Always the last to know

All my life it seems I am the last to hear juicy gossip or learn fascinating facts about anything.  Maybe I'm just not curious enough.  Case in point, three days ago, in an elevator conversation, I was told that we are going to get new elevators in my apartment building.  Not a minute too soon in my opinion.  I was excited and have mentioned it to three or four other residence since then.  In every instance the response was something like "Oh yes, I heard about that months ago."  Well, nobody told me.  Now, on the news this evening, I was informed that my apartment complex is going to be remodeled and renovated to the tune of about five million dollars.  They have revamped the lobby area - to appeal to millenials I think.  One friend commented that all the white marble looks like a mausoleum.  Well, it's really not that bad but it is kind of stark.  I know they are remodeling apartments (new kitchens, baths, etc) as tenants move out and before new ones move in.  I can hear hammering and other construction noises in the distance.  I think they're mainly working on the 13th floor right now.  I would love to request a new kitchen but I don't want my rent to go up.  In the meantime I will wait excitedly for new elevators.