Virginia K. Smith

We've all had to deal with pungent neighbors from time to time—the smell of a fried fish dinner here, a wet dog in the hallway there—but we recently heard from a co-op shareholder with next-level fume issues.

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In case you haven't noticed, winter is coming, so if you're lucky enough to have outdoor space with your apartment, you're probably using it less and less as the temperature drops. Suddenly, instead of roof decks and backyards, we find ourselves coveting solariums (or at least, rooms with solarium-style windows) that flood a room with sunlight without pesky things like the elements getting in the way.