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Recent Examples of railroad flat
Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.
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Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
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
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
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
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad flat
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- duplex apartment
- efficiency apartment
- granny flat
- efficiency
- condo
- duplex
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What to be aware of: This air conditioner only cools 250 square feet, which is only suitable for bedrooms and small studio apartments.—
Christopher Murray
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30 July 2025
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Additional structures include a 750-square-foot cabin and a 900-square-foot studio apartment for guests or staff, plus a massive six-car garage that’s currently home to ATVs, a gym, and extra storage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 July 2025
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The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Adding to the home’s flexibility, whether for extended family or live-in staff, there’s a three-bedroom garden apartment on the lower level with a private entry.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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The duplex apartment occupies the top floors of a 19th-century carriage house that is hidden down a gated former horse passageway just off of New York's Times Square and has played a starring role in both film and TV.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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The two upper floors contain an independent duplex apartment with both interior access and a separate staircase to the ground-floor entrance.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 May 2025
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Listen to this article The owner of a low-cost motel near I-84 is looking to convert it into 65 efficiency apartments, the kind of repurposing that Connecticut housing advocates have been pushing for in the General Assembly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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Their bipartisan bill will expand financing access for ADUs, which include backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites and similar units, also called tiny homes.—
Amelia Wu
July 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s granny flat ordinance was stalled by opponents, efforts to override the mayor’s veto of a teen curfew rule failed and City Council members began jockeying to be the next Zoning Committee chair as Ald.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The firm claims to have identified tens of thousands of crypto casinos worldwide, each exploiting the same regulatory loopholes with devastating efficiency.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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According to its text, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 aims to boost the country’s housing supply, improve affordability, help reduce homelessness, expand access to homeownership, increase oversight and efficiency of federal regulations and housing programs.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the first six months of this year, single family permits are down 25% while permits for apartments and condos are up 18%.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Palomar offers policies for single-family homes and condos in 17 U.S. states, with deductibles as low as 2.5%.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Perched on the second floor of a modern duplex at Finca Regina, this one-bedroom suite is all about quiet immersion in nature, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the lake at nearly every turn.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
31 July 2025
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And while some places have updated their zoning to allow duplexes and apartments, trying to change the rules is often controversial, time-consuming and costly.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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