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A "friend" was too cheap to hire movers. Cheapest man I ever met. He moved from a Fifth floor rrent controlled walkup to a second floor in the same building and enlisted 3 friends to "help" him move.
It was one of the dumbest thinks I ever acceeded to...must have been 50 trips.
He's DEAD now so he won't be asking again. They probably buried him in a cardboard box leaviing a few $$milllion behind.
A "friend" was too cheap to hire movers. Cheapest man I ever met. He moved from a Fifth floor rrent controlled walkup to a second floor in the same building and enlisted 3 friends to "help" him move.
It was one of the dumbest thinks I ever acceeded to...must have been 50 trips.
He's DEAD now so he won't be asking again. They probably buried him in a cardboard box leaviing a few $$milllion behind.
Aww now that's a shame... Saving all that moolah from being cheap and/or working hard, but dropping dead before you can enjoy it. I'd be rolling in my grave.
A first floor has a higher risk of burglary (---)
But a garden is desirable (+++)
A second floor is easy to get to, easy to escape from, and more burgar proof. (+++)
Going higher is a detriment, each floor being less valuable (---)
Top floor MAY have a roof terrace or similar amenity (+++)
In the building you mention, I am going to guess that those who took the first option of the top floor did so either because it had a roof amenity or it was considerably discounted in price. Being the CHEAPEST unit in a building is often a draw.
Selling a fifth floor walkup is NOT easy because a huge percentage of the buying public won't even CONSIDER looking at such a unit.
(I often think of the hilarious scene from BAREFOOT IN THE PARK when his mother climbs the 6 flights the first time...I almost peed in my pants with laughter.)
I didn't think of burglary aspect of it when I chose 1st floor unit because it is considered to be a very safe neighborhood.
It would have been nice if it came with a backyard, but the building doesn't have one. But it is across from a park, so I thought I could live without a backyard.
Yes, come to find out, 5th floor units do have exclusive access to the roof decks.
But giving thoughts to the time I will be selling my place (maybe in 7-10 years), I still believe that I did the right thing not choosing the 5 floor unit.
Maybe I could have chosen the 2nd floor unit, but my dog is aging, and I believe that he too would choose the 1st floor (if he could think and talk).
I wonder if high floor walkups are one reason (aside from density itself, busy lifestyles, and small kitchens) there are so many restaurants in high density parts of NYC - if I had to drag groceries up 6 flights of stairs, that would be considerable incentive to dine out.
IT could be, I must admit there's times I just say "fnuck it!" and order takeout.
But someone commented that many delivery people refuse to come all the way up to the sixth floor.
If it's renting, and if it's short term, and if it's cheap, it is conceivable that there is a merit in renting a unit on the sixth floor.
But why would anyone buy a unit on the sixth floor?
I know a rental building recently became a condo in Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn (Cobble Hill Tower). While it is a beautiful building, why would anyone *buy* a unit on the sixth floor? I wouldn't.
But someone may. Why? Please enlighten me.
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