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Has anyone on your EC really looked into this? So one owner can have a huge entainers deck with french doors onto it and another a small square deck fit for one plant and a couple of chairs? And can the owners pick the materials too?
This would concern me too. From a design point of view, a building with different features, done properly, can look quite good (far better than some of the red brick/blonde brick “boxes” of the 60's). However, if it is just as each owner has requested, could look very hodge podge.
Then there would be the question of common property. There is quite some expense in removing a window and replacing with a doorway. That would be a major structural matter in a multi storey complex I believe. And some are doing this some aren't? And if someone does have the french opening doors onto the balcony, what about the maintenance of this in the future? And the units that don't opt for this now, the next owners may decide they want the bigger balcony/doors set up. Can they ask for this to done for them? Way too messy a senario for me. Keep it simple and similar – less complications later I say.