Why Modern 'Luxury' Apartments Are A JOKE in 2026

“Be glad you don’t live in NYC” Okay, but you know you don’t actually HAVE to live there, right? Yall can move.

🇨🇦 WHY would you pay that with no bathroom sink??? Is that even legal???

This is hilarious. When I was in my 20's, I lived in a really nice building that was reasonably priced (under $600, I think, for a one bedroom - good sized about 30 years ago). I had ensuite storage (which I LOVED - the BEST feature besides a dishwasher - it was big), a dishwasher❤, a sink and a half❤, a choice of a balcony or sunroom (I picked a sunroom❤), bifold doors❤ which blocked off the galley kitchen if it was messy and you had people over. It did have shared laundry (that's fine by me), an outside pool (which I used, especially when I had someone over), a recreation room with a pool table and pingpong table, (I used it), an indoor shared hot tub (I used sometimes; I have a shared outdoor one now, but I haven't used it), and I think maybe a sauna, a gym room (which I used often) secured entry, coal barbeques, picnic tables and green areas. People are getting REALLY ripped off.

Vinyl plank floors, stainless steel appliances, and granite countertops are apparently all that is required to call an apartment luxury.

maybe im autistic but I wouldn't mind a train, I like the noise

I've live in a condo in the path of our airport for years now and I can promise the occasional noise is still lower than going outside in the summer and every single AC unit is on

The rise in luxury apartments is due in part to opting out of homeownership and affordability crisis

'Services Social" worker? You're lying and are pretty stupid.

AMERICANS WAKE UP! QUIT
BUYING CRAP
PLACED IN FRONT OF YOU.

This was all designed for the
Onslaught of the mass migration.

What is a HOA, I'm from the UK and not familiar with this

Nothing says "Luxury" like a Frigidaire stove and a Hotpoint fridge

If everyone stops renting out this so called " luxury apartment" they would have to lower the price. But they won't because there are too many fools faling for this crap. Just like new cars with MA on top.

"Don't forget to update your microwave. That's how we're spying on you!" 🙄

"The bank says I can't afford a $1000 mortgage...so I pay $1500 a month th in rent."...Some guy on the internet

Y'all, leave the city.

Wifi appliances.
Let the tech bros collect data about your eating habits or your appliances will stop working if you refuse to update them.
That's the only logical reason why your appliances would need to be connected to wifi, it has absolutely nothing to do with "convenience" because nothing about it is "convenient". You can't even use disabilities as an excuse because in those cases they just design the kitchen so that the appliances have modified easy to reach placements within the cabinets and extra on off switches so that the person doesn't have to reach where they can't like the hood range above a stove.
That's how the housing authority/section 8 housing is built, even the newest apartment buildings, they can't afford to put "smart appliances" in them because it's not within the budget.
And like the one guy said, they are restricted from using the common areas and the pool and the gym etc at 8 pm and it's like being in a jail.
It's designed this way on purpose.
They want people to adjust to and accept being monitored and trapped and inconvenienced and paying for the "privilege" of it.

I'm in a luxury apartment and I've been waiting almost 6 months to get outlets in my bedroom. They've been giving me excuses since I moved in about why they can't get someone in here to do this. Luckily I'm leaving in 2 weeks. Still don't have those outlets.

It’s either luxury or delapidated

It's a luxury to exist...

Bro it’s crazy

I do pest control for many “luxury” apartments complexes in the Bay Area. Maybe 2/10 that call themselves luxury are maybe a tinge of luxury lol.

Whatever you do DON'T rent ANY "Luxury" apartments built by DR Horton in Henderson, Nevada!

They sell the idea of “saving the environment” as an excuse to justify tiny spaces and cheap materials. And the biggest problem is that people fall for it.

These people don’t care about the environment. All they care about is squeezing the last dollar out of you

The best experiences ive had here in Michigan, is living in places built way before covid, and at one place that was considered ghetto, they lowered my rent by $100 the 1st anniversary, then almost $200/month just as an appreciation gesture as an incentive. At my current place, they've raised the rent $400 in 5 years. At least the buildings are built well. But the pool is constantly closed. 🤦‍♀️

People still continue to rent them. Im in Michigan, and the luxury apartments are trash. Prices are astronomical. They continue to clear beautiful land to build more unnecessary, unwanted, "luxury" apartments.

If you live in luxury apartments. You going stay broke

Yeah 3bed 2 bath apartment for over $2k and still community living with dozens of people … yeah I’d rather live with family in a house

Hate living in an apartment. Just rent a house at that point

Isn't capitalism great? 🙄

These luxury apts are pretty to look at BUT the older buildings have more SPACE and are more solid in construction. More zen and cost savings

There definitely is not a shortage in stupid people these days. I've made some stupid mistakes in my younger days but damn your videos and what you show is on a whole nother level of stupidity especially at the age of these people and with all the information we are privy to with our pocket computers.

It's so sad, nothing is made with quality in mind. Just quick cash and move on. I'd rather buy an older house than a brand new one honestly

They're called builders not fixers so here's an idea, when you build something you are legally required to maintain it for at least 10-15 years, watch them start doing quality work, buildings that will last longer than a lifetime again. If these builders made tents it'd be made out of 2-ply tissue paper these days if you splurged.

Luxury but you don't have in unit laundry??!!!

My apartment building is supposed to be for low income for disabled and handicapped people. The rent starts at $975 to $1200, low income? The elevator was down for 3 weeks, it flooded along with the fifth floor. The people in wheelchairs or ones can't use stairs are out of luck. One person with one leg had to hop 2 flights of stairs just to go out to smoke, cause its not allowed in the building. I myself had a broken ankle and was unable to use the stairs. In a small town in Kansas $975 is too high even if you are in a historic remodeled building with hardly any parking. Thought about moving but the brand new low income building the cheapest there is $900. What the heck!

I live in a 1bed 1bath loft that started at $650/month, and when the new owner took over and my lease was up, he raised the rent to $1050/month and hasn't replaced my carpet since I moved in 13 years ago, but i can't afford to move. No pool, no gym, no amenities to speak of.