Looking at the most expensive current listing in one of the most sought after buildings (http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/774830-condo-400-west-12th-street-west-village-new-york). It seems to have it all ($4,600 psf must mean perfection, right?) except if you're not single, you either have to (a) share a toilet or (b) be somewhat dressed and willing to traverse half the apartment to not share a... [more]
Looking at the most expensive current listing in one of the most sought after buildings (http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/774830-condo-400-west-12th-street-west-village-new-york).
It seems to have it all ($4,600 psf must mean perfection, right?) except if you're not single, you either have to (a) share a toilet or (b) be somewhat dressed and willing to traverse half the apartment to not share a toilet.
While my abode is more humble, I don't have to share a toilet or, for that matter, share a shower or rub elbows at the sink.
For me, "no-excuses" certainly includes having truly-private bathroom facilities. I might go so far as to say "high-end" or even "luxury" means not having to see a foreign skid mark in the sanctuary.
Would be curious to see how high of a consideration this is for others.
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Response by FreebirdNYC
about 13 years ago
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Member since: Jun 2007
Not sure what you're talking about. Very few high end places have two master toilets. But if it's big concern the hike across the foyer seems pretty manageable if nature calls for you and the missus at the same time.
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Response by nyc_sport
about 13 years ago
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Not even in the realm of being a "consideration." I once saw an apartment with his and her master baths, and my wife and I promptly began drawing on the floorplan to see how we could rip one of them out and make some use out of the space.
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Response by bramstar
about 13 years ago
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>>I might go so far as to say "high-end" or even "luxury" means not having to see a foreign skid mark in the sanctuary.<<
Foreign skidmarks? That would be the last time that guest were ever invited to visit...
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Response by easy_street
about 13 years ago
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nyc_sport, you crazy. Rip up the most costly and useful part of the mastersuite? And not to get too personal, but don't you get tired of seeing your wife do EVERYTHING?
I recognize this is more common in homes than apartments. See it here and there in greenwich, la, hamptons floorplans (my real estate porn tastes are diverse). On the extreme end, people like Soros-offspring know how to live (check out 10 W 10 listing, mastersuite has 2 crappers and an extra bedroom for when one person snores too loudly!!!).
Going back to superior, at the very least can we agree that the toilet should be enclosed? I often find myself waking up the same time as my significant other and need some separation, particularly if the night before involved drinking and a steak dinner.
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Response by NWT
about 13 years ago
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You mean houses, not homes. Unless you write advertising.
I don't want to share a bathroom either. It's the only f'ing peace I get all day. Fortunately there're just the two of us with two baths. Those with fewer baths manage somehow, and probably don't give it a thought.
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Response by alanhart
about 13 years ago
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Thank you, NWT. The "homes" thing long ago took hold with the general (semi-literate) population in western states, who were brainwashed by marketing materials for tract housing subdivisions ("neighborhoods", in marketing parlance. "Apartment" then took on the meaning of "*rental* multifamily", rather than just the physical form that it's supposed to describe.
Stop the insanity!
The Soros daughter "snore" room is now a standard option in new tract housing of somewhat upper-middle-class bent. It's for couples who hate each other, sleep separately, and make the tiniest attempt to save face. For what reason they bother, I really don't know.
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Response by NativeRestless
about 13 years ago
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Because they refuse to give us access to the master bath which moving to completely different bedroom would entail. Also, I don't think think this is true for Western McMansions, but those use are also used in Orthodox Jewish homes for the wife to sleep in when she is "unclean". (Nothing like incorporating 14th century thinking in the 21st century home design.)
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Response by NWT
about 13 years ago
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In England and other countries, in house-planning above a certain level, the bedroom/dressing-room for the husband is standard. It'd have a door to the hall and a door to the main bedroom. Also off the hall would be the owners' bath, once multiple baths became usual. I don't know whether menses-phobia entered into that, but it's handy to have.
Not sure what you're talking about. Very few high end places have two master toilets. But if it's big concern the hike across the foyer seems pretty manageable if nature calls for you and the missus at the same time.
Not even in the realm of being a "consideration." I once saw an apartment with his and her master baths, and my wife and I promptly began drawing on the floorplan to see how we could rip one of them out and make some use out of the space.
>>I might go so far as to say "high-end" or even "luxury" means not having to see a foreign skid mark in the sanctuary.<<
Foreign skidmarks? That would be the last time that guest were ever invited to visit...
nyc_sport, you crazy. Rip up the most costly and useful part of the mastersuite? And not to get too personal, but don't you get tired of seeing your wife do EVERYTHING?
I recognize this is more common in homes than apartments. See it here and there in greenwich, la, hamptons floorplans (my real estate porn tastes are diverse). On the extreme end, people like Soros-offspring know how to live (check out 10 W 10 listing, mastersuite has 2 crappers and an extra bedroom for when one person snores too loudly!!!).
Going back to superior, at the very least can we agree that the toilet should be enclosed? I often find myself waking up the same time as my significant other and need some separation, particularly if the night before involved drinking and a steak dinner.
You mean houses, not homes. Unless you write advertising.
The apartments at http://img.streeteasy.com/nyc/image/62/52704762.gif all have what you want.
I don't want to share a bathroom either. It's the only f'ing peace I get all day. Fortunately there're just the two of us with two baths. Those with fewer baths manage somehow, and probably don't give it a thought.
Thank you, NWT. The "homes" thing long ago took hold with the general (semi-literate) population in western states, who were brainwashed by marketing materials for tract housing subdivisions ("neighborhoods", in marketing parlance. "Apartment" then took on the meaning of "*rental* multifamily", rather than just the physical form that it's supposed to describe.
Stop the insanity!
The Soros daughter "snore" room is now a standard option in new tract housing of somewhat upper-middle-class bent. It's for couples who hate each other, sleep separately, and make the tiniest attempt to save face. For what reason they bother, I really don't know.
Because they refuse to give us access to the master bath which moving to completely different bedroom would entail. Also, I don't think think this is true for Western McMansions, but those use are also used in Orthodox Jewish homes for the wife to sleep in when she is "unclean". (Nothing like incorporating 14th century thinking in the 21st century home design.)
In England and other countries, in house-planning above a certain level, the bedroom/dressing-room for the husband is standard. It'd have a door to the hall and a door to the main bedroom. Also off the hall would be the owners' bath, once multiple baths became usual. I don't know whether menses-phobia entered into that, but it's handy to have.