Comments on: Condos and highrise buildings, New York vs Vancouver

By: architektura

architektura — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:53:32 +0000

Residents residing in substantial rise properties, condominiums or apartment blocks have an gain. Not like visitors who live in garden design or solitary creating residences, unit proprietors in tall structures can conceivably obtain net speeds much more rapidly and greater dependable than standard business companies. How is this so?

By: stefanie

stefanie — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:20:13 +0000

Being an architect and living in NYC for over 15 years, I have to disagree, you are only showing a select few buildings in some of the most expensive areas in the city, meat packing, union square etc.. These, as well as many other ‘designed’ buildings have the same pied-a-terre and/or investment mentality. Not to mention, since NYC is so flooded with architects from all over the world along with an abundance of firms competing for the same projects, its fairly easy to get a nicely designed project for minimal cost, which is reflected in an architects measly salary. Also, there are PLENTY of contractor and architect terribly designed building out there, don’t think for a second that we all get to live in the mulit-million dollar apartment buildings shown above. Sorry if I burst your bubble a little…

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:11:30 +0000

It’s true — I look at Vancouver’s downtown skyline every day from my 25th floor apartment, and I see few towers as interesting as the NY forms you’ve highlighted. But what accounts for that? Are NY buyers simply more willing to pay a premium for better aesthetics? How much more expensive is good design?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:36:45 +0000

this post is incredible. i’m speechless. thank you for pointing this out.