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  2. Low-rise building - Wikipedia

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    Low-rise apartments in Bondi, Australia. A low-rise is a building that is only a few stories tall or any building that is shorter than a high-rise, [1] though others include the classification of mid-rise. [2] [3]

  3. List of building types - Wikipedia

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    An office building in Accra, Ghana. Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality (e.g., "a low-rise Class A building") [2] Office buildings by size. Low-rise (less than 7 stories) Mid-rise (7–25 stories) High-rise (more than 25 stories), including skyscrapers (over 40 stories) Office buildings by quality [3] [4]

  4. Khrushchevka - Wikipedia

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    Panel khrushchevka in Tomsk. Khrushchevkas (Russian: хрущёвка, romanized: khrushchyovka, IPA: [xrʊˈɕːɵfkə]) are a type of low-cost, concrete-paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment buildings (and apartments in these buildings) which were designed and constructed in the Soviet Union since the early 1960s (when their namesake, Nikita Khrushchev, was leader of the Soviet ...

  5. Low-rise high-density - Wikipedia

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    Low-rise buildings in Vancouver. Low-rise high-density housing refers to residential developments which are typically 4 stories or less in height, have a high number of housing units per acre of land, and have between 35-80 dwellings per hectare. [1] This housing type is thought to provide a middle ground between detached single-family homes ...

  6. Apartment - Wikipedia

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    A lower-rise apartment building on the left side of the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, juxtaposed next to a skyscraper apartment building. An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English) [a], or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building ...

  7. List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    As of August 2023, Los Angeles has over 816 high-rise buildings over 100 feet (30 m), most as low rise apartment buildings, [7] [8] 56 buildings over 400 feet (120 m), [9] and 21 buildings over 600 feet (183 m), including two supertalls over 1,000 feet (305 m), the Wilshire Grand and U.S. Bank Tower.

  8. Tower block - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, large multi-family buildings are usually known as apartment buildings or apartment blocks if they are rented from one common landowner, or condominiums or condo towers if each dwelling unit is individually owned; they may be called low-rise (or walk-up), mid-rise, high-rise, or skyscraper depending on their height. Tall residential ...

  9. Zoning - Wikipedia

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    Designated for low-rise residential buildings. Permitted uses within these buildings include small shops, offices and elementary and high schools. Category 2 Exclusively Low-Rise Residential Zone Designated for low-rise residential buildings with above permitted uses as well as shop buildings with floor area up to 150 m 2. Category 1 Medium and ...