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Originally Posted by colemonkee
Building design looks nice, but walls less than an inch thick? I wonder how that affects sound insulation? I understand that living in NY one expects some level of exterior sound, but having walls less than an inch thick would practically allow one to hear people thinking to themselves on the street.
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I'd imagine its some high quality, highly dense material. Given the location, sound will be an issue if its made of bad material, but I'm sure they considered that. When units are going for extraordinary amounts, the clients will demand sound insulation. There will always be a slight muffle even with windows closed, but not on the level of some older buildings in Queens for example where you can here those ghetto Honda civics with the big pipes all day (never understood that btw, just buy a Mercedes if you want car performance). They could plaster the concrete to reduce sound issues. If its full of holes or porous, sound will leak.