multifamily

American  

[muhl-tee-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. designed or suitable for the use of several or many families.

   multifamily apartment buildings.

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Etymology

Origin of multifamily

multi- + family

Example Sentences

Last week, trade groups across the industry, including the National Association of Home Builders and the National Multifamily Housing Council, sent letters to the White House and lawmakers opposing the new seven-year sale proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Multifamily and mixed-use development on this site is not allowed by existing zoning and land use regulations,” Mayor Karen Bass’s office said in a statement Wednesday, adding only low density single-family housing or reconstructing the mobile home park are currently allowed.

From Los Angeles Times

Matthew Fleming, a partner at the multifamily office Stonehage Fleming overseeing family governance and succession, said he has regular chats with his wife and three daughters, and prefers to meet with his daughters alone, without spouses or significant others.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2025, 15,095 multifamily units were completed in L.A., an 18% increase year over year and the second-highest total in the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

The Office of the State Fire Marshal was given until Jan. 1 to come up with a report on single-stair apartment buildings — a type of midsized multifamily development legal in much of the world, but effectively banned across most of North America.

From Los Angeles Times