A concrete building has a lifespan of about 50 years. Even so, most people wouldn't want to live in a 30 or 40-year old building anyway.
Looking at pre-war the 1930s were great. Opulent homes with a high degree of finishing, including stained glass, beautiful mouldings, lots of wood finishing, en-suite doors.
And do people who have built their own house usually demolish it and move on after just 30-40 years? That's when you've just paid off your mortgage, heh.
At my parents' house, they just replaced the roof, which was well over 30 years old. The house itself is over 100 years old and completely fine to live in.