Thesaurus results for MAISONETTE

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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Noun

The rooms The rooms are all consistently sharp and polished, from the deluxe rooms all the way through to the premier suites and penthouse.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Griffin was the subject of some unwanted attention in April for a $238 million New York City penthouse amid Democratic Socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani’s quest to tax luxury properties whose owners do not live full-time in the city.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of penthouse

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The duplex is in an 1860 Romanesque Revival church that was converted into the boutique condominium Novare by Flank Architects in 2006.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Last summer, the building became the subject of local gossip when its duplex penthouse hit the market for a seemingly absurd $25,000 a month.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 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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An online listing for the condo building boasts a menu of luxury amenities, including a gym, rooftop pool and pet spa.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Karp also expects to see offices, labs and hotels, as well as apartment and condo buildings, develop around the campus.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of condo

Noun

Along with its full-floor apartments, 660 Park Avenue is home to a 27-room maisonette triplex with its own entrance and address at 666 Park Avenue.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Through a series of renovations it’s morphed from a one-bedroom apartment to a sophisticated NoHo triplex with a rooftop chicken coop, adjusting to major life milestones, such as the birth of Scherieber’s third child, Hazel Bee.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of triplex

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Named for designer Colin King’s Chelsea apartment, the collection reflects Beni’s Moroccan craft heritage through a contemporary lens.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Jones has become known for hosting some of the biggest names in Southern art, including Tara Stallworth Lee, Daniel José Carr, Renee Hanan Plata, and William Dooley, at Room 412, his tiny gallery space at the front of his apartment.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of apartment

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The duplex is in an 1860 Romanesque Revival church that was converted into the boutique condominium Novare by Flank Architects in 2006.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast.

— Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 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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