Apartment

An apartment (in American and Canadian English) or a flat (in British English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, correctly, on a single level without a stair. Such a building may be called an apartment building, apartment complex (in American English), apartment house (in American English), block of flats, tower block, high-rise or, occasionally mansion block (in British English), especially if it consists of many apartments for rent. In Scotland it is called a block of flats or, if it's a traditional sandstone building, a tenement, which has a pejorative connotation elsewhere. Apartments may be owned by an owner/occupier, by leasehold tenure or rented by tenants (two types of housing tenure).

Terminology

The term apartment is favoured in North America (although flat is used in the case of a unit which is part of a house containing two or three units, typically one to a floor) and also is the preferred term in Ireland. In the UK, the term apartment is more usual in professional real estate and architectural circles where otherwise the term flat is commonly, but not exclusively, for an apartment without a stair (hence a 'flat' apartment). Technically multi-storey apartments are referred to as 'duplex' (or 'triplex') indicating the number of floors within the property. Usage generally follows the British in Singapore, Hong Kong and most Commonwealth nations.

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148-unit apartment complex planned for south Midland

MRT 20 Nov 2024
Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a zone change to pave the way for a new apartment community .......
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Apartments proposed near Sarasota Memorial campus in Venice rejected by planning board

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 20 Nov 2024
The Venice Planning Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to recommend against both growth plan and zoning map changes to allow for construction of the 65-unit Curry Lane Apartments ... Under the current residential multi-family zoning of the five-acre parcel, a developer could still build 35-foot-tall apartment buildings, but only a total of 25 units....
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Raritan Mall redevelopment proposal gets third try amid ethical misconduct allegation

My Central Jersey 20 Nov 2024
Of the 276 apartments in the plan, 234 would be market-rate units. The market-rate apartments would be 144 one-bedroom units, 59 one-bedroom and den units and 31 two-bedroom units. The affordable units would be eight one-bedroom apartments, 25 two-bedroom apartments and nine three-bedroom apartments....
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Apartments, hotels, offices next on tap for 100-acre CityNorth project in Phoenix

Azcentral 20 Nov 2024
It is adjacent to High Street and east of Desert Ridge Marketplace.3,000 apartment units planned ... The first building to be completed at CityNorth, a 272-unit luxury apartment complex called Sunela, which was co-developed with Greystar, finished construction over the summer and is about 25% occupied by tenants....
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Apartment buildings wrap up $1B in HUD funds for lower utility bills and climate upgrades

Chatanooga Times Free Press 20 Nov 2024
Resident Joseph Cousineau Sr., 73, agreed the 1970s building “needs some love.” Water leaks through the windows when it rains and the heating and cooling units in some apartments don't work, he said ... At Island Terrace Apartments, a 21-story, 240-unit high rise for families, an ......
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South Shore Plaza apartments take another step forward. It's far from over, though

The Patriot Ledger 20 Nov 2024
BRAINTREE – The town council has voted to move forward with plans to build 325 apartments on the South Shore Plaza property ... In its latest iteration, ZOM wants to build a four-story, 325-unit apartment structure on the southeast corner of the plaza’s property at 250 Granite St....
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Check out these Kings Mountain residential developments

The Star - Shelby 20 Nov 2024
Earle said there is a range of housing being proposed, including townhomes, apartments, single family houses and what is called "cottage court developments," all of which will help attract people to the area ... Church Street Apartments ... The plan includes commercial space, 71 single-family lots and 24 apartment units....
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Improper disposal of burning material causes Wells apartment fire

Bangor Daily News 20 Nov 2024
Several apartment units were consumed by fire in a blaze at a Wells apartment complex on Monday evening. The fire at the Sanford Road apartment ......
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Preferential tax policies to boost home sales

China Daily 20 Nov 2024
As many as 17,000 units of used apartments changed hands in October, the highest in 19 months and up 31 percent month-on-month, the Beijing Evening News reported, citing data from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development....
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Staunton rezones old Robert E. Lee High School and board offices. What happens now?

News Leader - Staunton 20 Nov 2024
The former school board building is expected to be restored to match the former school’s exterior with eight residential apartment units maximum inside ... If so, there would be residential apartments matching the look of the former school, limited to two stories and 12 units.Who owns and organizes Longacre Property Management?....
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Can Las Vegas start building more apartments to meet a growing demand?

Las Vegas Review-Journal 20 Nov 2024
Commercial multifamily brokers who spoke to the Las Vegas Review-Journal said the pipeline for new apartments units dries up dramatically after next year which could throw the market out of balance ... The local apartment market also saw its fourth consecutive quarter of positive ......
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Income-restricted apartments and retail proposed for intersection in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood

Denver Post 20 Nov 2024
New apartments and retail may be coming to RiNo. Denver-based Steele Properties submitted plans to the city last month calling for the development of a 60,000-square-foot, 40-unit income-restricted apartment building where Downing and Walnut Streets meet ... From AI to Musk’s brain chips, the FDA’s device unit faces rapid change Business .....
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Pantheon Development’s Dh1 Billion ‘One Central’ launch event fully booked as RAK Central takes the spotlight

Khaleejtimes 20 Nov 2024
With options ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments, the project caters to everyone, from individuals to families, with select units boasting attached pools....

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