garden apartment
Americannoun
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an apartment on the ground floor of an apartment building having direct access to a backyard or garden.
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a low-level apartment building or building complex surrounded by lawns and trees, shrubbery, or gardens.
Etymology
Origin of garden apartment
First recorded in 1945–50
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Richard Neutra imagined his first Los Angeles project, the Jardinette Apartments in Hollywood, as a prototype for future garden apartment buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
There was little inventory available to buy, so I moved into a garden apartment with a month-to-month lease until conditions improved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
Driving past garden apartment complexes and rows of townhomes, she pointed to hidden pockets of density.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The deaths occurred in the Camden Fair Lakes apartment complex just off Monument Drive, a collection of three- and four-story garden apartment buildings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
His father sold the house and they moved to a garden apartment where no memories lurked around corners.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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