multifamily
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of multifamily
Example Sentences
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Matthew Fleming, a partner at the multifamily office Stonehage Fleming overseeing family governance and succession, said he has regular chats with his wife and three daughters, and prefers to meet with his daughters alone, without spouses or significant others.
In 2025, 15,095 multifamily units were completed in L.A., an 18% increase year over year and the second-highest total in the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times
The Office of the State Fire Marshal was given until Jan. 1 to come up with a report on single-stair apartment buildings — a type of midsized multifamily development legal in much of the world, but effectively banned across most of North America.
From Los Angeles Times
But it has also become a focal point of criticism among a growing number of housing advocates, architects and urbanists, who say it raises the costs of multifamily construction, limits where apartments can be built, pushes developers toward darkened studios and away from family-sized apartments and provides limited health and safety benefits.
From Los Angeles Times
The two-acre site, owned by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, is located across the street from several multifamily apartment buildings and less than 1,000 feet from St. Vincent School.
From Los Angeles Times
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