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tenement house [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Urban Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenement house
1, record 1, English, tenement%20house
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tenement 2, record 1, English, tenement
correct
- tenement building 3, record 1, English, tenement%20building
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dwelling house ... meeting minimum standards of sanitation, safety, and comfort and occupied by poorer families usually in a large city. 4, record 1, English, - tenement%20house
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Approximately half of the New York workforce commutes by subway, which means that more than 60 percent of American subway trips take place in New York City. As for apartment living, it is easy to understand how poor people came to live in tenements: the alternatives were to live in shanties - or to sleep in the streets. 5, record 1, English, - tenement%20house
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- immeuble de rapport de qualité minimale
1, record 1, French, immeuble%20de%20rapport%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20minimale
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- immeuble locatif de qualité minimale 1, record 1, French, immeuble%20locatif%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20minimale
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Immeuble locatif satisfaisant à peine aux exigences d'hygiène et de confort courantes mais ne pouvant pas être qualifié de véritable taudis. 1, record 1, French, - immeuble%20de%20rapport%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20minimale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Residential Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenement house
1, record 2, English, tenement%20house
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tenement 2, record 2, English, tenement
correct
- rental building 3, record 2, English, rental%20building
correct
- income property 2, record 2, English, income%20property
correct, see observation
- rental property 4, record 2, English, rental%20property
see observation
- leasehold house 5, record 2, English, leasehold%20house
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
tenement house. A building with multiple dwelling units accessed by a single stair; ... 6, record 2, English, - tenement%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
tenement. A building containing tenements [which are apartments or flats built for rental purposes.] 2, record 2, English, - tenement%20house
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "income property" and "rental property" may include large or small multi-dwelling houses as well as single-dwelling houses. 7, record 2, English, - tenement%20house
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- immeuble à usage locatif
1, record 2, French, immeuble%20%C3%A0%20usage%20locatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- immeuble locatif 2, record 2, French, immeuble%20locatif
correct, masculine noun
- immeuble de rapport 3, record 2, French, immeuble%20de%20rapport
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Immeuble [...] dont le propriétaire tire profit par la location. 4, record 2, French, - immeuble%20%C3%A0%20usage%20locatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On avait espéré, par ces mesures, redonner vie à la construction d'immeubles de rapport. L'expérience se révéla désastreuse. Rares furent les propriétaires qui acceptèrent d'investir en immeubles neufs de rapport, et ceux-là qui le firent réclamèrent des loyers équivalents au traitement d'un ingénieur ou d'un directeur de l'industrie [...] 5, record 2, French, - immeuble%20%C3%A0%20usage%20locatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- edificio de alquiler
1, record 2, Spanish, edificio%20de%20alquiler
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa de alquiler 1, record 2, Spanish, casa%20de%20alquiler
feminine noun
- casa para alquilar 1, record 2, Spanish, casa%20para%20alquilar
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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