Reply To: High Rise vs. Low Rise Residences

When you buy a condo or a coop you are giving up your self determination, now others will decide whether to have the shabbos elevator and what improvements are to be made at your expense. The board authorizes these improvement and charges the shareholders.
Developers are interested in maximizing the number of units which is why they are high rise. Otherwise it wouldn’t be profitable to build them.
Low rise buildings are built where land is cheap or is subsidized by the government and zoning law prohibit high risers