Real Estate Fun Fact: Some U.S. developers purposefully skip the 13th floor when planning mid- and high-rise buildings due to the superstition around that supposedly unlucky number. While Chinese builders often skip the fourth floor due to the belief that the number itself brings bad luck. Transversely, the eighth floor is considered rather lucky and typically goes for a higher price tag. In Chinese, the word “four” sounds similar to the word for “death.”