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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Tempe has OK'd nearly 2,000 new apartment units close to ASU. Everything to know

Azcentral 05 Dec 2024
In total, the Leo would have 950 apartment units ... That development is planned to include 539 apartment units ... Gilbane is also the developer of the nearby Apollo apartment complex on Apache Boulevard and Terrace Road.What is the 189-unit site being built just east of Moxy Tempe?....
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More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis

NBC Bay Area 05 Dec 2024
The Lafayette Square Mall in Indianapolis is slated to open 1,200 apartment units, including affordable housing in a former Sears building, beginning in 2025 ... So where our apartment unit is was like the weight room of the YMCA and our hallway that goes around the whole building ......
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Plans move forward for a new downtown Spartanburg office building and northside apartments

Aiken Standard 05 Dec 2024
3 the City of Spartanburg’s Design Review Board unanimously gave preliminary approval to a new office building in the city's downtown and a proposed 48-unit apartment complex on the northside ... Spartanburg woman fell through apartment floor, then got evicted ... A rendering of a proposed 48-unit apartment complex at 203 Fremont Ave....
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Number of Worcester's homeless adults projected to rise by 13% into winter

The Gardner News 05 Dec 2024
Castiel also pointed out the redevelopment of the Worcester Housing Authority’s Curtis Apartments will eventually net an additional 155 units of affordable housing ... The problem, said Butler, is there are plenty of two- and three-bedroom apartments on the market, but a lack of one-bedroom units that he and his wife need....
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Developers will face higher fees to build in Harford County; money will go to increase ...

Baltimore Sun 05 Dec 2024
$6,000 per single family detached unit $4,200 per townhome/duplex $1,200 for all other housing structures including apartment units and mobile homes ... $10,000 per single family detached unit $10,000 per townhome/duplex $7,989 for all other housing structures including apartment units and mobile homes....
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Long Island public housing failed inspections after mold, roaches and 'life-threatening' hazards found

Newsday 05 Dec 2024
When workers came to her unit to view her complaint of mold, she said at first they dismissed her concern ... HUD inspectors found nonfunctional smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in nearly half the 19 sampled units, as well as mold in ceilings and roaches in the compactor room and apartments....
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Stalled Morgan Park housing, retail project at former Jewel site could soon break ground

Chicago Sun-Times 05 Dec 2024
Plans call for apartments, townhomes, about 16,000 square feet of retail, a park and a performing and culinary arts center ... He plans to achieve that by building affordable housing, with 258 units across the project’s four phases ... The units would include studios and one-bedroom apartments as well as three-bedroom townhomes....
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62 people displaced in downtown Spokane apartment fire

The Spokesman-Review 05 Dec 2024
... Plaza Apartments ... On Tuesday, nine people were displaced from the nearby Ridpath Club Apartments after a fire broke out in a fifth-floor unit, Spokane firefighters have said....
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Housing market in deeper slump following martial law fiasco

Korea Times 05 Dec 2024
A real estate agency in Seoul displays apartment units for sale, "jeonse" (housing lease system) and rent, Nov ... According to a real estate portal operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the trading volume of apartments in the capital has shown signs of recovery in recent months ... Apartments fill the skyline in downtown Seoul, Nov....
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Developer adds child care center to Grand Rapids project — and eyes more across West Michigan

Grand Rapids Business Journal 05 Dec 2024
HoM Flats at Maynard initially called for 240 apartment units across seven buildings, but site plans changed to reduce the unit count to 230 to add the daycare center ... Gro Childcare Academy will be available to HoM Flats residents as well as other people who don’t live in the apartment complex....
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Dubai: Highest apartment rent in history? 4-bedroom unit leased out for Dh4.4 million a year

Khaleejtimes 05 Dec 2024
A penthouse at The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences on Palm Jumeirah has been rented out for Dh4.4 million — becoming the one of the 'biggest single-unit rental deals' in Dubai. It is believed to be the 'most expensive' apartment lease in the city's history, a real estate agency claimed....
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1 Bedroom Home in Charlotte - $1,195

Independent Tribune 05 Dec 2024
Convenient 1 bedroom 1 bath apartment in small 7 ......
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Oroville approves rate increases for water, sewer and garbage

Gazette-Tribune 05 Dec 2024
Inside the city the rates will increase to $41.00 for residential and $41.00 for apartment and multi-family residential, plus $18.50 for each additional unit ... Outside the city limits, the residential rate will be $55.50 per dwelling and apartments and multi-family will be $55.50 for the first unit, plus $20 per additional unit....

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