Life In City Living Sucks

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http://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Game-capture-thread-game-estate/m-p/5923620#U5923620

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I sort of agree with you, the apartment living experience isn’t so awesome but I love the festivals, food stalls and busking. I had it on my pc version of the game and i’m waiting for a decent sale to get it on my ps4. not sure i’d move a sim into one of the apartments unless it was super chill with no noisy hobbies though lol.

@WhiteWolfTanker, and @xRMJIx, certain apartments can be frustrating, to say the least! 😮  So I mostly stick to the apartments that don't have these problems! 😃:eahigh_file:  Then I don't mind living in the city! 🙂  My main problem with living in the city is lack of space to expand when you have more children, since I love to play families! 😳  But this mirrors real life since many single people move to the suburbs when they marry and have children. 🙂

Most places aren't that bad...Gnomes are good, and I don't mind Haunted.  Stay away from Needs TLC, Lively Neighbors, Gremlins, and Quake Zone

Arts Quarter

Medina Studios

920 - Haunted & Quiet

930 - Gnomes & Penny Pixies

Benali - Needs TLC

Hakim House

122 - Historical

Jang - Home Studio

Spice Market

Jasmine Suites

2B - Good Schools & On Ley Line

Bheeda - Good Schools & Romantic Aura

The Old Salt House (Not an apartment) - Convivial

Culpepper Apartments

18 - Historical & Haunted

19 - Needs TLC

17 - Gremlins

Rasoya - Chef's Kitchen

Fashion District

Zen View Apartments

708 - Quake Zone

Karaoke Legends - Quake Zone & Party Place

21 Chic Street Apartments

1313 - Needs TLC

1310 - Lively Neighbors

Pizzazz - Lively Neighbors

Uptown

Alto Apartments

1010 - Chef's Kitchen 

Lobo - Romantic Fireplace

Landgraab Apartments

VIII - Great View & Serviced Apartment

Feng - Great View

Spire Apartments

888 - Great View

So, I think the worst neighborhood is the Fashion District, unless you don't mind earthquakes. :eahigh_file:  You can't go wrong with anything in Uptown! 🍸 The 2 other neighborhoods depends on which particular apartment you pick! 😉

@xRMJIx, I just tested a Quake Zone apartment (Fashion District Zen View Apartments, 702), and so far no earthquakes, but I did have my neighbors be too loud 2 times in 4 Sim-days!?!? 😮🤔   The only thing I can think of is that my neighbors are the Karaoke Legends whose apartment the Party Place characteristic.

So, I don't know if this is why they were noisy, even though my apartment doesn't have the Lively Neighbors characteristic.  Either it is my the Party Place tag for next door, or possibly that any apartment can have a noisy neighbor occasionally, but that ones with the Lively Neighbors tag always have problems, and the ones with the Quiet tag never have problems. 😉  I just seem to remember that some apartments are real headaches and some (like in Uptown) are really more relaxing.  (And since the Spire Apartments in Uptown only have one apartment, it should not have any noisy neighbors! 😃 )

Sorry for any confusion! 😳

If you find any apartments that are not so annoying in your opinion, please tell us! 😉

Good luck with your alphabet legacy! 🥳  

I haven't had any of those issues and play the city mostly - and my sims love it there...  BUT... I have always lived in one of the penthouses or The Old Salt House. No neighbor or other issues in those, plus you can re-design, add walls/rooms for more family, etc. If you move to the Fountainview Penthouse it is not so expensive and it's nice. Living in those is more like living in a house. I re-made my penthouse that Ledowski (? is that the right name) was in that is so huge (even with a big family it is ridiculous) into a restaurant with a bunch of fun stuff and access to if you eat there or not. You can download that from my gallery if you want it and replace the one in the game. Your people may have some fun there. Anyway, I don't play it exclusively, but it is fun with some modifications. Also... you can remove the Waterside Warble, as it is pretty useless, and add a residence or different business if you want to do 'Go To Work' and 'Dine Out'. The combination of all of those is what I use most in the city, personally. Hope something out of that is helpful, and you can have some fun there...