as in garden apartments
a small private dwelling that is one of a group of dwellings in one building or block
Most of the grad students lived in studio apartments adjacent to campus.
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Recent Examples of studio apartments
Plans call for 24 studio apartments, all with 479 square feet of floor space, 141 one-bedroom units ranging from 539 to 675 square feet each, and 65 two-bedroom units from 874 to 935 square feet each.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
The natural oak wood grain differentiates this piece from the standard metal designs that don’t always work when your small office is part of the living space—-hello, studio apartments.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
There are two bathrooms—one with a very oversized walk-in shower—and a closet that we’d wager is bigger than most nearby studio apartments.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
While the project includes 31 studio apartments, they are reserved for households with slightly higher qualifying incomes, with those rents starting at approximately $1,366.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The plan, Hahn said, is for 9% of the units to be studio apartments coming in at around $1,636 per month.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Some families bought into the 1- and 2-bedroom studio apartments, at between $300,000 and $600,000 a unit, depending on the size and time purchased.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The $22 million Palmdale, California, project aims to keep foster siblings together in a specialized village that includes 12 homes, studio apartments and a community center.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
The project is building a specialized village that includes 12 homes, studio apartments, and a community center.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
The natural oak wood grain differentiates this piece from the standard metal designs that don’t always work when your small office is part of the living space—-hello, studio apartments.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
There are two bathrooms—one with a very oversized walk-in shower—and a closet that we’d wager is bigger than most nearby studio apartments.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
While the project includes 31 studio apartments, they are reserved for households with slightly higher qualifying incomes, with those rents starting at approximately $1,366.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The plan, Hahn said, is for 9% of the units to be studio apartments coming in at around $1,636 per month.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Some families bought into the 1- and 2-bedroom studio apartments, at between $300,000 and $600,000 a unit, depending on the size and time purchased.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The $22 million Palmdale, California, project aims to keep foster siblings together in a specialized village that includes 12 homes, studio apartments and a community center.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
The project is building a specialized village that includes 12 homes, studio apartments, and a community center.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for studio apartments
Noun
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For families This is a rather adult hotel, though parents traveling with kids should look into the apartments—the two-bedroom options all have two single beds in the smaller rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Raman, who endorsed Bass’ reelection bid only to launch a surprise campaign to unseat her, said the incumbent lacked urgency on an array of issues, including production of new apartments, fixing deteriorating streets and sidewalks, and halting the exodus of entertainment industry jobs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Erewhon is being sued for more than $275,000 by Hackman Capital Partners, an international real estate giant based in Culver City with a property portfolio that includes famous movie studios, office buildings and stores.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Rival studios even think the film, co-financed and produced by Chernin Entertainment, could go as high as $90 million.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
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“Studio apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/studio%20apartments. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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