garden level

noun

plural garden levels

: a story (see story entry 3 sense 1a) of a building located partly below ground level

Mr. Lisenbee owns two row houses on … Pioneer Street, and the garden levels of both were washed to ruin by the storm.

—Cara Buckley

This garden-level unit is in a 1900 brick building on a quiet street.

—Jon Gorey

compare garden apartment

Examples of garden level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond the classic stoop, the parlor floor includes a wet bar and powder room between a street-facing formal dining room and a lofted living room that overlooks a two-story family room on the garden level. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024

The garden level hosts a combination dining/living area spotlighted by folding glass doors spilling outside, as well as a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island and top-tier stainless appliances. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024

Work from the front room with direct access to the entrance hall or spread out in the garden level, which can also be used for entertaining or hobbies. —Fairway Villas At City Center, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024

Elsewhere, there’s a large kitchen, a game room, and, nipped away on the garden level, staffing quarters. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023

Additionally, there’s a one-bed guest apartment on the garden level of the home with its own separate entrance, along with a gym, a Finnish sauna, and a wine cellar. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023

Inside are flagstone floors, exposed stone walls, and a grand dining room on the garden level. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023

The garden level houses a family room and an eat-in kitchen with a walk-in pantry. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023

Of note, the Bands had the land beneath the house excavated to add two feet to the ceiling height on the garden level. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above