duplex apartment

noun

Definition of duplex apartment

: an apartment having rooms on two floors

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The couple’s decision to build came after living in the heart of Amsterdam in a tight, upper-floor, 1,200-square-foot duplex apartment in the city’s quaint Jordaan district. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Building an Alpine Chalet for the Low-Lying Netherlands," 30 Oct. 2018 After months of fruitless searching, the Feuers immediately fell for the 3,000-square-foot duplex apartment, which had three bedrooms and two bathrooms. — Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "In NoMad, the Life Her Mother Envisioned," 5 June 2018 The Serbian foreign ministry says a six bedroom, four bathroom duplex apartment at 730 Park Ave in New York will be sold for $12.1 million and split among the former Yugoslav republics. — Fox News, "Prime ex-Yugoslav property in NY sold for over $12 million," 1 June 2018 This London duplex apartment is owned by a Russian couple. — As Told To Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "This London Pied-à-Terre Bans Dreariness with Midcentury Glam and Japanese Antiques," 25 Apr. 2018 Eager to own a place, but reluctant to move away from friends and their nanny share, the couple bought a tiny duplex apartment in the building next door in 2014. — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, "Need More Space? Deciding to Fix Up or Trade Up," 20 Apr. 2018 The duplex apartment, at 152 Elizabeth Street, went into contract in November in an off-market deal that has not yet closed. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "Venture Capitalist Buys Manhattan Penthouse Listed for $35 Million," 8 Mar. 2018 Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but a $10 million duplex apartment in the famed building — which has previously counted Gloria Vanderbilt and New Yorker critic Alexander Woollcott as residents — went into contract last week. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "Could the Obamas Be Considering a Move to the Upper East Side?," 2 Oct. 2017 Andrea Melendez/news-press.com FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lisa Torres feels powerless, same as her Fort Myers duplex apartment. — USA TODAY, "Hurricane Irma expected to batter, boost Fla. economy," 15 Sep. 2017

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