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Originally Posted by left of center
Your average condo buyer isn't going to care all that much about the building's exterior appearance. Their priorities are a well designed unit, that the lobby and public spaces look nice, the location works for them, and that they feel that they get a good bang for their buck. As long as the exterior isn't outrageously ugly, its more of an afterthought. Clearly, those of us on this site would probably rank architectural merit a bit higher on our list.
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You're absolutely correct.
I have a brain teaser for you. If there were two buildings across the street from each other, absolutely identical on the inside and cost of living were the same, but one building is ugly as sin on the outside and the other was a gorgeous building in an architectural style you greatly admire - which building would you choose to live in? If you live in the ugly building, then when you look out the window you see the really nice building, but you know you live in the building that looks crappy. If you live in the nice building, you'd have to look at the ugly building when you look outside. So which is it?