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Apartments for Techies?

Posted by Cliff on from the as-long-as-it-has-bandwidth dept.

thedistance asks: "I'm wondering if anyone has heard of companies retro fitting any of the failed telecom hotels for apartment use? It sure would be nice to find an apartment complex that was designed just for the tech croud with a fiber/cat5 infrastructure throughout. It sure would make it a lot easier to setup highspeed internet access, video on demand, and wlans... not to mention an easy way to borrow the spare NIC from your neighbor... (we can just leave the sugar borrowing to the rest of the non-techie world)" If you know of an apartment complex offering high bandwidth, please post a comment, below. Aside from bandwidth, what other amenities would make an apartment complex ideal for the high tech worker in the 21st Century?

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  1. I live in one (Houston, TX) by jbf · · Score: 5, Informative

    WaldenWeb has a few apartment complexes in the Houston area; they run an OC-3 from an ISP to their NOC, and run OC-3 from their NOC to each of their apartments. My apartment has 3 RJ-45 drops (only one of which I can make active at a time, but that's what a hub is for). Rent is reasonable, Internet access runs about $50/month.

  2. Tower 801 in Seattle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.tower801.com

    Features at Tower @ 801
    View balconies outside every livingroom and bedroom
    Outdoor deck with pool
    24 hour fitness room with separate saunas
    Club room with DVD home theater system and large laundry room
    Cafe Lado open from 5:30 am to 11:00 pm
    Laundry facilities
    High speed Internet access
    Digital cable
    Secured underground parking
    Storage facilities
    Small pets allowed (larger pets upon approval)

    Concierge Services
    Onsite dry-cleaning pick up and drop off
    Package acceptance/delivery
    Fax/copy service
    Concert and Broadway ticket packages
    Restaurant packages
    Dog walking

    I believe they also have a video library you can check stuff out of. AND, if you're got good enough line-of-sight, you can easily snipe major bandwidth from all the wide-open 802.11 networks downtown! Mwuahahah!