Before finalizing a housing project, a home buyer considers many factors like amenities, location, infrastructure, and type of flooring. But, for many home buyers, choosing the right floor to live on can be puzzling. Each floor has its own advantages and some property developer even lets you choose your own unit.  Apartments on higher floors have obvious benefits. The first and, perhaps, the most important advantage is a beautiful view from top be it balcony or any window.  If you live at higher floors, you absorb less harmful street smells and exhaust gases.

The maximum concentration of harmful substances(pm 2.5 & pm 10) in the atmosphere approximately reaches 180 feet.  If you are one of those home buyers who are confused as to which floor to choose, here are a few important reasons why you should opt for top floor living.

WHY LIVE ON THE TOP FLOORS IN A HIGH-RISE BUILDING?

1. The most noteworthy thing for the top floors of any high-rise building is the ventilation and natural light one gets. Higher floors of a building receive better lighting and ventilation throughout the day.

2. Depending on the scenic view and atmosphere, resale values of higher floors are better.

3. You get a bird’s eye view of surroundings.

4. Unlike lower floors, living on higher floors is comparatively secure and has a good view which some people crave for.

5. You get a direct view of sunrise or sunset.  You can enjoy each and every weather to the fullest.

6. Higher floors get lesser dust as compared to lower floors.

7. The intrusion of insects or mosquitoes or rats are very less in the upper floors.

8. Beams, Columns are slimmer, so lesser offsets to cover in interior design.

9. Hardly find seepage issues during rainy seasons.

10. Minimum street noise or the noise coming from other occupants walking through the common passage.

11. Pollution free at top floors – PM 2.5 & PM 10 Level reduce substantially above 180 feet from ground Level.  People who live above 180 feet from the ground Level or on higher floors are less prone to lung diseases, severe heart disease; gets lesser pollution and noise than those at ground level

CONCLUSION:

High or low, each floor has its advantages and disadvantages. Before proceeding with your decision of investing in a particular project, weigh all the factors involved and decide what suits your lifestyle better.