Makes sense. I haven’t seen an apartment with an elevator in quite a while, so perhaps the distinction just doesn’t matter here. Most apartment complexes here are 3 floors or less, and I think there’s a cap at 5 floors or something for regular construction because the only ones bigger than that are the massive towers downtown.
Frog@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
An apartment complex with stairs and without an elevator.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ah, thank you
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Is it more common in some areas vs others? I’ve never heard the term used in real life, but I understood it from context.
Frog@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
I don’t know but I am from NYC. I only heard the term used there.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
Makes sense. I haven’t seen an apartment with an elevator in quite a while, so perhaps the distinction just doesn’t matter here. Most apartment complexes here are 3 floors or less, and I think there’s a cap at 5 floors or something for regular construction because the only ones bigger than that are the massive towers downtown.
quinceyBones@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
So the entire complex is named that or just the stairwell?
Frog@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
The building. A fifth floor walk up is very different than a fifth floor apartment with an elevator.
Stairs are just stairs.