Drove by this morning and half the tower is still missing balcony railings. I am not sure if a building can receive occupancy missing railings?
no
If I was a developer personally I would pretty much build as cheap as I could get away with. Any quality upgrades you do like solid core interior doors, for example, you might as well take the cash difference in cost and set it on fire.
I've viewed a lot of owner built homes and even helped out a few friends with renovation and my experience generally speaking owner builders are cheap. Not everyone as I owner built my home
I was helping out my ex gf once and doing some budgeting for her. She took one look at the budget based on what she was telling me she was expecting and I got the "not in this world" look. Then I got shown the flyers from Home Depot and Lowes where she was picking out the flooring, lighting, plumbing fixtures, etc and I just hung my head
I've been to homes and I see fugly head pump units hanging on the walls, an asphalt driveway, cheap plumbing and electrical fixtures and the owner, a friend of mine, is telling me this is an executive home worth $2.5 million with no expense spared
Most people have no clue what quality is. They see a hardwood floor and go wow not realizing its cheap laminate and will be garbage as soon as the cat/dog does their business, etc
I could talk about this forever, but you get the idea