[binoct]

I'm sure it varies a bit, but generally not good in my experience. Except between the ground floor (usually retail, lobby, parking, etc...) and above everything is wood, no concrete slabs. They typically use the cheapest, least sound isolating materials so neighbor noise, both through walls and floors, is very noticeable. It's a bit jarring because they are modern and not usually low cost, but isolation is much more like the smaller building since they share more construction techniques with a cheap two-story row apartment.

[bcrosby95]

> and not usually low cost

> they share more construction techniques with a cheap two-story row apartment.

Low in cost, high in price, builders love it.

I discussed this issue a bit with someone who worked for a company that focused on affordable housing, and he told me a "joke": what's the difference between a regular condo and a luxury condo? The price.

[SilasX]

Yeah I lived in one (in the Domain in Austin) and one thing that bothered me about the noise, was that I would hear it from the unit above me through my side wall. That is, if they played loud music or talked loudly, it sounded like it was coming from the side, not from above. (Specifically, the side that was the end of the building and didn’t adjoin another unit. I was on the first floor.)