mid-rise

American  

[mid-rahyz] / ˈmɪdˌraɪz /

adjective

1. (of a building) having a moderately large number of stories, usually five to ten, and equipped with elevators.

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noun

1. a mid-rise apartment or office building.

Etymology

Origin of mid-rise

First recorded in 1965–70; mid- + (high)-rise

Example Sentences

Apple announced the office development in 2021, saying it would erect two mid-rise buildings as tall as five stories with a total of more than 550,000 square feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

As a result, much of our new, mid-rise infill housing of three, four, and even five stories is off limits to those who cannot use the stairs.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025

More than 3,000 high- and mid-rise buildings across England are still being monitored because they have unsafe cladding.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

One other question to answer is whether developers of fourplexes or sixplexes would have to participate in the city’s affordable housing contributions required of high- and mid-rise developers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

In a dimly lit conference room on an upper floor of a Chicago mid-rise, an intricately detailed snapshot of American peril is being taken, minute by unsettling minute.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023