A Citizens' Guide to Density

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Attached (towns/rows)

Low-rise Apartments

Townhomes and row houses are generally defined as two to three storey structures that share a wall, or two walls, with a neighbouring housing unit. These forms do not have neighbouring units above or below them.

(grade related apartments, garden flats, walk-ups)

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Low-rise housing may be grade-related units or house-form apartment buildings, and are generally 2 to 4 storeys. Form can range from stacked townhomes to house-form apartment buildings. Grade related housing provides direct access from the front door of each housing unit to the street, sidewalk or courtyard, while house-form buildings are typically organized around a central lobby and/or corridor.


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