maisonette

noun mai·son·ette \ ˌmā-zə-ˈnet , -sə- \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Definition of maisonette

1 : a small house

2 : an apartment often on two floors

Recent Examples of maisonette from 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.

— 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.

— 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.

— 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.

— 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.

— 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.

— josh barbanel, WSJ, "New Brooklyn Condos, Straight Out of the Cinema," 3 May 2017

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