The proposed artificial beach at the Central Village development. Photo: Central Village

It's April Fools' day and there's no shortage of amusing but completely untrue stories doing the rounds.

With a burgeoning collection of ever more extreme amenities and inclusions in apartment developments, however, it has Domain wondering why these jokes are even necessary there are plenty of real and upcoming features to be amazed at.

Here are some apartment building features you might struggle to believe aren't hoaxes.

Man-made beaches

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Source: Newsteadcentral.com.au

Brand new apartment developments are making a literal splash. The latest coveted feature in highrise amenity is set to be man-made beaches.

A new Urbis report has explained that developers are seeking more variety in their recreation choices to help tap into specific buyer markets and that man-made beaches are a recent popular option.

"This is in spite of the fact that beaches are notoriously difficult to execute and incredible expensive to maintain," the report stated.

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