What are Residential Towers?
Residential towers are extremely tall high-rise buildings dedicated primarily to providing living accommodations and sometimes parking for residents. These are sometimes also called tower blocks, multi-dwelling units (MDU) or high-rise apartment buildings. Unlike many skyscrapers that house offices and other businesses, residential towers are devoted to residences, though they may have a store or two and a few offices. Building residential towers is one way to create more living space, especially in crowded urban environments. Some of the earliest examples of residential towers or tower blocks were built in England and in the US. Building some skyscrapers to address housing needs after the World War II bombings in England was often thought a quick way of solving housing problems. In the US, the first residential tower was Castle Village, opened in New York City in 1939. Some of the early residential towers built in the US became quite popular, and were well maintained. Others were spec
