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Originally Posted by Scottk
So the company I work for is moving to Meridian (shitty, I know) and I have been looking at apartments near the Lincoln station in Lone Tree.
Every apartment that I have looked at is either 3 or 4 story stick and around 1250 a month for a one bedroom.
I always thought that the complaints about stick builds were untrue, but after touring some of these places my opinion has changed. The finishes were nice (even luxurious) but none of the places I looked at had a high quality feel.
The soundproofing was bad, the floors would creak a little, and you could hear the upstairs neighbors walking around. There is no comparison to a steel or concrete build. I am convinced some of these places will become tenements.
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Yup.
Nice to see/read someone who experienced this first hand. I'm convinced this stick-built boom will come back to haunt us in a handful of ways in the not-so-distant future as they age and as people realize they don't want to pay 1/3 or more (around 40% now for a lot of people according to some stories) of their income on a cheap-feeling living space with creaky floors and the vibration of high winds and the sounds of the neighbor's surround sound playing the new Die Hard. Granted, the modern appliances, new feel and smell, and space may feel luxury now, but I think it won't be long before people revolt against this kind of product and wait for a single-family home to move into, or maybe a townhouse project. Clearly, some will be fine with it. I know I wouldn't.
Not starting a new rant on stick-built / high-priced condo problem I previously made, but appreciate the analysis of your experience.