Our neighbors who live on the 5th floor with dogs kids and groceries really earn their stay.
Problems living on first floor reddit.
There are definitely some awesome pros of living in a condo on the sugar white sands on the gulf of mexico.
Here on the 1st floor life is easier despite the noise.
Unless we re home we don t leave our windows open which can make it a bit stuffy.
That said i like to think that being so close to the street and in easy view of onlookers discourages cat burglars.
Been in search for a lane house apartment a friend that has recently moved in one 3 months ago advises me against it.
Since his place is located on the first floor and comes with a decent sized yard with foliage he tells me he has a problem with heavy mosquito infestation on top of that the interior of the house is extremely humid especially during summer told me he could smell mildew.
If the 3rd floor isn t the top then a lot of the pros are moot points and thus provide for a lot more cons pros.
I don t think first floor is a good idea.
I really disagree that a first floor apt is more difficult to sell than a 6th floor walk up.
If you re the type who enjoys frequent trips to the supermarket but doesn t like the added exercise of lugging your purchases to the top floor the ground floor might be the best choice.
The first floor of an apartment is ideal for bringing in heavy loads such as your furniture when moving or that big trip to the grocery store.
However after looking at all of the pros and cons of actually living in a beach front condo it just wasn t worth it to us.
The best is a raised 1st floor with no neighbors under you imo still get good natural light no people peeking in your windows easily since they re above eye level you can walk around as late as you want without worrying about pissing off anyone living below you moving and bringing in groceries is a breeze with so few stairs.
The first floor is safer in case of fire.
I ve lived on a few different floors in nyc and in an elevator building and i prefer the first floor.
I realize i m in the minority but i come and go a lot so i think that has a lot to do with wanting to be on the first floor.
Seriously you don t like the ground floor.
Think about which floor you would like to live on before renting an apartment.
You may have a bum leg or some other condition that makes stairs a pain.
The first is the most obvious.
First floor apartments may be easier to break into since the windows are at street level.
You won t be doing that every day unless you mean carrying groceries etc.
193k members in the chicago community.
You may just not want to climb a set a stairs every time you come home.
The sugar white sands on the gulf of mexico would be just a short elevator ride away.
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I currently live in a third floor unit which also happens to be the top floor of the building.
I ve lived on the first floor in two different buildings one in astoria and one in upper manhattan.
I lived in a place on the first floor below an elephant on the 2nd floor that stomped all day long 4am midnight.
