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apartment

Also known as dwelling, flat, unit, flats

thumb|A new-style apartment building at Adeline Avenue and Larciano Street, in San Jose, California, with balconies, a multi-colored scheme, and boxy, geometric shapes, disguising the fact that it is one building

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An apartment is a self-contained living unit within a larger building that houses multiple separate residences. Apartments matter because they provide an efficient way for many people to live in the same structure, making housing more accessible and practical in urban areas.

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Commons category: Apartment buildings
equivalent class: schema.org/Apartment
described at URL: neal.fun/earth-reviews/apartments

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Terminology
By housing tenure
By size and other characteristics of the building
By country
Types and characteristics
Studio apartment
Garden apartment (US)
Garden flat (UK)
Basement apartment
Garret apartment
Secondary suite
Salon apartment
Maisonette
One dwelling with two storeys
Small buildings with a few one-storey dwellings
Loft apartment
Penthouse
Communal apartment
Serviced apartment
Facilities
Various
Historical examples
Pre-Columbian Americas
Ancient Rome
Ancient and medieval Egypt
Yemen
Ancient China
Current examples
England
Scotland
United States
Canada
Australia
South Korea
Notes
See also
References
External links

An apartment (North American English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English) or unit (Australian English), is a self-contained housing unit that occupies part of a building. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold) or leasehold, to tenants renting from a private landlord. The buildings that contain apartments may be called different things depending on size or country (see below).