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mai·son·ette | \ ˌmā-zə-ˈnet 
, -sə- \
, -sə- \Definition of maisonette
1 : a small house
2 : an apartment often on two floors
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Recent Examples on the Web Units at 40 East End Avenue include two- to five-bedroom apartments, a maisonette and a duplex penthouse with a private roof terrace, priced from about $3 million to $25 million.
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Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "A New Tower Designed to Blend Into Yorkville," 3 May 2018 Also of note last month: The three-story maisonette owned by Tina Brown, the author and journalist, and her journalist husband, Sir Harold M. Evans, officially closed, according to public records.
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Vivian Marino, New York Times, "Jessica Lange Among Owners Expanding Into Grander Homes," 29 June 2018 The other two units, which include a ground floor maisonette and a duplex on the third and fourth floors, are asking an estimated $14 million and $16 million, respectively, Ms. Muss said.
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Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "Penthouse in Gloria Vanderbilt’s Childhood Mansion Asks $30 Million," 6 June 2018 To keep a feeling of lightness in the dining area of a Palm Beach maisonette, designer Mimi McMakin put a glass top on wicker table bases.
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Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, "Top Pin of the Day: A Charming Green Dining Room," 7 May 2014 The 2,500-square-foot apartment was originally the top floor of a maisonette that had been divided.
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Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "HOUSE TOUR: An Uptown Haven That Reimagines Old New York-Style Cocktail Parties," 11 Oct. 2017 Five large condo units went on the market this week at 70 Henry St. in Brooklyn Heights for prices ranging from $2.9 million for a three-bedroom second-floor unit to a $6 million triplex maisonette with a private backyard.
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Josh Barbanel, WSJ, "New Brooklyn Condos, Straight Out of the Cinema," 3 May 2017
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