# Low-rise building > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Low-rise_building > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Low-rise_building.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-rise_building > Source revision: 1354169517 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Building that is only a few stories tall Low-rise apartments in [Bondi](/source/Bondi%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia A **low-rise** is a building that is only a few stories tall, as contrasted with a [high-rise](/source/High-rise).[1] Some classification include the designation *mid-rise* for buildings that are more than a few stories tall but not especially tall.[2][3] ## Definition [Emporis](/source/Emporis) defines a low-rise as "an enclosed structure below 35 metres [115 feet] which is divided into regular floor levels".[4] The city of [Toronto](/source/Toronto) defines a mid-rise as a building between four and twelve stories.[5] They also have elevators and stairs. Shorter structures may only have stairs. ## Characteristics Low-rise apartments sometimes offer more privacy and negotiability of [rent](/source/Renting) and utilities than high-rise apartments, although they may have fewer [amenities](/source/Amenities) and less flexibility with leases. It is easier to put fires out in low-rise buildings.[6] Within the United States, due to the legal-economic and [modernist](/source/Modernist) perspectives, low-rises can in some cities be seen as less luxurious than high-rises, whereas within [Western Europe](/source/Western_Europe) (for historical identity and legal reasons) low-rise tends to be more attractive. Some businesses prefer low-rise buildings due to lower costs and more usable space. Having all employees on a single floor may also increase work productivity.[7] ## Gallery - Flats in [Kingston upon Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire), England - A deck-access apartment houses in [Seinäjoki](/source/Sein%C3%A4joki), [Finland](/source/Finland) - Typical German [Fachwerkhäuser](/source/Timber_framing) in the Hanseatic harbour of [Stade](/source/Stade), [Germany](/source/Germany) - Low-rise house *Alte Pforzheimer Hütte* near the *Pforzheimer See,* in the [Trentino-Alto Adige](/source/Trentino-Alto_Adige%2FS%C3%BCdtirol) region of [Northern Italy](/source/Italy) - Modern style flat in [Hannover](/source/Hannover), Germany - Low-rise flat with balconies in [Florence](/source/Florence), Italy - Low-rise apartment complex in [Inglewood, Western Australia](/source/Inglewood%2C_Western_Australia) - Modern low-rise apartment block in [Braddon](/source/Braddon%2C_Australian_Capital_Territory), Australia - Low-rise apartment in [Paris](/source/Paris), France - Low-rise apartment blocks in [Israel](/source/Israel) - Low-rise apartments in [Alicante](/source/Alicante), Spain ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Data Standards: Structures"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191551/http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=51477). Emporis Standards. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Finder, Alan (November 23, 1990). ["Mid-Rise Apartment Houses Making New York Comeback"](https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/23/nyregion/mid-rise-apartment-houses-making-new-york-comeback.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Humbles, Andy (March 8, 2006). ["Condo design will include 'mid-rise' building"](http://www.smart-space.com/newspdfs/Tennessean03_08_06.pdf) (PDF). The Tennessean (via SmartSpace). Retrieved June 10, 2009. [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Data Standards: Structures - low-rise building"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191558/http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=49213). Emporis Standards. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110816002149/http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Hess/Courses/studio/presentation%20on%20avenues%20and%20mid-rise%20study.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Hess/Courses/studio/presentation%20on%20avenues%20and%20mid-rise%20study.pdf) (PDF) on 2011-08-16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["August-Newsletter - High Rise Fires"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160626105237/http://vincentdunn.com/dunn/newsletters/august/August.pdf) (PDF). Vincentdunn.com. Archived from [the original](http://vincentdunn.com/dunn/newsletters/august/August.pdf) (PDF) on June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Watkins-Miller, Elaine (September 1, 1997). ["Skyscrapers vs. suburbs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071103214217/http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities-space-planning/637472-1.html). AllBusiness. 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