This survey research assesses previous studies on the impacts of housing on mental health, including impacts of living in tall buildings. It reports that several hazards are potentially more dangerous in high-rise buildings including fires, earthquakes, structural defects, and falls (especially for children) from windows/balconies. Several of the studies indicate that women in high-rise housing report more loneliness and less social contact with their neighbors partly due to a lack of proximity to communal gathering places. Physical proximity to other living units as well as doorway orientation to high-use pathways and interaction nodes affect social interaction patterns as well.