multi-family
Several households together
Multi-family describes residential buildings designed to house multiple separate households under one roof or in one complex: multi-family housing, a multi-family dwelling.
The term appears most often in real estate and zoning contexts, distinguishing apartment buildings, duplexes, and townhouses from single-family homes.
Hyphenation varies; multifamily is increasingly common.
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- triplexThree-dwelling residential building
- fourplexFour-unit dwelling
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
townhouse · complex · rental · units · tenants · landlord · property · building
Structural or contextual shaping
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- modularMade of separable units
- contractorHired construction professional
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
permits · inspection · utilities · HVAC · plumbing · electrical · firewall · common areas
Net money movement
- rental incomeEarnings from leased property
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- portfolioCollected works or assets
passive income · equity · leverage · financing · syndication · REIT · asset class · vacancy
Mass-to-volume ratio
- residentialRelating to housing
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- permitOfficial written authorization
- varianceSpread around the mean
setback · lot · code · planning · commission · land use · rezoning · compliance
duplex
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- triplexThree-dwelling residential building
- fourplexFour-unit dwelling
- apartmentRented unit in building
condo · townhouse · complex · rental · units · tenants · landlord · property · building · zoning
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- modularMade of separable units
- contractorHired construction professional
blueprints · permits · inspection · utilities · HVAC · plumbing · electrical · firewall · common areas · parking
cashflow
Net money movement
- rental incomeEarnings from leased property
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- appreciationRecognition of worth
portfolio · passive income · equity · leverage · financing · syndication · REIT · asset class · vacancy · turnover
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- residentialRelating to housing
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- permitOfficial written authorization
variance · setback · lot · code · planning · commission · land use · rezoning · compliance · restrictions
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- home architectureranch, colonial, bungalow, Cape Cod, Victorian
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- property typesapartment, condo, townhouse, studio, duplex
- urban densityinfill, densification, population density, urban density, high-rise
multi-familysingle-family
For one household only
detached house · detached home · private residence · manor · estate