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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Apartment fire quickly knocked down

The Signal 18 Feb 2025
County firefighters quickly extinguished a fire reported at a multi-unit apartment complex in Canyon Country on Monday evening, according to Capt....
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Resettlement housing left to rot amid rising property prices

Vietnam News 18 Feb 2025
In Hà Nội and HCM City, nearly 18,000 resettlement apartments remain vacant or are being used inefficiently, leading to the decay of entire infrastructure systems ... Many displaced households simply cannot afford these units, as resettlement apartment prices far exceed the compensation they receive when their land is reclaimed....
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New Mount Vernon NY affordable housing development under construction near train station

Lohud 18 Feb 2025
The $223 million project, Opal 115, will feature 315 units designated for households earning 40% to 90% of the Area Median Income (AMI), or between $62,480 and $140,580 for a family of four ... Opal 115, located at 115 S Macquesten Parkway, consists of two apartment buildings with units ranging from studio to three-bedroom apartments....
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CM Elite Group UK’s FY24 Revenue Jumps amid Significant Client Growth

Finance Magnates 18 Feb 2025
Out of the total revenue, the broker generated £371,997 from the United Kingdom and £130,702 from the "rest of the world." ... Apart from its operations in the United Kingdom, the broker also operates under another entity licensed in the Cayman Islands, owned by a holding company registered in Saint Lucia....
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'Be the first man on Mars': Salman Rushdie slams Elon Musk over free speech

The Times of India 18 Feb 2025
... to England, from England to the United States, Rushdie said that he has “always tried to celebrate the more positive side of that” and that “all that migration feeds culture.”“Isn’t the United States a nation of immigrants? Apart from Native Americans, everyone is a migrant....
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Azizi Developments launches global sales for Burj Azizi, the world’s second-tallest tower

Gulf News 18 Feb 2025
The residential section will include luxurious one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ... Higher up, the luxury apartments will be crowned by ultra-luxury penthouses, ranging from one-to-five-bedroom units with exclusive access to all amenities. Separate lobbies will serve the residences and the penthouse units ... – In association with Azizi Developments....
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Waldorf-Astoria’s long-delayed opening stalls again — here’s when iconic hotel may finally open

New York Post 18 Feb 2025
It’s with no glee that we report yet another apparent delay in reopening the iconic Waldorf-Astoria Hotel ... 3 ... 3 ... AP ... Douglas Elliman, the exclusive marketing agent for the property’s 375 newly-created condo apartments, trumpeted this month that the first three unit sales had closed for a total of $7 million ... 1 ... 3 ... LightRocket via Getty Images ... for growth....
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Apartment building proposed near New Brunswick hospital

My Central Jersey 17 Feb 2025
The developer is looking to build a 55-unit, four-story apartment building with 33 studio apartments, seven two-bedroom apartments, four three-bedroom apartments and 11 four-bedroom apartments along with 23 underground parking spaces....
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DUBAI SOUTH LAUNCHES ‘BEACHFRONT GATES’, CATERS TO HUGE DEMAND ON APARTMENTS IN THE AREA

Eye Of Riyadh 17 Feb 2025
Currently, only one of the two towers—Beachfront Gates Tower 2—is available for sale, that features 157 spacious units, including one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, along with a limited number of podium units that offer large terraces ... The project offers thoughtfully designed apartments with families in mind....
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Colorado contractor gets 10 years for exposing employee to asbestos

CBS News 17 Feb 2025
Slayton was hired by the owner of a four-plex in that city after one of the units caught fire in April 2022 ... "The testing report found that the apartment contained a 'major spill' of asbestos throughout the unit," as stated in the indictment ... An apartment in the 10300 block of West 59th Street in Arvada shown during post-fire overhaul in 2022....
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Body found in Cicero apartment explosion, fire

Chicago Sun-Times 17 Feb 2025
Cicero officials say a body was found after crews put down an apartment fire started by an explosion Saturday ... A total of 11 apartment units were damaged — many with broken windows and doors....
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Primus Senior Living to invest ₹2200 crore to develop senior living projects across six cities

Hindustan Times 17 Feb 2025
Special features in the senior living units include anti-skid flooring, wheelchair-accessible doors, and special bathrooms to accommodate seniors' needs. These apartments also feature public announcement systems in common spaces and emergency bells in each unit." ... apartments....
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What’s new: Vallarta supermarket opening in Hemet; luxury apartments debut in Wildomar

Daily Bulletin 17 Feb 2025
Each building has of 32 apartments with a total 288 units when completely built out ... Each building has of 32 apartments with a total 288 units when completely built out ... Each building has of 32 apartments with a total 288 units when completely built out ... Each building has of 32 apartments with a total 288 units when completely built out....

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