high-rise apartment

Lofty urban home

A high-rise apartment is a residential unit in a tall building, typically one with ten or more floors served by elevators.

The term distinguishes these from low-rise or mid-rise buildings and evokes urban density: She moved from a suburban house to a high-rise apartment downtown.

High-rises dominate city skylines and often command premium rents for upper-floor views.

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Opposites
building height/verticality

high-rise apartmentbasement apartment

Housing below ground floor

bungalow · ranch house · walk-up apartment

housing density and form

high-rise apartmentdetached house

Residence sharing no walls

single-family home · farmhouse · cottage · cabin · estate

urban vs. rural setting

high-rise apartmentrural homestead

Countryside residence with grounds

farmhouse · ranch · remote cabin · country house · country cottage

Family

apartment, higher, highest, highly, highness, risen, rising, arisen, arising

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G