I live in a 1-bedroom apartment and I'm not on the 1st floor. I wanted a sturdy bench that didn't weigh too much, but was able to perform just as well as the other high-quality, expensive benches. This is definitely it. The written assembly instructions were pretty useless, but the video on the website helped a lot with assembly. Only downside to this bench is the huge gap between the seating pad and back pad, but if you want to get rid of that, you have to buy a more expensive bench that probably weighs twice as much as this one. Great bench overall, very sturdy. I have experienced no issues since my purchase about 4 months ago.