elevator building
Tower with lifts
A building equipped with one or more elevators for vertical transportation between floors.
The term distinguishes such structures from walk-ups, where residents must use stairs: She only looked at apartments in elevator buildings because of her bad knee.
In real estate listings, "elevator building" signals a level of convenience and often implies a larger, more modern structure.
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- high riseMultistory urban building
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- ground floorLowest building level
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
floors · high-rise · doorman · service entrance · loading dock · penthouse · top floor · attic · stairs · fire escape · tower · city skyline · office · apartment · concrete · steel · glass · parking