luxury condos

High-end residential units

Luxury condos are high-end residential units in multi-unit buildings, marketed with premium features like upscale finishes, amenities, and desirable locations.

The term appears constantly in real estate listings, where "luxury" has been stretched to cover anything slightly above basic: Starting in the low 400s, these luxury condos feature granite countertops.

What qualifies as luxury varies wildly by market.

Opposites
housing quality and price tier

luxury condosaffordable housing

Shelter scaled to earnings

public housing · slums · low-income housing · tenements · subsidized housing

housing exclusivity and social class

luxury condosfavelas

Brazilian informal settlements

homeless shelters · trailer parks · transitional housing · skid row · homelessness

ownership structure and housing model

luxury condossocial housing

Subsidized rental accommodation

public housing · government housing · cooperative housing · supportive housing · transitional housing

Family

luxury, condominium, condos

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G