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Large apartment. I like the building I’m in (but of course could use a larger apartment) - built in 1951, nice thick walls, lots of closets, a real eat-in kitchen. Half a block from a nice park and the East river, quiet dead-end street, doorman, etc. As enticing as something like a brownstone or townhouse is, I don’t want the headaches of having to keep the place up.
Penthouse in the LES during non-covid. Living on the 22nd floor right now, I don't hear street noise and I feel very secure safety-wise. I can go out to hundreds of bars and restaurants, grocery stores aplenty, etc. etc. If I could get the entire top floor or something? Hell yeah! Especially since I'm in my late 20s. I'd also like a balcony.
I couldn't own a house or even rent something on the first floor/basement. I'm paranoid of living on the first floor as I feel like I'm the most likely to be robbed place if the building gets broken into. Flooding is also something I'm not fond of. In the apartment maintenance is included so to speak, so I can be lazy and dedicate my time to other things. Brownstone not so much. Plus I have no pests currently, probably would be the same in a penthouse. Brownstone? Forget it. Roaches, mice, waterbugs, misquitos, yuck.
This is tough for me. I grew up living in a beautiful brownstone on Hancock Street in Bed Stuy. But I also prefer high rise apartment living. At the end of the day, a large, spacious apartment would likely win out for me so long as it was in a high rise.
I love the architecture and the history of brownstones. But much like Javawood, I have a fear of living in a place that can be broken into. I could never live in an actual house. I need to live in an apartment with one door in and one door out. Forget about a place where there's windows and several doors. I would like a place at least on the 5th floor so odds of someone breaking in from outside are unlikely. Also as much as I hate hearing my neighbors. It's refreshing to know that you have neighbors that could hear you if something happened.
Do people really climb into brownstone windows that often?
Only if I look straight down haha. Never had a fear of fire issues and at the end of the day, I know people who've had their apartments and houses burn down, more houses than apartments in fact, so it doesn't factor into my decision for living situation. Since my friends apartment burned and he got more out of his renters insurance than he lost in Boston, I've happily paid the $12.50/mo.
There are tasteful security bars that can be placed over the windows on the lower levels of a brownstone, too.
True. And I don't think they'd be particularly easy to climb any higher than that.
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