No balcony for me, u would have fear standing on 30th floor balcony! Trust me, is it not easy to look down from 30th floors.

Just my 2cents

Cheers

it depend what condo. if u live in hi end it is good to hv balcony. eg klcc condo with nice skylight view, neon lights etc

u dun hv rubbish problem in hi end condo.
no one hang clothes in hi end condo, they hv designated area (yard) to hang clothes or the condo come with dryer machine.

i personally enjoy to hv balcony, especially when u feel bore and want to makan angin...quite relaxing. i like to see the neon lights u feel good to live in the city centre.

if u stay low or mid cost condo, then better dun hv balcony and waste build up area.

For me, it is like having a gf without a *meow*

I wonder how many people replied here actually stayed in 30th floor with a balcony before. Most people would imagine the fantasied version of a 30th floor balcony. I have stayed in one in Sydney before and it was unusable. The wind is too fierce for it to have any use. And no, you would not want to stand on the balcony to enjoy the view. With the door securely locked, the view is much nicer and calmer. For me I think 20 something is the cut off point. No balcony above that. Or perhaps I am just too much of a coward to enjoy a balcony. Either way, you choose.

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Added on April 11, 2012, 11:48 am

bro, technically speaking, under the deeds of mutual covenants, you are not allowed to install anything that would change the external facade of the properties, which usually includes grills as well. Most of the high rise you have seen in Malaysia that owners actually modified are actually against the deed of mutual covenants that they have signed.

If you asked HK/ new yorker  they prefer balcony or without balcony.
9/10 will answer balcony better.

A balcony needs to be sizable, not oversized though (waste of payable built up also). Sizable is such as you could put 2 rattans chairs with a coffee table. The trend is such as the length from dining expanding to living or shared between living and bedroom, thus is also functional. It would be windy. Depending on how you put your clothes out there, it wont be an eyesore on hanging drying rods or extension but hang over the railing yes - most likely a proper managed properties would not allowed such incident.

Then I believed balcony for riyang happy garden is way too oversized ady lol

No balcony cannot hang clothes directly under the sun so need to rely on dryer so electricity bill will go up so TNB will earn more so remember to convert commercial rate to residential rate first thing after VP