Who thinks it's ok to have 24hrs coffeeshops below a HDB flat?
Have they any consideration for the 2nd storey occupants, especially for older blocks with very thin walls? A lot of frustration having to deal with noises from the water pump room, street carpark vehicle noises and now this 24hrs "advanced" coffeeshops with all its automated machineries, exhaust fans and whatnot. I have lived above a coffeeshop for many years without a problem - even with the 5am steel chain-gates opening n closes at 10pm sharp, the clanging of pots n pans - was quiet throughout the night when the buinesses of the day were done.
NOW with these 24hrs modern day coffeeshops - all the weird noises in the night were becoming impossible to tolerate - electronical buzzing, weird constant bass tones from some huge fridge or multitudes of machineries they need these days to run a coffeeshop, oversized Humongous Exhaust Fan slapped onto the side of the HDB block - anyone has any idea how much vibration and bass noise those things generate on the poor thin 30+ yrs old HDB walls - Those walls are simply not built for that. t's not just about the clanging of pots n pans or chopping noises anymore.
NEVER buy a resale unit above these coffeeshops - it's crazy - almost like the idiots who thought it was ok to have open air pickleball courts in the middle of a quiet neighborhood - pls all we want is a serene neighbourhood and peaceful nights and days for those who WFH.