Do All Buildings Not Have A Thirteenth Floor

Are we all that superstitious to the point of excluding a whole floor.

Do all buildings not have a thirteenth floor.

Otis elevators the world s largest manufacturer of elevators said that 85 of buildings with otis elevators do not have a 13th floor. In 2015 the nyc housing data and listings firm cityrealty released a study with data on 629 buildings that have 13 or more floors. Many buildings in new york city will go the way of calling it 12b or 14a the atlantic explained. Floors on buildings don t just disappear.

Owners are simply afraid people won t rent. For those astute observers out there you may have noticed that many hotels and office buildings don t have a 13 th floor. Why are skeptics so easily convinced that the majority would just rather avoid the 13th floor. A survey by cityreality found that out of 629 condo buildings listed with 13 or more floors.

Pulling a number out of the floor plan serves to make a building seem taller. Surely there are way more buildings with 13th floors than without. Based on an internal review of records the otis elevators company estimates that 85 of the buildings with their elevators do not have a named 13th floor. Samuel lewis general manager of the lefrak management company told the new york times that the superstition has now affected the overwhelming majority of tall buildings in america.

Out of all of those only 55 premises had their 13th floors labeled as such. Early tall building designers fearing a fire on the 13th floor or fearing tenants superstitions about the rumor decided to omit having a 13th floor listed on their elevator numbering. Most skip the floor altogether some rename them to 12a or. Prices for 13th floor apartments the handful of them that exist don t sell at a discount according to jonathan.

How could this legend about the unluckiness of the number 13 pervade even the hospitality industry. That s only possible at wayside school where there is no 19th story yet there are still those 574 condos in manhattan that avoid.