/fa/ - Fashion

>>14757464
Truth is, it's complicated.

The real catch is that occupancy of an apartment building in a thriving city that is a high rise/skyscraper that is
>Well built (not falling into disrepair, appliances made in the last decade, hardwood, good lighting)
>Well located
>Sufficient usable space (at least 500 sq ft)
>Fairly priced (at a comparable price of a normal structure for the same floorplan)
Is pretty much 100%. So, you typically have to bite the bullet somewhere. For instance, if you are in NYC, the dilemma is
>Modern apartment well built
>Sufficient space
>Price is 20-30% higher than comparable places.
Then you have to accept that you could live on a lower floor in Brooklyn or farther north and have a much nicer apartment.

DC is particularly bad because all apartment high rises are built outside of DC limits. So, tones of shitty high rises were built. Chicago is good, but land is cheap and the price difference of a good townhouse and a good apartment in River north is huge... but still not expensive. Detroit, Baltimore, Philly you can easily get an apartment for a steal that is well built, spacious, and well located, but the entire city is not well located.