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shiverMeTatas t1_jb2j8vq wrote

Reply to comment by Anxa in I guess "ugliest" depends on the weather. Looks pretty handsome rn. by oozforashag

What does 5&1 mean?

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locke_5 t1_jb2kllb wrote

"Five over one" meaning five floors of apartments over one base level/parking.

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AeuiGame t1_jb4v766 wrote

The five and one actually refer to building materials. Wood floors (Type 5) over a concrete base (Type 1). Its a building code thing, but yeah, its usually used as apartment levels over one retail/base level.

Buildings of various heights can be five over ones.

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DPC128 t1_jb2k1c2 wrote

It basically refers to all those soulless 5 story condo buildings that are going up literally everywhere. The boxy gentrified-looking ones.

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mpjjpm t1_jb2lqz0 wrote

You can gentrify a neighborhood by tearing down older buildings a replacing them with new builds

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Acadia_Due t1_jb2ru80 wrote

Gentrification can refer to the character of a neighborhood (see definition 2 here). On top of that, "gentrified-looking" does not necessarily mean gentrified.

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