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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.
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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
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, 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, 6 June 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
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
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, 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, 6 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maisonette
Noun
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Near the penthouse level, a balcony stretches across the building, offering a swimming pool and a vertiginous view of the city.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Click here for more images of the Abu Dhabi penthouse.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Danielle Hokason grew up in the neighborhood and lives in a duplex she’s owned for 20 years near Wilder and Portland avenues, about a block off campus.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Two officers responded and learned the teen had barricaded himself inside the upper unit of the duplex with several vicious dogs, according to a search warrant.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Wrightsman moved into her 7,000-square-foot floor-through in the 1950s, filling it with French antiques, and stayed until her death in 2019 at age 99.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Click here for more photos of the Miami Beach condo of the late Luigi Caiola.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Neighboring Atavia to the east is Belgravia’s other condo project, Portico, the company’s first in Arizona.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, for example, a seven-bedroom triplex hit the market for $30 million, and a few months later, a nearby penthouse listed for $25 million, with all the proceeds going toward philanthropic efforts in Africa.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Electric triplex and walk-behind mowers keep the greens tournament ready without fuel or noise pollution.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The post garnered hundreds of comments, with the majority of people advising the woman to go ahead with signing on the apartment.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Aside from the delivery process, the mattress was compressed, which made moving it up to my apartment easier.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pentecostal revival meeting lights and condominium-sale advertisements illuminate the city, leaving a ruddy glow along the highway.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The condominium is located minutes from the village via shuttle bus and has a vast game room, hot tubs, and ski lockers big enough to hold our rental equipment from Venture Sports.—
Grace Bastidas,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rewarding gallery of characters who pass through the Brusteins’ modest walk-up, authentically rendered by the Dots design collective, go a long way to enriching Hansberry’s construct.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
28 Feb. 2023
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“Maisonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maisonette. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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