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Criteria for choosing an apartment in a new building

When choosing an apartment in a new building, remember that your "nest" should be comfortable and cozy

An important criterion when choosing an apartment in a new building is the type of house in which you wish to purchase "square meters". In the domestic real estate market, you will find a huge "assortment" of houses, among which the most popular are panel, panel-monolithic, monolithic, brick-monolithic and less often – brick houses.

We advise you when choosing an apartment for purchase in a new house to pay attention to the conformity of the surrounding area and the number of floors of the house. For example, it will be extremely necessary to have sufficient space for parking cars near the house when buying an apartment in a multi-storey building without underground garages. If you have chosen an apartment in a high-rise building in the city center, it is quite likely that it will be difficult to find a parking space for your personal car on the adjacent territory.

Do not overlook the number of apartments per floor. In this case, there is a "golden" rule: the fewer apartments on the landing, the more expensive and the more comfortable you will feel. The difference is easily felt when the same landing is "shared" by two or eight families. An innovation is multi-section houses, in which on one floor in different sections there are different numbers of apartments.

As for the infrastructure of the house, it can be classified into internal and external. Firstly, you need to pay attention to the presence of parking or garages near the house. Even if you do not have a personal car, we advise you to find out how many parking spaces there are per apartment in this house (minimum ratio – one to one).

An important parameter is also the availability and number of elevators in the house. The quietness of elevators is one of the most important criteria. Today, many construction organizations, in order to save money, install low-quality elevators of dubious production in new houses. Subsequently, this rattling machine will cause you a lot of trouble.

An equally significant role is played by the area of common areas – elevator and stair landings. We also recommend paying attention to the availability of an alarm system, concierge services, and a garbage chute in the house.

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