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maisonette

noun

Definition of maisonette

as in penthouse

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Recent Examples of maisonette The townhouse-condos are, in many ways, the descendants of maisonettes — the two- or three-story homes that were incorporated into the bottom floors of full-service prewar buildings and could be accessed from either the street or the lobby. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025 Ablaze with bougainvillea, studded with blonde maisonettes, bathed in sea light, Oinoussai in pictures is another belle in the wine-dark East Aegean. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024 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, 3 May 2018 The 2,500-square-foot apartment was originally the top floor of a maisonette that had been divided. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 11 Oct. 2017 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, 7 May 2014

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Stephen Kliegerman, president of development marketing at Brown Harris Stevens, brought up the 36-unit boutique condo going up at 200 West 88th Street, where half of the units have four or more bedrooms, including five full-floor penthouses.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
Such is the case in a Chicago penthouse designed by Kuchar Studio, which features a dining room fixture with a strikingly sinuous form.

— Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of penthouse

Noun

Contrastingly, the duplex’s interiors couldn’t be more modern, with skylight windows, sleek kitchen appliances, and poured concrete floors that add a brutalist touch.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
Gaga’s former penthouse is a corner duplex occupying the top two floors of the building.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of duplex

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The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.

— Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025

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Association fees, property taxes and special assessments are driving the cost of ownership up, while a condo oversupply is keeping rents relatively low.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
The 116,000-square-foot project will bring 68 condo-hotel units, a private members’ clubhouse, dining, a rooftop lounge, meeting and event space and a pool to the college town.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of condo

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Known as Penthouse Nacre, the triplex occupies the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Art Deco landmark in Cap d’Antibes.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
The Nortown was converted from a single-screen theater to a triplex in 1984, and closed in 1990.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of triplex

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Some apartments completed in the past two years come with one-month lease incentives, but demand is strong enough that those in the three-story building opened in September come with none.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, the light bulbs in our apartment were mysteriously flickering.

— Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of apartment

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The single three-story building is billed as an active-adult lifestyle condominium complex with prices ranging from $489,000 to $587,000.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Along South Bayshore Drive, there’s almost no vacant land left, so the developers acquired an older condominium building and negotiated a condo termination with its owners, Isaac Toledano, founder of BH Group, told Fortune.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of condominium

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Olivelli Deli will serve fresh sandwiches, soft serve ice cream and more from its walk-up window at the corner of 35th and North Davidson streets starting Wednesday, July 1.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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