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True, but most of the midrise housing in NYC isn't tenement-style housing. It's mostly elevator buildings, from the 1920's boom, and then from the 1950's-1960's boom.
19th century tenements aren't common in NYC outside of core Manhattan, and even then, they don't dominate except for a few parts of the Lower East Side, Clinton and the like. Even the South Bronx is mostly from the 1920's and 1930's.
The typical midrise housing typology in NYC is like this (where a friend of mine lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn)-
A six or seven floor elevator apartment building, converted to a co-op, probably dating from the late 1940's or early 1950's. This is standard Outer Borough middle class housing, not for the rich or for the poor. It's the NYC equivalent to the South Philly rowhouse or the Boston triple-decker; ie, where the regular people typically live.
Are the rowhouses in Philly single family townhouses or are they typical 3 story buildings built next to each other? Probably both I'm guessing.
Correct. It is a mix everywhere. I live in a 4 story row house with only stairs. There is 8 units. I shared a house with two buddy's before were we had all 3 floors of the place. Had a 2 story row house one time. Lived on the bottom floor of a 3 floor row house that had a unit on each floor. My next door neighborhoods are just an old couple who still own the big mansion to themselves.
Correct. It is a mix everywhere. I live in a 4 story row house with only stairs. There is 8 units. I shared a house with two buddy's before were we had all 3 floors of the place. Had a 2 story row house one time. Lived on the bottom floor of a 3 floor row house that had a unit on each floor. My next door neighborhoods are just an old couple who still own the big mansion to themselves.
Interesting, that's what I figured. That graph is inaccurate in that case, as many rowhouses are not "single attached units".
No, I think the graph is correct. Subdivided rowhouses are rare when considering the entire city.
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yes was going to say it probably is right. There are only so many that are chopped up. I just rent, so I have lived in a few.
But what about those 3 story buildings all over North Philly? I have to imagine most of those are multi unit. Maybe they're not considered rowhouses, though.
But what about those 3 story buildings all over North Philly? I have to imagine most of those are multi unit. Maybe they're not considered rowhouses, though.
Why can't a three story rowhouse be one unit? I've lived in three story rowhouses myself. often the third story was originally designed just for storage, and even today only adds another two bedrooms.
Why can't a three story rowhouse be one unit? I've lived in three story rowhouses myself. often the third story was originally designed just for storage, and even today only adds another two bedrooms.
Hmm good point
Well what do you think about these 3 story buildings are most likely?
these are apartments. You can tell by the front doors in my opinion. Apartments will have two sets of front doors with people's mailboxes usually in between the doors.
these are apartments. You can tell by the front doors in my opinion. Apartments will have two sets of front doors with people's mailboxes usually in between the doors.
So the street view I posted shows mostly 3 story single family buildings?
And isn't the neighborhood I posted considered Cecil B Moore? Then again it seems like Kensington is broadly used, an area that I thought was considered Fairhill I heard referred to as Kensington by a local.
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