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granny flat

noun

Definition of granny flat

chiefly British

as in railroad flat

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Recent Examples of granny flat They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Other elements of the package would legalize statewide accessory dwelling units, also known as granny flats or ADUs, without additional restrictions beyond those required for single-family homes. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 The bill also loosens rules around building increasingly popular accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — such as granny flats, in-law suites or backyard cottages — alongside existing structures. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026 The bill aims to increase the state's housing supply by opening the door to two single-family homes, duplexes and, in some cases, accessory dwelling units, otherwise known as granny flats, in areas of the state zoned as residential. — Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granny flat

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Noun

Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.

— Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022

Definition of railroad flat

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Rent for a luxury studio apartment in downtown Miami might cost as much as $3,700 a month, Jeffries said.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Backcountry Tiny Homes The interior measures 400 sq ft (37 sq m), which is around the same as a studio apartment, and has an attractive finish made up of natural tongue-and-groove knotty pine on the walls and ceiling, plus hardwood floors.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of studio apartment

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Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.

— Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025

Definition of garden apartment

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Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.

— Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of duplex apartment

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However, condo development throughout California has dropped significantly since the early 2000s, limiting supply.

— Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
By 2020, however, it had been reduced to a century-and-a-half-old ruin running a mile along the River Lee and in the midst of condo conversion.

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of condo

Noun

Four suite categories – from penthouse to owner’s – were refurbished in 2024.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Perched atop Russian Hill, Crocker’s penthouse was a budget-be-damned Gesamtkunstwerk that allowed Frank to go absolutely wild with materials.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026

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