apartment buildings

Multi-unit housing structures

Apartment buildings are multi-unit residential structures where separate households live in individual units called apartments, typically stacked vertically across multiple floors.

They range from small walk-ups with a handful of units to high-rise towers containing hundreds of residences.

Unlike single-family homes, apartment buildings share common elements like lobbies, hallways, and often amenities such as laundry facilities or fitness rooms.

The neighborhood has a mix of old brownstones and modern apartment buildings.

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ownership and tenure model

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Personal living quarters

homesteads · family homes · family estates · condominiums · co-ops

urban vs. rural settlement pattern

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Agricultural estate residences

country homes · wilderness cabins · country houses · homesteads

housing unit density

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Standalone dwellings for one household

detached houses · cottages · bungalows · ranch houses · villas

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