Know why no one's ever tried to build living spaces directly above a bowling alley?

and the idea is totally awesome.

You just never notice any of this outside a bowling alley because most bowling alleys are solitary structures surrounded by open air, or in nightlife environments where there's so much other noise it's not discernible.

Living spaces aren't built above bowling alleys for a reason.

Consider Lucky Strikes in Bellevue's Lincoln Square. They share a building with an almost adjacent movie theater and apartments. It would seem like that configuration would be in conflict. So, is it?

The idea of living above a bowling alley I think is more dangerous than me living above my favorite bar.

the problem, i think, would be the cost. and it still might look rather strange. ambient noise? yeah, a unit about a 24 hour lane would probably not be a selling point.

i think it's highly unlikely that it would happen. but i applaud the developers for at least giving the idea consideration. and if they did pull it off... well... that would be pretty sweet.

Also, admittedly not having been to the Lucky Strikes complex, how many lanes do they have? And how is the building configured? Are the apartments right over the alley, as they would be in this proposed idea? Is the alley in the basement? Is it well entrenched? It's easy to say, "Oh, this one example works," without detailing the actual configuration. And at this point, I'll have to pay it a visit in the near future just to make sure anyone who responds isn't blowing smoke up my ass.

Also, keep in mind it's easy to say something is feasible when you're not the one who actually has to a) make it work or b) convince a contractor to do what it takes to make it work. Most developers would rather pull the wool over, make you think it'll work, and run off with the money by the time everyone realizes it doesn't and they're left holding the bag.