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November 11, 2019 - 10:00AM

Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?

By Alanna Schubach

The building materials used in 1950s and '60s NYC buildings offer better insulation than those used in later decades, and so sound and odors from other apartments are less detectible.

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