Shark... I live in a parkside holmes home... and get the same condo/townhouse feel. We hear our neighbors tv at night in our bedroom. These are single family homes... not connected, not touching, with SPACE in between. Our neighbors are loud people anyway, but the noise feels like I am in the action film that they seem to be replaying. We love daybreak as most people (do as is shown by the cult like love that is professed about the neighborhood)... BUT I completely agree about the cutting corners on some of the "cost effective" construction techniques. My husband and I are looking into a rainey.... at least you'll know where the fire alarm access is.