floor-through
Entire story dwelling
A floor-through is an apartment that occupies an entire floor of a building, extending from front to back: They found a floor-through in a Brooklyn brownstone.
The term implies windows on both sides and no shared hallway with neighbors on that level.
Common in converted townhouses and older urban buildings.
Lacking vertical variation
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- walk-upElevatorless apartment building
prewar · railroad · duplex · maisonette · garden apartment · townhouse · co-op · rental
Lit by daylight
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- windowsGlass-filled wall openings
- exposureState of being unprotected
- cross-lightOblique multi-directional illumination
bright · airy · daylight · sunshine · south-facing · illuminated
Having generous interior space
- expansiveCovering a large area
- openNot closed
- full-widthOccupying total horizontal extent
- generousWilling to give freely
ample · unpartitioned · wall-to-wall · private · exclusive · complete
Permanent track for trains
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- open-planLacking interior walls
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
linear · unobstructed · continuous · passage · hallway · enfilade · galley · narrow
Western Long Island borough
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
San Francisco · rowhouse · brownstone · neighborhood · city · block · walkable · transit
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
walk-up · prewar · railroad · duplex · maisonette · garden apartment · townhouse · co-op · rental · unit
sunlit
Lit by daylight
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- windowsGlass-filled wall openings
- exposureState of being unprotected
cross-light · bright · airy · daylight · sunshine · south-facing · illuminated
roomy
Having generous interior space
- expansiveCovering a large area
- openNot closed
- full-widthOccupying total horizontal extent
generous · ample · unpartitioned · wall-to-wall · private · exclusive · complete
railroad
Permanent track for trains
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- open-planLacking interior walls
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
elongated · linear · unobstructed · continuous · passage · hallway · enfilade · galley · narrow · deep
Brooklyn
Western Long Island borough
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
Chicago · San Francisco · rowhouse · brownstone · neighborhood · city · block · walkable · transit · historic district
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- apartmentsapartment, studio, flat, triplex, loft
- apartment termspenthouse, studio apartment, loft apartment, condo tower, apartment tower
floor-throughduplex
Divided dwelling, shared walls
triplex · maisonette · split-level · bi-level · townhouse
floor, through, floors, floored, flooring, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughness