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Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively. Housing is a basic human need and a human right, playing a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities, As such it is the main issue of housing organization and policy. (Full article...)

A lower-rise apartment building on the left side of the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, juxtaposed next to a skyscraper apartment building


An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are many names for these overall buildings (see below). The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold) or leasehold, to tenants renting from a private landlord. (Full article...)

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  • ... that following its closure, the former Admiral Beatty Hotel was converted into a senior citizens' apartment building?
  • ... that although the Wilbraham was built as an apartment building for bachelors, more women than men lived there by 1929?
  • ... that the neighborhood of Colonia Federal was built by employees of the Mexican Secretariat of the Interior to create exclusive housing for civil servants?
  • ... that residents at Alterlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
  • ... that the Sofia, a condominium building in New York City, was originally a parking garage?
  • ... that The Sims 2: Apartment Life is not about apartment life?
  • ... that while the objects on the Farnese Artemis had initially been identified as female breasts, the museum housing the statue now describes them as bull scrotums?
  • ... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle of the Century"?

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... that Chicago mayor Jane Byrne moved into the notoriously miserable Cabrini–Green housing project in 1981?
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