granny flat

noun

Definition of granny flatnext
chiefly British
as in railroad flat

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Recent Examples of granny flat Also known as granny flats, backyard tiny homes or in-law suites, ADUs are a growing trend in home building and renovation. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 Here's where Carmel to take another look at if granny flats could ease housing affordability issues Driving through downtown Noblesville is getting easier as Pleasant Street bridge opens Solitary homes dot busy Fishers streets. — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024 Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning. — Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024 So backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — are still being built directly on property lines in coastal neighborhoods, including at least three in Crown Point. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for granny flat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
  1. railroad flat
  2. efficiency apartment
  3. studio apartment
  4. garden apartment
  5. efficiency
  6. duplex apartment
  7. condo
  8. penthouse
Noun
  • The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
    — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
  • Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Definition of railroad flat
Noun
  • The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.
    — Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of efficiency apartment
Noun
  • The layout is open and airy with plenty of windows and doors leading to a single interior room, like a studio apartment.
    — Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Back in 2003, Mr. Seeley, then 23 was living with his girlfriend in Park Slope and paying $1,000 a month for a first-floor, 400-square foot studio apartment.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of studio apartment
Noun
  • The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of garden apartment
Noun
  • The Knights struggled to maintain their early efficiency with Prince avoiding foul trouble in the second half.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Programs such as Lean Six Sigma have been successfully implemented by many Fortune 500 companies to improve operational efficiency.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of efficiency
Noun
  • The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Pascal Chevallier Her duplex apartment, in the haut-monde 16th arrondissement, delights in a similar mix of bourgeois deference to French classicism and pleasure-seeking quirk.
    — Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 31 July 2024
Definition of duplex apartment
Noun
  • Related Group is one of the largest and most prominent developers in the U.S., spanning affordable housing to luxury condo buildings, mainly in South Florida.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Homeowner associations and condos often allow contractors on common areas, such as pond shorelines, Portuallo said.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of condo
Noun
  • It is estimated there will be four, five or six penthouses.
    — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Alisa Bloom Set within a Chicago Gold Coast penthouse, this living room by designer Alisa Bloom blends vintage elegance with contemporary comfort.
    — Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of penthouse

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