Highrise living - do you love it or hate it? (Boston: hotel, home)

[nu2u]

Or are you neutral about it?

Are you presently living in a highrise wishing you were elsewhere?

I'd like to hear your comments, both positive and negative, from actual highrise dwellers.

Thanks so much!

[Guywithacause]

I live in NYC and am not a fan of highrise living. Waiting forever for the elevator...then all the people to get on and off on whatever floor is a big time waster and sucks the life right out of you. Constantly being forced to share an elevator with people constantly, and the forced conversation as a result is equally annoying.

It is nice to be high enough and located properly to have a nice view and outdoor space...which is the only thing offsetting the nuisances. Some highrises also have amenties that you won't find in lower-scale housing, like drop-off dry cleaning, etc. Overall however, not a big fan.....soo many people squished in too small a space makes for no fun.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by nu2u

Or are you neutral about it?

Are you presently living in a highrise wishing you were elsewhere?

I'd like to hear your comments, both positive and negative, from actual highrise dwellers.

Thanks so much!

How many floors would qualify for "highrise living" in your book?

[cocopuffy]

In Boston I lived in the top floor of a 21 floor building. The view was awesome I had a spectactular view of the charles and my place was pretty sweet too. Elevators don't bother me-its the only way I ever met anyone in my building. The amenities were pretty basic. The bad parts were that I didn't think we had enough elevators in the building (3 from what I remembered) and they were skip stop elevators that didn't stop on every floor. The elevators were broke alot(particularly when I was coming home late and night and barely sober.....) and when they broke they stayed broke for a days!
I must say that is wasn't a new highrise and besides the elevator problems I didn't have any problems with high-rise living. I'd do it again if I could afford one of those fancy Peachtree highrises. I would have moved into Windsor over Peachtree if they had washer dryer hookups in the units.

[atlantagreg30127]

Well, I haven't lived in a high rise in a long time, but currently know someone who is now living in a newer one on Peachtree. The thing is, each building is built to different standards, so I don't think as far as "quality of living" goes you're going to get the same answers.

His building is so-so. Lots of ammenities but you can still hear his neighbors walk back and forth above him as though they are moving a coffee bean Donkey all over the place. Maybe they just have big feet, and maybe it's just a case of his particular building not having enough insulation in-between the floors, but I don't remember having that problem when I lived in one years ago. My building was older though, so maybe just built more solidly and better than they build them these days.

Since I'm personally scared of heights, living on the higher floors isn't something I consider "good". I'd live in a building again though (on a lower floor) so long as it was updated with sprinklers (that actually get tested and work) and good sound insulation.

[runningncircles1]

10th floor of student housing here... it's a nice view of the city (I'm right in the middle of downtown, so...). I'm usually out and about, but when I'm in, I like it.

[goozer]

If you own a dog, high-rise living is a major pain in the neck because of your dog's need for bathroom breaks. I've heard that some small dog owners who live in high-rises have opted for some sort of "litter box" method to avoid the extra trips up and down the elevator. Not sure how that works though.

[LoveMiami]

it all depends how the building is. some buildings are fabulous. i live in one downtown and it is great i love it. i have all ammenities feel like im in hotel