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There are two different kinds of brick midrise buildings in NYC that are common, depending on the area.
The first are midrise walkup buildings that tend to be slim, and 3-7 stories tall. One thing I find cool is when there is a wall of these, of varying heights/widths and varying facades. These can have anywhere between just 2 or 3 units, to over a dozen. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7180...7i16384!8i8192
The other are similar in height (5-7 stories usually), but are much wider and have up to 100 units. These may or may not have elevators, I'm not 100% sure but I suspect most of them do. These are found especially in The West Bronx, such as along the Grand Concourse.
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We used to have many of them in Seattle, however lately they are being demolished for new, modern high-rise condos and apartments. This one was renovated and converted from apartments to condos.
We used to have many of them in Seattle, however lately they are being demolished for new, modern high-rise condos and apartments. This one was renovated and converted from apartments to condos.
Buildings like the OP asked about exist in any urban area on the U.S. east coast. Washington (except in the central Federal area in downtown) Baltimore, Philly, Wilmington, Camden, etc. 'Urban Renewal' got rid of a bunch in some areas in the 60s & 70s (some riots helped also) but narrow lots in dense areas in the 1800s before elevators made such buildings common.
Buildings like the OP asked about exist in any urban area on the U.S. east coast. Washington (except in the central Federal area in downtown) Baltimore, Philly, Wilmington, Camden, etc. 'Urban Renewal' got rid of a bunch in some areas in the 60s & 70s (some riots helped also) but narrow lots in dense areas in the 1800s before elevators made such buildings common.
I've been to Philly and it seemed mostly 2 and 3 story rowhomes, those are different from both examples
I've been to Philly and it seemed mostly 2 and 3 story rowhomes, those are different from both examples
It depends on the neighborhood. I've seen ones like above (3-5 story, usually business at least on the first couple floors) in the denser areas closer to business areas. They are disappearing. A developer/builder will buy several, rent them out until they start losing value then tear them down and build a single new building and usually go higher. This is what was happening in the sixties and a little in the seventies. I know in Baltimore they were found in the upper-middle class neighborhoods (like around Washington Monument) where they were built as 'townhomes' for the people who also had country property outside the city. Over time they were taken over by businesses, Professional offices, etc and again by developers who combined them into larger buildings. Same thing in Washington in Northwest where they became embassies, lobbying organizations, etc.
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