESF
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Walls by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2
Window by 11DOTS
Window and Door by olemantiker
Windows, Flowers and Fence by 4ESF
Roof Edge by Beosboxby

*Links at my site

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And here's my neighborhood now...not much left to go considering most of the Comm lots will be 3x3

*Unfurnished, for the furnished version, visit my site.

Required EP's
All, no SP's

Features
Price: About 150.000
Lot Size: 3x1
Floors: 3
Beds: 1
Baths: 2
Businesses: 3
Apartment: 1

I have no clue how to actually run this business. I'm not sure how I want to use this lot, either. In my test hood, however, I just had a random sim buy the lot. I made him hire the necessary employees and then sent him home. I took another family there to make sure everything was functional and worked. It's good and I'm probably going to play it like that in my main hood. I can't multi-task to that level when I try to run a business, I won't even try.

Small Businesses of Chicago's Southwest Side

Ok, I forgot to rename the lot when I was finished building. 2 of the little shops were located on 59th and Kedzie. I used to love going here in my youth. At Nicky's you can order anything from a "Chicago Dog" to some chili. Good eats! Mitz has been closed down for years. She was a tiny shop that sold the BEST dollhouse furniture ever. She probably sold other things, but being a child with a dollhouse, I never noticed. She also served tea to her patrons while they were browsing which is why I chose to honor her with a little tea shop in my game. Red 7 Salon is a fancy salon downtown. They are new and I've never been. I found them online and love the homey feel of the place. Classic luxury, I love it. They needed to be part of this lot.

ETA: I didn't take pictures of the apartment because I was getting pissed about my crappy graphics. I think I need to get rid of some CC again...

Custom Content

British Window by Inge Jones
Classic Windows by Marina's Sims 2
Decorative Roof Edges by macarossi
Fence by 4ESF
Letters and Neon Signs by Atavera
Stairs by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2
Window and Door by olemantiker

*go to my site for links

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And anybody have any clue where I can find a clock like this?

*This is the unfurnished version. For the furnished version, visit my site.

Required EP's
All, no SP's

Features
*This is a COMMUNITY lot made to look partially residential*
Price: Around 45.000
Size: 1x2
Floors: 3
Beds: 1
Baths: 2

This is a small grocer comm lot. It includes a small business on the ground floor and an apartment-like place above. This is a good relaxation point for employees and for those of you with Squinge's sleep on comm lots hack, your sims can live there for a few days or forever. The apartment is decorated to look like an art student lives there (since UIC is across the street in my hood).

I got the business up to level 5, but couldn't get it any further. I am not awesome...

Chicago's Small Retailers

The Cupboard is a corner store I used to frequent after school. It's a store, much like a 7-11, where you can pick up snacks and magazines. I liked these types of stores because it was sometimes a congregation point for the whole neighborhood. The store owner definitely new everyone and always watched over us kids. He also used to give us free ice cream on blazing summer days and defended us to the police when we opened the fire hydrants.

With the introduction of large business chains, like Walmart, most corner stores have gone out of business. It's a shame because corner stores were the foundation of neighborhoods in Chicago and other big cities.

Custom Content (Included)
British Window by Inge Jones
Door and Windows by phoenix_phaerie
Stairs by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2
Windows by Temptress
*LINKS

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This is the UNFURNISHED version. For the furnished version, visit my site: VJ Development

EP's Required
All, no SP's

Features

Residential Business
Lot Size: 2x2
Price: 134.405
Floors: 2
Beds: 2
Baths: 1
Special Features: Rooftop Garden, Parking in Rear

*A hack was packaged with it. Use the clean installer to remove it.*

This is a home business. There is a house on one side, business on the other.

Chicago's Flavor:

Mario's Italian Lemonade Stand

Even after all the years I haven't lived in Chicago, there is one place that I always think of as summer draws near. Taylor Street. Welcome to Little Italy and Italian Ice. The place and the tasty treat go hand-in-hand, I've known them since I was an infant. I remember how excited I used to get when my mom took my sister and I down to Taylor St. to get some Italian Ice. We'd stand in a very long line, get our favorite flavors, and sit on somebody's stoop to enjoy it. Once in a while, an old lady would stick her head out of her window and scream at us in Italian to get off her stoop or grass. What I loved most about it was that there were so many people from so many different neighborhoods all there to enjoy that summertime treat. Mario's isn't the place we used to go...that place closed down, but I hear Mario's is the new best. So if you're ever near the UIC campus, check them out. P.S. Mario's will look nothing like this lot. Expect dilapidated.

Italian Ice in Chicago is different from other places like New York and Pennsylvania. In Chicago, a similar Italian summer refresher is called Italian lemonade or ice. It's typically made by mixing crushed or chopped fruit and/or flavoring with a frozen lemon slush made from fresh lemon juice, sugar and water. In most cases, the base is lemon, even when other flavors, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, raspberry coconut and even chocolate are added.

Custom Content (Included)

Furniture by Avalon
Furniture by Holy Simoly
Furniture and Floor by Pimp-My-Sims
Plants by 4ESF
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2
Windows by Temptress

LINKS

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EP's Required
All, no SP's

Features

5 Floors     8 Bedrooms     10 Bathrooms
Security System   Landscaped   Garage
Open Floor Plan

For a city neighborhood, this is a great space filler. Don't be fooled by the main image, it really adds an urban vibe to your city. My inspiration for this "apartment" comes from the Hyde Park area of Chicago where these types are common. UIC is also located in Hyde Park, that's why I chose this style.

Like the other, it comes in Residential and Dorm format. There are 8 apartments/dorms. I would definitely say that these are luxury, especially for being dorms so send your really rich sim kids here.

*Note: Contact me if you want the FURNISHED version of these lots.*

Custom Content

Decorative Roof Edges by macarossi
Fence by 4ESF
Furniture by Avalon
Furniture by Holy Simoly
Plants by 4ESF
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Stairs by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2

*Links

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My Main Neighborhood





My Downtown and University

EP's Required
All, no SP's

Features

3 Floors     3 Bedrooms     2 Bathrooms
Landscaped   Garage   Living Room
Master Bathroom   Master Bedroom

These 1x2 lots are really small. I tried to make it as comfortable as possible, but I think your sims will be a little cramped. I suggest using these for singles or as space fillers in your neighborhood.

The garage is too small for a car. There is a parking slab in the front. The taxi and school bus will still come, but if you don't want it there, just delete it.

Custom Content

Decorative Roof Edges by macarossi
Fence by 4ESF
Furniture by Holy Simoly
Furniture by Sims in Paris
Furniture by Tarox
Paintings by Shoukeir
Plants by 4ESF
Recolor by Simcastic Designs
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Stairs by Jonesi
Wall by Margierytka
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2
Window and Door by olemantiker
Windows by Temptress

*Links

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Enjoy!

Ep's Required
All, no SP's

Features
Price: about 32.000
Floors: 3
Beds: 2
Baths: 1.5
Detached Garage
landscaped
Unfurnished

This is the same as all the others...simple outside, different floor plan on the inside. This is the last one I'm doing of this type. You can always use these more than once to fill in space.

Custom Content (Included)
Classic Windows by Marina's Sims 2
Climbing Vines by Nengi65
Decorative Roof Edges by macarossi
Door by Zookini
Door and Windows by phoenix_phaerie
Furniture by Tarox
Roof Recolor by Me
Stairs by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2

*Link to the links: HERE

I forgot to take top down view pictures, whoops!

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Sorry that I'm sending you elsewhere for links. It's just that with a newborn and life, uploading can be quite time consuming. I'm just trying to shorten it.

EP's Required
All...no SP's

Features

3 Floors     3 Bedrooms     2 Bathrooms
Security System   Landscaped   Furnished
Garage   Living Room   Master Bedroom

This house has the same Chicago look as Downtown Living III, but has a whole different floor plan. It's much more spacious, there is plenty of room for a medium sized family.

The house is semi-furnished. I furnished and decorated the 1st floor (living room and kitchen).

*NOTE: If you didn't get Jonesi's modular stair script before, you will need it now.

NOTE 2: I had some decorating mishaps in this one. One is that the slot package for tables turns visible when you exit and re-enter the lot. You can delete those if you like. Another thing...the microwave in the kitchen is a real microwave, not deco as I thought. You'll have to move or delete it. I also forgot to leave the counter space open. You should delete the juicer thingy.

Custom Content (Meshes Included)

Arizona Chair by Holy Simoly
Classic Windows by Marina's Sims 2
Decorative Roof Edges by macarossi
Door by Zookini
Door and Windows by phoenix_phaerie
Fence by 4ESF
Flowers by Nengi65
Furniture by Sims in Paris
Furniture and Deco by Sims Kitchen
Furniture and Floor by Pimp-My-Sims
Paintings by Shoukeir
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Slot Packages by ariffrazalin
Stairs and Couch Recolor by Jonesi
Wall Covering by Moune's Neighbourhood
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2

For Links to everything, click HERE

ETA my funny story: The social worker came to take my poor sim baby while I was taking pictures...sniff...I should've paid better attention!

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Required Meshes
Visible Ceiling Tiles Version 3.0 by jgwhiteus

Well, as you may know, I build houses for the game. I take fancy, decorative pictures to try and make the lot look as real as possible. I use ceiling tiles by jgwhiteus. They are great, but after seeing every single house with the same ceiling, it got pretty drab and boring. Not to mention that sometimes the colors don't match...

So, I decided to do some flavorful recolors:

White Tiles


Burgundy Tiles


Stucco


White Wood


Fancy Tiles White


Fancy Tiles Other Colors


Plain Tiles White


Plain Tiles Blue


Hope you builders, movie makes, and storytellers can find some use for these...

EP's Required
University
Nightlife
OFB
Pets
Seasons

Features
Price: 63.050
Beds: 3
Baths: 3.5
Attached garage
Landscaped
Semi-furnished to give you an idea of the floor plan

Custom Content
Door and Windows by phoenix_phaerie
Fence by 4ESF
Fence by Wil-Redfern
Floor by Me
Flowers by Nengi65
Furniture by Pimp-My-Sims
Shrubs by Khakidoo
Tall Column by darylmarkloc
Walls by Jonesi
Walls and Floors by TribeccaSims2

*For links, click here

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And my baby girl...finally outgrew her preemie clothes

Hey everyone, I had my little girl 3 weeks early. She's a tired little thing so that gives me a little time to keep enjoying my hobby. I hope to upload a few more houses in the coming weeks.

EP's Required

University
Nightlife
OFB
Pets
Seasons

Features

Price: 67765
Lot: 2x2
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Parking: 1 Driveway Space
Landscaped: Yes
Semi-furnished: Yes

I was just fooling around trying to create a certain roof style. I never got what I wanted, but the house I built has a nice look to it. So, here it is...

Custom Content (Meshes Included)

Windows, Flowers and Fence by 4ESF
Furniture and Floor by Pimp-My-Sims
Pediment and Fence by Ailias
Climbing Vines by Nengi65
Wall by Margierytka
Roof, Wall by Me

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And, a picture of my little girl...



Enjoy!