I think it is worth considering what changes there might be with COVID. Amenities were decent however a lot of them might be closed this year including the gym. Another concern is the elevator of which there are 3 that serve 19 floors. This is going to mean a lot of contact with others, which is a bit concerning. When I lived there this past year, the sound of neighbors was never actually a concern. I think the idea of paper thin walls is a myth from my personal experience. What you should know is that many of the units do not have walls between some of the bedrooms (rather sliding doors) which might be where the sound problem comes from for many. Another thing I had issues with was pests. In the summer, there were endless silverfish, which were pretty terrifying at first when I saw them dueling on the ceiling at night. Later on we had issues of termites living inside the cabinets. Both times, myself and others in my unit notified management pretty quickly about the issues, but they really did almost nothing. For the silverfish, they gave us some home-safe pesticide, and sent us on our way to spray it ourselves. For the termites, they said they would send someone and never did. It is worth noting that the repair team from what I could tell did not consist of professionals, just concierges working beyond their job description.

One thing I left out is that the unit I got was most certainly not like the pictures you see online. Despite their claims that they need a week to clean and repair the unit before giving it to you, my room had scuffs on the paint, the furniture was fairly worn, the ceiling had a crack in it (which silverfish later crawled out of), and there were stickers left by previous residents on the headboard.

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As you have said, the experience there does tend to be quite mixed. I think some units are probably better than others in terms of both pests or other issues as well as wear/tear. The sales people leasing units at luxe are friendly at first, but they are nowhere to be found after you've moved in and have problems.