townhouses
Narrow multilevel homes
Townhouses are multi-story residential buildings that share walls with adjacent units but have their own separate entrances at street level.
Unlike apartments, each townhouse typically spans multiple floors and functions as a self-contained home: They bought a townhouse in the city.
The style originated in urban areas where land was scarce, and the term now applies to similar attached housing in suburban developments.
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- stoopSmall entry porch
dormer · mansard · cornice · brickwork · portico · balustrade · gabled · lintel
Residential area nearby
- HOAResidential community organization
- associationGroup with shared aim
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- residentsPeople living somewhere
courtyard · gated · covenants · bylaws · landscaping · communal · neighbors
Legally possessing residential property
- mortgageSecured home loan
- tenantsProperty renters
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- rentPayment for temporary use
lease · property · realtor · HOA · deed · equity · dwelling · multifamily
Paved outdoor extension
- adjoiningSharing a border
- uniformityState of being identical
- attachedJoined to another thing
- streetfrontBuilding's road-facing exterior
frontage · infill · multistory · mews · alley · continuous · block · setback
View of urban architecture
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- sidewalksPaved pedestrian pathways
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
pedestrians · nightlife · density · walkability · parking · alleyway · transit · zoning
Inherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
period · antebellum · Federalist · Regency · cobblestone · gaslight · converted
brownstone
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
stoop · dormer · mansard · cornice · brickwork · portico · balustrade · gabled · lintel · pediment
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- HOAResidential community organization
- associationGroup with shared aim
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
residents · courtyard · gated · covenants · bylaws · landscaping · communal · neighbors
homeownership
Legally possessing residential property
rent · lease · property · realtor · HOA · deed · equity · dwelling · multifamily · duplex
terrace
Paved outdoor extension
- adjoiningSharing a border
- uniformityState of being identical
- attachedJoined to another thing
streetfront · frontage · infill · multistory · mews · alley · continuous · block · setback
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- sidewalksPaved pedestrian pathways
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
boulevards · pedestrians · nightlife · density · walkability · parking · alleyway · transit · zoning
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
preservation · period · antebellum · Federalist · Regency · cobblestone · gaslight · converted
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, suburban sprawl, residential suburb
- Greenwich VillageWashington Square Park, Christopher Street, West Village, Washington Square, Stonewall Inn
- terraced housingrow houses, Victorian terraces, shared walls, party walls, multi-story
- urban mansionsGeorgian mansion, Victorian mansion, Victorian mansions, historic mansion, stately home
- housingapartments, home, houses, homes, apartment
- dwellingshome, apartment, cabin, cottage, mansion
townhousesdetached houses
Dwellings built separately
single-family homes · cottages · bungalows · villas · cabins
townhousesrural estates
Large country landholdings
ranches · farmsteads · country estates · acreages · homesteads
townhousesapartment buildings
Multi-family residential structures
public housing · housing projects · tenements · dormitories · boarding houses