This location is fantastic! Lots of culture, great restaurants, and if you chose to cook there are small local fruit/vegetable vendors, butcher shops and bakeries everywhere (at very good prices). The area has lots of charm. Buno coffee a block away is amazing.
The ceilings are definitely high enough to stand in the kitchen/living room/bedroom and bathroom. The doorways and the vent running the length of the living area would require most people to duck when moving between the kitchen and living room. However, these are older homes and all have low ceiling basements and that didn't bother us, we adapted.
We did not hear noise from the owners above - meaning we did not hear voices, cupboards etc. However, I will say that footsteps really transfer and you can hear and feel the thumping of someone walking above or going up and down the stairs above. I assume this wouldn't bother a lot of people, and is a small issue in light of the wonderful neighbourhood and renovated space.