fourplex
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fourplex
1970–75; four + -plex, abstracted from duplex ( apartment ), in place of quadruplex
Example Sentences
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When a couple found their dream apartment in Beachwood Canyon, they discovered a community of dog lovers outside their fourplex.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 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
The duo evenly split the $835,000 cost for a sage-green fourplex in the D.C. suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, painting the interior walls in jewel tones and christening it the Siren House.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 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 recent years, they’ve passed new laws allowing for some affordable housing projects to get built without local review and fourplex dwellings to be built on land previously reserved only for single-family homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
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