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Sign in to savethumb|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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- 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
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
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).