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kleinbl00  ·  1869 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same

You're largely going to be fine for the next ten-fifteen years. They're built to modern code, which includes sprinklers and all sorts of modern safety features that make things a lot safer. The problem is stick construction doesn't hold up as well as curtainwall or concrete and Americans tend to keep buildings around much longer than other countries.