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fourplex

American  
[fawr-pleks, fohr-] / ˈfɔr plɛks, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Architecture.
  1. quadplex.


Etymology

Origin of fourplex

1970–75; four + -plex, abstracted from duplex ( apartment ), in place of quadruplex


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When her son-in-law spotted a charming two-bedroom apartment near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Zillow, her initial reaction was, “I want this,” Weiss said of the fourplex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Tom Knezic, a Toronto architect and co-founder of Solares Architecture, designed one fourplex currently being rented in the city, and also designed four now under construction.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

Short contrasts this with a Redmond fourplex without sprinklers that has taken more than a year to rebuild after a fire.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

If the developer could, instead, opt for a fourplex, they could place on the market four units for $700,000 to $900,000 each — requiring a yearly income of $124,000 to $160,000.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023

In March, Chou was evicted from the stucco fourplex he once owned.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022

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