multifamily

[ muhl-tee-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

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

   multifamily apartment buildings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multifamily¹

multi- + family

Example Sentences

When such obvious discrimination was invalidated in the courts, cities and counties across California, including San Diego, restricted the construction of multifamily housing to achieve the same end goal.

From Voice of San Diego

“The prices SDHC paid for these properties are justified by comparable multifamily housing properties at the time SDHC completed the purchases,” Gentry wrote.

From Voice of San Diego

HUD estimates the efforts will reach 7,500 public housing properties and about 6,700 homeless shelters, as well as more than 6,000 other types of multifamily housing.

From Washington Post

Fort Worth and Dallas require the devices in newly constructed homes and existing multifamily units, but not in most single-family homes.

From ProPublica

For example, many people in San Ysidro live in multifamily households – where families may be living in the same home, but paying rent separately to a landlord.

From Voice of San Diego

Damage to multifamily dwellings—particularly older buildings—would, in all likelihood, be more extensive.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, with the multifamily system it is difficult to see how they could stand deserted for a considerable period of time.

From Project Gutenberg

Another innovation that is becoming more widespread is multifamily therapy.

From Project Gutenberg