hey folks my name is chris at Hauseit based here in miami florida today we're
going to talk about a interesting topic and we're going to have a controversial
take on it and that is why are corner units not always
desirable in condo buildings
well that's going to be surprising to many
because you oftentimes hear that hey you should get a corner unit those are the
best there are obvious reasons to to like a
corner unit such as you know obviously by having exposures on two sides so for
example you know if you're in a luxury new construction building in Edgewater
like One Paraiso and you are in a corner unit so perhaps if you're on a north
corner unit then you have bay views uh directly to the east and then you have
you know obviously southern views and if you're on the north corner then you
have bay views on the east and then you have you know views on the on the north
as well but why could it be
not always as good as it sounds to have a corner unit
well first of all you're going to have to pay more for a corner unit because
those usually come with a premium there obviously is a bit of a wow factor
as well if you're coming into a nice great room or a living area and there's
windows on both sides so you know sellers are usually going to try to
price at a premium so one it is more expensive
now two there's a risk with having a corner unit as well
especially if you're buying for example uh you know with a direct ocean or or
bay view and you have a corner unit you think your view is protected
well there's a lot of new construction if you look around in miami so by having
a corner unit you know it may be tough because
you know these buildings and older buildings do get bought up and then it's
in the incentive of developers to construct as high as they can so you
have the risk of not only very disturbing and distracting
construction that could shake your building happening next door at some
time in the future but you could have a building come right up next to you and
block out your side you know corner view and then suddenly you have no privacy
you have other people looking into your apartment
so that is a potential downside that you might not be aware of and that
hits you later on perhaps years later after you've purchased
additionally if you are in a building that already
has the side view blocked out by a neighboring building
you know perhaps there's already something that's higher than where you
are or perhaps you're on a lower floor that that is a corner unit well you
kind of have the the even though you don't have new construction to deal with
you kind of have the issues of privacy uh to deal with you know you have a
building that's right next to you even though you happen to be beach front or
bay front you know you have someone who looks directly into you and the
lower you are the lower the corner unit is the more uh you know
non-private it is imagine you're on the say the the 10th floor or something and
then you have you know building right next to you that's that's 20 stories
tall well you're gonna have everyone at your level and above being
able to look into your apartment quite easily and you know you're gonna have to
close the blinds pretty often especially at night it's really easy to see into
the apartment so there are problems with uh with corner units in terms of
privacy i mean unless you're lucky enough to
uh be in a uh a really high floor a corner unit and there's no pending you
know new construction that can really happen next to you
or you know ideally it's new construction that has already happened
but it somehow you know is new enough and it's not as high and you somehow
have unobstructed view that's really rare and if you do that do
you know buy one of those it's gonna come at a premium as well but that's
something to keep in mind you know even when you're you're
thinking that you're buying something that's like co totally unobstructed your
beachfront or oceanfront direct ocean views direct bay views and you have that
corner unit it may not be everything you you hoped it would be especially
yours down the road if that view gets obstructed so remember trust but verify
if you have any questions leave us a comment below and of course if you're
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counties my name is Chris at Hauseit and we'll see you on the next one