Posted by
purefit
17 yrs ago
I have heard some ppl say that they stay away from high rise living? What are some of the problems/ issues with living in a high rise. The mid-levels has amazing high rises!
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I guess some people might be concerned about the fire safety aspect, or scared of heights.
We enjoy living in our lowrise and wouldn't trade it for a highrise. We know our neighbors much better than most people in highrises seem to. Our complex is more approachable I guess. Not like a hotel, more like a tiny village.
However, that's just us. To each his own. Some people like highrises, some don't. I don't think we have anything against highrises per se, we just prefer the way we live now.
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sometimes noise issues can pop up, the smaller living space, and crowded public areas within the complexes like lobbies and clubhouses, but we live in a large high rise complex and are planning to buy here, so it suits us just fine. we lived in a village house in a local village and to be honest, we had MANY more noise issues there (barking dogs esp.) but the extra space (rooftop) was great!
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Some reasons could be as follows:-
1. Fear of heights
2. Fire safety reasons
3. Too crowded, seeing people everywhere, waiting too long for lifts, catching germs
4. Noisy - more apartments = more renovations, drilling noises, music etc
5. Some residents may be irresponsible. Smoke in the fire stairs, do not tie up their rubbish etc
But there are advantages also:-
1. More friends for the kids
2. Clubhouse facilities
3. Good management that will clean the lobby/corridors
4. The view (you can see further and wider)
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What I used to hate about high rise living was:
1. Noise (both neighbours and construction - neighbours until 3 or 4 in mornings...)
2. Smells - if high enough to get a breeze you also get neighbours cooking smells sometimes late at night
3. Lifts. Rush hour sometimes have to wait several minutes to get a lift that is free
4. Smell from rubbish in stair well
5. Claustrophobic feeling of too many blocks so close and even outside was like a mad house
I've lived in village houses - much better. The last village I lived in was 5 mins from MTR and all shopping and no pets allowed. With a park outside. Was better than any high rise. Now live a lowrise, low density place with gym, etc and as at the top of a hill a better view than any of the high rises around!
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I lived in high rises for many years now. Here's my tips on chosing one to be happy:
- Direct harbour front, so you get the breeze, view and skyline lights at night
- Top floor unit -> no noise and maybe a rooftop
- Ideally two apartments per floor (max 4) so your neighbour impact is small
- For such a 2-4 apartment high-rise, you need at least two lifts which are chip controlled (i.e. when you press the button, not all of them come your way -> better load distribution means shorter waiting times)
- Ideally some club house
- Good management company -> no smells, rubbish issues, regular cleaning (gems)
- If you do not work outside during the day, I suggest a building age between zero and 15 years to avoid too much contruction work
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pmc
17 yrs ago
Cookie09 your advice is spot on........ just where is this perfect place, please recommend some bldgs that meet these criteria.
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well you have to make some trade offs of course.
my old one was next to ibis hotel in north point. pretty good. my current one is in fortress hill near aia tower. both have no club house but the second one has a rooftop.
i also just bought one in park island which has roof and club house :)
more in general, i think you can find such places also in heng fa chuen, sai wan ho, tin hau to north point, cwb and sheung wan. the latter two are usually older buildings though
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selda
17 yrs ago
i live in a low rise village house, and would never trade it for an apartment in a high rise building.
My partner lives in a high rise and whenever we spend the night at his place we have to put up with renovation noise in the morning. It seems that all the flats below, above and next to his have been undergoing bathroom and kitchen renovation every time they change hands.
The jack hammers and drills wake you up at 8 am on Saturday morning, and continue for hours.
On certain days i had to leave his flat before breakfast because i couldn't stand the noise any longer.
Also, very few high rises have balconies, and me being European, i love having potted plants and kitchen herbs, drying the laundry outside instead of using power-hungry machines, and keeping the cat litter box outside.
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