Wood high-rise construction

[jeffster]

I tend to think more along the line, not of fire code, but of noise. Concrete buildings tend to be a little more quiet, and for residential stuff, that's a good thing. Years ago we rented an apartment that was wood frame, and you could hear the neighbours upstairs like they were in the next room. Another apartment I had in Hamilton was concrete and you rarely heard anything, same with the place in Scarborough.

The wood-frame high-rise buildings are likely built with concrete floorplates, which mitigates the noise through the floor. Possibly your apartment had wood floors, too?

On the other hand, many concrete buildings are built using steel frames, which are prone to transmission of noise and vibrations. A wood frame would actually be better than a steel frame in that regard.

Yeah, the entire apartment was entirely wood. When we were shopping for a condo, we had looked at a couple units that were also wood frame construction. That one on Westmount between Gage and Glasgow (right side if headed toward Waterloo) and also there was one on Bridge St close to Lancaster. Deal breaker for us.