Pros:
- secondary entrance
- often larger patio than upper floors
- often some greenspace right outside your unit
Cons:
- less security
- possibly more street noise (but could be less if there's a sound-barrier wall)
- lack of view?
- noise from people above you
- depending on building construction, higher heating costs... I lived in a 3rd floor unit, in the winter we got enough heat from the unit below us that we rarely (if ever) had to turn ours on (other than the really cold days)
- flood potential
How much all of these play a factor really depends on the configuration of the condo/appartment complex & area of the city you're in.
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