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20+ floors will fit into this category. Who lives in them? what are they all named? What is life like? do you like it? is it worth it? I am just infatuated with the thought of living in one and I am wondering if I am warranted in doing so.
20+ floors will fit into this category. Who lives in them? what are they all named? What is life like? do you like it? is it worth it? I am just infatuated with the thought of living in one and I am wondering if I am warranted in doing so.
I grew up in 3 different apartment bldgs. Didn't move into my own home until I was 38. One was a high rise (19 flrs with 8 apts per flr). We were on the
8th flr, with a terrace that faced the East River in NYC (We could see LaGuardia aiport & Flushing Meadow park). It's very different if you're not used to it (noise). If you live on an upper flr & the elevator is out...it sucks.
On the positive side, if something breaks you call the landlord to have it fixed. There's no lawn to maintain either (just some potted plants, lol).
One thing I do miss is having neighbors that you saw regularly. You'd see them in the elevator, in the mailroom, laundry room, sitting in the park downstairs. My mom & her friends would take turns almost everynight for a game of scrabble & coffee. Most of your friends lived in the bldg so you didn't have far to travel to hang out together. I love owning my own home, but a really great apt.....NICE!
Funny I posted this and get a friend request from a realestate agent. I have lived in 4 apartment complexes and 2 houses in my 23 years on this earth but nothing above 3 floors. There is just something different about a high rise community and the ameneties that come with it that appeals enough to me that an investment in a condo may seem like a good idea in 2 years or so.
I don't live in a high-rise, but a mid-rise (10 floors). Your HOA fees are going to be high if you buy, but you will get a lot for it, depending on the building. I have a pool table, pool, fitness center, free coffee in the morning, 24 hour concierge/maintenance, several grills, etc. It's quite nice. Some people are friendly; some not -- like anywhere -- but I think you get to know people better by seeing them in common areas. I would say it is about 50 percent 20-30-year-old singles, newly weds and other couples; 25 percent older retirees or singles; 15 percent families with kids. The noise is only high if you front a high-traffic street. Even then, you just get used to it.
theres a really nice highrise in uptown called the arlington, but its god awful pink color disgusts me
It is quite nice. A friend of mine shared the penthouse with 2 of her brothers a couple years back. I no longer talk to her really so I am not sure if she is still there. New years 06 around there? I think we celebrated there.
theres a really nice highrise in uptown called the arlington, but its god awful pink color disgusts me
The proposal for this building was not originally pink. It was a blueish color. However the developer had a major disagreement with the Dilworth HOA over the buiding, as in they didn't want it built. The HOA tried to unsuccessfully to stop it but they did introduce major pains and delays into the development process. The claim is the developer changed the color to that pepto bismal pink after the fact as revenge against that HOA.
Whether that is true or not, the original proposal for the Arlington was 40 stories and it had some art deco spires off of it. As condos go, it's probably one of the better built residential highrises in the city and the units are very large for what is typical. My biggest criticism are the minuscule balconies on the units. Beyond that however if you are going to live in a place like this, it's one of the better highrises in Charlotte.
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