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

As the historian Andrew Alpern writes in an introduction to “Emery Roth’s New York Apartment Buildings,” Candela, Carpenter and Roth were “responsible for the majority of the best of the city’s multifamily residences that were built prior to World War II.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The company specializes in restoration and rehab of older multifamily buildings as well as building multifamily projects from the ground up.

From Los Angeles Times

Developers have also added multifamily housing to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s properties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Flagstar noted in its latest earnings that payments were several months past due on $2.4 billion in loans for multifamily housing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of Flagstar’s multifamily mortgages mature over the next few years, at which point they will likely need to be refinanced.

From The Wall Street Journal