I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at, or why.

Is this new construction, or a reno?

The trim itself looks older than the floors to me...

If you recently had new floors put in, there is often a bit of damage to the surrounding trim. The backside of carpet is rough and can chew up paint a bit, and the same holds true for installing LVP or whatever that other flooring is.

If that's not it, I'd love a bit more context.

This is actually new construction Am I being picky for pointing this out to management and expecting better quality out of a luxury high rise? When I brought it up they said I probably damaged it upon moving in which I did not. Looks like poor craftsmanship to me but was curious as to the thoughts of others. My last place didnt look this bad when I moved out after 7 years!

Brand new construction - so they damaged the trim when they finished the floors, and they obviously don't care enough to go back through and touch it up...

The trim itself looks pretty beat up to me in general, and I agree the finish is rough. The caulking is sloppy. I really thought the trim looked decades old, not brand new.

I would not accept it were it my brand new home. Do you own, or are you renting it? And if you own, have you closed yet?

I've been looking at lots of new construction for a long time. The quality and attention to detail is definitely going downhill. If it's an apartment building, I doubt they care enough to do anything about it. If you own it and you care about attention to details, I'd try fixing it myself. It's honestly not all that hard, just tedious. Very few care enough to put that level of effort into finishes anymore.

Im renting and youre right. They dont want to fix it and keep trying to blame me lol. I wouldn't have moved in if I had seen it beforehand especially considering the price. It was still under construction when I signed the lease. I never expected such medicore work with whats supposed to be an upscale place. Lesson learned!

Very sloppy work. But if you are just a renter they won't do anything about it.

It's terrible.

But this is essentially commercial construction and the contract probably included a deadline for construction after which the owner would be losing money on a daily basis because the building was not ready to be occupied. Things are going to get banged together in short order.

This is worse than the new construction mid-rises I have seen around here. But I think this is why people who are spending large amounts of money for some of the larger units will either contract for the raw space and bring in their own team, or buy a unit and completely renovate it before moving in. That's what happens regularly in multi-million dollar units here.

Truely awful.

I would just be sure to document that it was like this when you moved in so they don’t try to charge you for poorly repaired damage when you move out.

"Luxury" is just a marketing term (see luxury vinyl tile; luxury egyptian sheets; et al). Adjust your expectations based on renting, not what you expect to receive from the word "luxury." Besides, in your context that term surely has more to do with amenities, location, and the building envelope than it does construction details and workmanship in your unit.

It is said caulk can cover many an error, but when the caulk is the error . . .

My expectations aren't based on the word luxury alone especially since thats their description not mine. Experienced renters know every place is called luxury these days regardless of amenities, location, etc. It is however based on my past rental experience and reasonable expections based on several different factors. But you're wrong if you don't think the construction details and workmanship of the inside doesn't play a part especially in more upscale communities.

I try to work with builders that are pickier than me.

Awful workmanship.

If this building is all rental, I could see a mentality that no one is going to own the units and so will not have the same interest in the details as if someone were purchasing. So quality control is nonexistent. It's so bad it actually looks like an old building poorly renovated.

New construction? I'm sure I could do a better job than in most of those photos - and it's the type of work I've never done before. Makes one wonder what's up with the work you can't see...

Something seems wrong here….that’s not new construction.