Torres are, usually, high end buildings (5 story +) with amenities such as pools, gyms, concierge, underground parking garace, etc etc. There are some "torres" that are nothing but a regular building with an elevator in it, many others are very upscale and luxurious, so it'll always boils down to ones budget. I live in a residencial, but many family members and good friends live in torres, and coincidentally one of my best friends lives in a torre in Evaristo Morales which i happen to visit all the time so i'd say this about the neighborhood and the buildings, completely safe, and we arrive at 4/5 a.m all the time and nothing ever seems to happen. Buildings are well taken care of, which will obviously depend on the maintenance company handling it, almost all torres have surveillance systems; as said before, you will most likely not even get to meet your neighbors cause most of them are busy working and or vacationing (as you might know, most people living in torres are upper class dominicans), so if sharing with/knowing your neighbors is a priority for you then i'd never advice living in a torre.
The only "downside" of living in a torre i've noticed is that sometimes i feel like there's a "false" sense of security, howcome?, well, i stay by myself at my friend's condo all the time (a 9th floor), and sometimes he doesnt let the concierge know that i'm coming over yet when i get to the reception they dont even ask questions (pretty much judging a book by its cover, feel me?), since i pretty much look like someone who could live there, they dont even bother asking questions, lol, which won't necessarily happen at yours, just saying.