Having An Entire Floor To Live On

As a rule of thumb brownstones and walk ups have a broad hierarchy of value with prices starting at the first floor and going down as you go up the stairs.

Having an entire floor to live on.

A glossy floor or one with attractive tiles can be as attractive as a carpet. Apartment 1r could well. Pests can access the bottom apartment floor more easily but if you don t mind killing the occasional roach or have a great plan for pest control you re good to go. Having any artistic representation of nature will make the floor more lively looking like the soil that plants animals and humans live on outside.

If you have guests over fairly frequently you may prefer a first floor apartment so the whole building does not know when you have someone over. In a typical layout a first floor rear unit is likely to be quiet and have exclusive access to the backyard which makes it much more valuable than the front unit. If the uneven floor is due to floor joists that have warped or twisted over time or were incorrectly installed the only way to level the floor is to remove the subflooring and shim the joists. There are other apartments on lower floors with enormous terraces in my own building which can be equally desirable to clients says fox.

When you live on the ground floor you re generally more susceptible to getting unwanted pests which can be a major turn off for some renters. It doesn t have to be a top floor unit as your apartment can still overlook an amazing view from the middle floor as well. 2 accessibility if you choose to live on a top floor apartment keep in mind to look for buildings with more than one elevator as many people get bored waiting for an elevator. Every apartment building is structured differently.

Not that penthouses have a lock on outdoor spaces. My building is controlled access but the first floor apartments have doors that go directly from the outdoors to the apartment. Floor décor may seem as permanent as a wall but just because you don t own your home doesn t mean you have to live with bad laminate splintering hardwood or pastel tiles circa 1984 or cover.