APARTMENTS

APARTMENT is defined as a suite of rooms on one floor of an apartment house also known as “FLAT”. There are many different types of apartment houses which are distinguished on the basis of their difference in their size, capacity, location, amenities and facilities. Here is the short description talking about the features of each type of apartment.

Types of apartment are:-

1) Basement apartment:-

It is an apartment that is located underground and usually has structured constructed over it. These apartments are available at a cheaper rate than others because of disturbances and few issues living underground.

2) Garage apartment:-

It is an apartment which is built using the same walls of garage or above a garage. The garage usually has a separate entry and may or may not connect with the main house.

3) Penthouse apartment:-

It is a building usually on the top floor of a building. It is considered as a luxurious place to live in because of the added amenities like balconies, roof top deck etc <

4) Serviced apartment:-

It is an apartment that is fully furnished and is equipped with all the amenities required by a tenant. It is normally used for a short term stay. The cost of these apartments works out to be equal to a stay in a hotel.

5) Studio apartment-

It is a small apartment with a kitchen, a living room and a bedroom in just one room. You can customize it beautifully if you want.

6) Railroad apartment-

Apartment in which series of rooms are connected to each other, not directly but through a hallway. The rooms are lined up like the compartments of train.

7) Corporate apartment-

It is a business apartment which is allocated to or given to military employees or corporate as an option against the traditional hotel stay or for an extended stay.

8) Condominium-

It is an apartment house, which is owned by a few people but the legal right lies in the hand of a particular individual.

9) Loft-

It is a floor having open space at the top of house just below the roof for storage or residential use. It is normally an open space that has been converted into a shelter for commercial or even residential use.

10) Maisonette-

It is ground floor apartment with two entrance doors in which one entry is private street entry and the other is to the lobby of apartment.

11) Alcove-

It is nothing but “L” shaped studio flat which is normally straight in formation.

12) High Rise apartment-

It is also known as apartment block or an apartment tower in which a tall structure used for residential or commercial purpose.