The Sims 4 Lot Traits

Effects of Traits for Base Game and City Living Apartments

Apartments and houses can have up to three lot traits. Check the traits of the apartment before you move in, but know that you can change some of them. Certain traits are locked in, such as historical, quiet, and one of the best: serviced apartment.

Lot Traits are a new feature given to all players upon the release of the City Living Expansion Pack. City Living includes apartments that have unique lot traits, but the others are accessible with just the base game. With these traits, you can further customize your Sim's home or apartment and give them positive or negative effects. Some of them create random events, while others provide nearly permanent boosts that greatly impact gameplay. Since some of these these are available to all players, it is separate from the City Living Apartments Guide. Below you'll find a list all the lot traits, what they do, and how you can use them to your benefit.

How to Pick Lot Traits

You can pick traits for your lot by going into build mode and clicking the button in the upper-left corner.

Enter build mode by pressing F2. Now look to the upper left corner for the icon in the screenshot above. Click it, and a menu will come down showing all of the selectable lot traits. You can hover over an existing lot trait and remove it if you don't like it, assuming it is not one of the apartment traits that you cannot remove. Those are unique to various apartments (some appear only once, like Serviced Apartment and Good Fireplace). You may pick up to three, and are not required to have any at all if you don't want to use them. Some Lot Traits can cause a lot of emotion-shifting which some players find annoying, so click the X to take off the trait if it's bothering you.

Lot Traits for Apartments and Houses

If you do not see the lot trait you're looking for in the list below, it is one of the traits that you cannot select or remove. You can find the list of non-removable unique lot traits further down the page.

Image	Lot Trait Name	Game Description	What it Does
	Bracing Breezes	Oodles of fresh air make for a bracing environment to exercise.	A 50% boost to Athletic and Wellness Skill gains.
	Chef's Kitchen	Food prepared in this kitchen just seems to taste better and usually comes out better quality.	When you initiate cooking, you get a +1 Inspired Chef's Kitchen moodlet that lasts 2 hours after you finish preparing the meal.
	Child's Play	Kids just seem to learn faster here.	Children and Adults with the Childish Trait get a +1 Playful moodlet when using children's objects.
	Convival	The spacious but intimate feel makes it easier to practice Charisma, Comedy, and Mischief to your heart's content.	+50% skill gains for Charisma, Comedy, and Mischief Skills
	Cursed	Lots of things seem to go wrong in this apartment	The game data tells me that Sims may pee themselves more often, food may spoil faster, fires are more likely to happen, death by exhaustion for elders, death by electrocution. Uncomfortable and stressed buffs may occur more as well. It's one nasty lot trait!
	Fast Internet	A great online connection helps out those looking to improve their Programming, Video Gaming, or Writing Skills.	+50% boost to skill gains for Programming, Writing, and Video Gaming Skills
	Filthy	From clogged sewers to grimy counters, this place seems to get dirty really quickly.	Objects that can get dirty do so at double the usual rate.
	Gnomes	Broken things just seem to get mended overnight. It's as if kindly Gnomes watch over the place...	While Sims are sleeping, gnomes may appear late at night to fix any broken objects.
	Good Schools	The local school is great! Kids seem to get high grades and usually do better at homework.	I could not get the confidence moodlet the game indicated would occur, but a 25% chance is rather low - this just a side benefit. It does speed up high school and grade school progression for teens/kids, by around 30%. Evidently it only sometimes happens, though (like half the time they are at school).
	Great Acoustics	The acoustics are perfect here! A great place for any musician to hone their skills.	Boosts all musical instrument skill gains by 50%
	Great Soil	Gardening just seems to go really well here.	Increases the speed that plants grow. Does effect planter boxes.
	Gremlins	Stuff breaks here a lot. It's like there are tiny goblins who come out at night and smash things... but that's ridiculous, right?	If Sims are sleeping, gremlins may come out at night and break objects that can be broken (and thus repaired by handiness).
	Grody	Sims have a chance to get nauseous when eating, drinking, or using the bathroom.	There is a 33% chance Sims get a nauseous moodlet when doing the actions described.
	Haunted	Locals say this place is haunted. Pah! What do they know?	Around 10:30PM, things may get creepy in this house, causing Sims to get a tense moodlet. Naturally, you'll see more ghosts in a haunted apartment.
	Home Studio	The artsy vibe makes this a great place to be creative. Painting, Writing and Woodworking usually comes out better quality.	It would seem that Sims are more likely to get artsy whims in a home with this lot trait. It also raises the effective skill level of Sims using related arts skills - this means that at level 3, you could be functioning like a level 7 in terms of putting out high quality objects.
	Homey	The homey vibe helps Sims quickly master the domestic arts of Cooking, Mixology, Handiness, and Gardening	Gives a +50% boost to skill gains for the Mixology, Cooking, Gardening, and Handiness Skills.
	Mean Vibe	The Mean Vibe makes it easier to get other Sims angry with Mean or Mischief interactions	Randomly, when using mean or mischief interactions, Sims will get a long-lasting angry moodlet.
	Natural Light	The quality of light here makes Painting and Photography much easier to master.	The Natural Light Lot Trait provides a +50% boost to Handiness, Painting, and Photography.
	On Ley Line	Full of funky fertile earth energy, twins are born here more often than not.	Does boost twin birth rates, but I'm unable to locate the percentage chance for that to happen.
	Party Place	Parties just seem to go well at this place! Meeting Social Event goals becomes much easier.	This, along with Ley Lines, stumped me. I can be contacted at carl@carlsguides.com if you can find all the details on this one. The description would entail it somehow lowers the requirements for parties.
	Penny Pixies	Sims often find loose change around the place. It's like there's a secret money fairy or something.	While cleaning, napping, rummaging and doing other interactions like that your Sim is very likely to come across some change in the form of a few Simoleons. This sometimes provides a happy moodlet for a brief time.
	Private Dwelling	A home lot with this trait deters all but the most determined visitors (it has little effect on commercial venues).	Modifies Sim behavior to make them less likely to visit. Good if you're annoyed by the frequency of visits!
	Quake Zone	Occasionally there's a minor tremble here. Probably nothing to worry about.	Earthquakes may occur, causing Sims to panic with the tremors breaking objects around the home.
	Romantic Aura	Romantic Aura makes it easier to get other people in the mood for LURVE!	When using romance interactions, a bonus flirty moodlet will sometimes come up.
	Science Lair	The secluded vibe means there's little to distract great minds from the study of Logic or Rocket Science.	Improves skill gains by +50% for Logic and Rocket Science.
	Sunny Aspect	The beautiful scenery really makes this place uplifting. When the sun goes down, Sims may get Energized, Happy, or Inspired	Starts at 6PM. The buff for Sims seems to last all night long, but it's randomly selected.

Unique Lot Traits

The following are unique to apartments in The Sims 4 City Living's San Myshuno. Because of their nature, you cannot remove them. Some are great, so there's no reason to want to.

• Great View - When within viewing range of a window, Sims gain a positive moodlet. Building with this in mind can be to your benefit.
• Historical - There's a plaque on the wall that cannot be removed by any means. Inspecting this plaque inspires Sims to greatness, like the plate's namesake. The moodlet is brief, however.
• Lively Neighbors - Take notice of this trait, it means that neighbors will party more often which can lead to frustrations at night, as they jam music that wakes your Sim.
• Needs TLC - The apartment is a great place to practice handiness skills! Causes random problems like roaches and power outages.
• Quiet - Reduces the likelihood that Sims in neighboring apartments will annoy your Sim and their family.
• Romantic Fireplace - When within range of this apartment's fireplace, get a flirty moodlet.
• Serviced Apartment - A Maid will come to clean your apartment Monday through Friday at 9am, free of charge. The price is already included in the rent.

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