Las Vegas Highrise Reviews and General Info
04-01-2011
, 12:39 AM
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Haha, the small neighborhood behind the Stratosphere (the Naked City) is known as one of the worst in Las Vegas. Supposedly it got that name because back in the day, when it was a nice area, there were lots of showgirls who lived at the little apartment complexes, and they would sunbath topless by the pools. They did recently put up a sign that reads "Drug Free Zone" on the street behind Allure, so maybe it will clean up 
It might not be for everyone, but I love the view. I have a major Vegas landmark right out my window (Stratosphere). I can see downtown and the mountains to the north and west.
I also get a kick watching strange street people roaming the blocks down below. Its like a human terrarium. My parents used to live on the 16th floor of a nice building on the upper west side of Manhattan, and there was a housing project across the street (behind the Lincoln Center, fyi). So I am conditioned to looking out over gritty urban environments.
As long as I don't get hit by a stray bullet, I am happy
It might not be for everyone, but I love the view. I have a major Vegas landmark right out my window (Stratosphere). I can see downtown and the mountains to the north and west.
I also get a kick watching strange street people roaming the blocks down below. Its like a human terrarium. My parents used to live on the 16th floor of a nice building on the upper west side of Manhattan, and there was a housing project across the street (behind the Lincoln Center, fyi). So I am conditioned to looking out over gritty urban environments.
As long as I don't get hit by a stray bullet, I am happy
04-01-2011
, 01:33 AM
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1. Not many people at all. Can be very quiet if you want it to be. I used to use the ggym all the time in the middle of the evening all by myself.
2. No. Hard water though.
3. The few chicks that were actually around were impressive. But there weren't a lot around. The only person i saw under 40 with any regularity was andrew robl.
4. The only issue with the location is turning left out of the building during rush hour to get to the freeway. Any other time of day is fine. If you know the back roads you can just turn right, go into circus circus and then go behind it. a nicer immediate area than allure even though they're very close to each other.
5. It was great. A big big selling point about sky is the 24 hour cvs on the ground floor. I can't tell you how valuable that is.
2. No. Hard water though.
3. The few chicks that were actually around were impressive. But there weren't a lot around. The only person i saw under 40 with any regularity was andrew robl.
4. The only issue with the location is turning left out of the building during rush hour to get to the freeway. Any other time of day is fine. If you know the back roads you can just turn right, go into circus circus and then go behind it. a nicer immediate area than allure even though they're very close to each other.
5. It was great. A big big selling point about sky is the 24 hour cvs on the ground floor. I can't tell you how valuable that is.
The 2 bolded points were both big pluses and minuses for me when assessing the property.
Another big negative for me is the 1 bedrooms (at least the ones I saw) had "galley" kitchens - where the kitchen is essentially a dead end hallway, instead of being open to the rest of the apartment.
The pool is obviously much better than Allure, and the units have much nicer bathroom fixtures, etc.
Interesting to hear there are not that many young people. Allure definitely has plenty.
05-02-2011
, 03:35 PM
How about second hand, possible erroneous opinions?
I haven't been inside. I am sure the units are amazing (top of the line everything, great views, etc), but imo there a number of issues that don't appeal to me.
-Access is a pain the ass. There is no back entrance so you have to deal with strip traffic every time you come and go. This doesn't sound terrible to someone picturing life as an extended vacation, but for me running errands, running back home to quickly pick something up, etc would be too inconvenient
-I believe (could be wrong on this one) there is only valet parking. Some people might like this, I think it would be very annoying
-it looks to me from the outside that the units do not have balconies, again I might be wrong on this (told you it was going to be an uninformed opinion). If that is the case it is a deal breaker for me. I am sure others might not care about balconies.
-City Center does not have the originally planned amenities that would make it good for self contained living: the Whole Foods Market that was planned, nice common areas for residents to congregate (I'm sorry Crystals is not a town square or park, its a sterile overpriced, struggling mall).
On the plus side, it would be a lot of fun on the weekends to live in the middle of city center.
I haven't been inside. I am sure the units are amazing (top of the line everything, great views, etc), but imo there a number of issues that don't appeal to me.
-Access is a pain the ass. There is no back entrance so you have to deal with strip traffic every time you come and go. This doesn't sound terrible to someone picturing life as an extended vacation, but for me running errands, running back home to quickly pick something up, etc would be too inconvenient
-I believe (could be wrong on this one) there is only valet parking. Some people might like this, I think it would be very annoying
-it looks to me from the outside that the units do not have balconies, again I might be wrong on this (told you it was going to be an uninformed opinion
). If that is the case it is a deal breaker for me. I am sure others might not care about balconies.-City Center does not have the originally planned amenities that would make it good for self contained living: the Whole Foods Market that was planned, nice common areas for residents to congregate (I'm sorry Crystals is not a town square or park, its a sterile overpriced, struggling mall).
On the plus side, it would be a lot of fun on the weekends to live in the middle of city center.