Good to know, thanks.

Cool, I haven’t heard of that one yet. I’ll add it to the list, thank you!

I appreciate you trying to help, and that could definitely add a layer of peacefulness to the work day, but I’m never going to be okay with paper thin walls and doors. Though I didn’t add this to my original post, I also feel highly uncomfortable about me, my guests, and my daily routine being overheard. I need privacy. So it’s not just a frustration over the lack of control over other people’s noise, but anxiety over not being truly at home in my own space.

Good point. I was told being further out, like in one of the more affordable spots could work for the 1 bd/1 ba budget but I also haven’t ever lived in the city or surrounding areas before. My past experience living in a studio felt really claustrophobic. But maybe something with high ceilings and a higher SF could be better.