If you’re going to pay for a luxury apartment, then you deserve high-end amenities. The majority of apartment complexes offer amenities, such as parking spaces, green areas, and even pools, but you don’t have to settle for the basics.High-end apartments are upping the ante to compete with each other, which benefits you as a renter. The right amenities can offer a whole new lifestyle; knowing this, luxury apartments are now offering a wider variety and higher quality of options to residents. ...
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Take Advantage of Apartment Amenities for Work/Life Balance
Did you know that a lack of work/life balance can seriously impact your health? While getting ahead in your career is important, the stress of constantly being expected to excel can lead to digestive issues, heart problems, depression, and chronic pain. If you continue to push yourself beyond your limits, you can experience burnout, which negatively affects your mental health and performance at work.To avoid these consequences, you must prioritize self-care. Fortunately, many apartment ...
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Keeping Up with Your Workout Routine in a Small Apartment
Your apartment does a lot for you.It’s the place where you live, love, sleep, eat, dream, connect, recharge and more. And, it also may be the place where you exercise. However, that kind of commitment to exercise requires space, which can be hard to come by in an apartment.We’ve put together a few tips to help you make the most of your fitness options when choosing an apartment in Buffalo.1. Invest in Equipment that Works for your Space. If you’re living in a small apartment, ...
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5 Tips to Make Living with Roommates a Little Easier
Some typical ground rules for roommate relationships include not leaving your empty mac and cheese bowls all over the house and not using all the hot water. Beyond that, there can be a lot of room for interpretation when you’re trying to build and maintain a productive roommate relationship.With hundreds of tenants living in Ellicott Development properties around the Buffalo area, we’ve seen our fair share of roommate relationships - everything from roommates who marked lines on milk ...
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Top Places to Get Hot Chocolate in Buffalo
Hot chocolate is so sweet, so warm, so decadent - it’s almost like having a dessert instead of a beverage.When it gets cold around Buffalo - which is often! - having a go-to hot chocolate option can mean the difference in a miserable trudge to work or around your neighborhood or enjoying a little moment of delight in a winter wonderland.We’ve rounded up some of our chocolatey favorites from around Buffalo; from grab-and-go to sip-and-savor. All you need is a handful of marshmallows, ...
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Celebrate the Season with Special Events Around Buffalo
The late arrival of Thanksgiving this year means that we’re already bubbling over with holiday spirit even though we’ve barely finished giving the turkey his day. There’s just so much to celebrate and so little time.We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite upcoming holiday events around Buffalo, so you can start mapping out your extracurricular activities in between all the shopping and wrapping and caroling you already have planned. Best Special Event for Building Team Spirit We, ...
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Finding Local Apartments that Come with Perks
Remember the old show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”?It was a guilty pleasure, reality TV before the advent of reality TV, and so many people loved it because it gave them a glimpse into the VIP lifestyle.Because, honestly, wouldn’t most of us love the opportunity to live like a VIP and enjoy special treatment and fanfare whenever we grace a space with our presence?While the majority of reasonable people can’t afford (and don’t need) gold toilet seats, there are a few special ...
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