Since at this point you could load every lot in offline mode on city view screen after logging in, I suppose being able to enter the lot as a Sim you created would be a nice touch and something not that hard to implement I suppose (just make sure you have all the data about character in that lot view thing and then either use that one or fall back to hardcoded one). It could be done just before Tigris goes official.
Just sayin'. :>
Just sayin'. :>