BUILDING TYPES:

BROWNSTONE/TOWNHOUSE/MANSION:

• Typically one to six floors.
  
• Non-doorman.
  
• Built in the early 1900s as a single family home
  
• Many were converted during WWII to create multiple apartments (3-10 units per building).
  
• Square footage is generally smaller per unit than in a doorman building.
  
• Mansions are wider, typically more luxurious and sometimes have a small elevator.
  

ELEVATOR BUILDING:

• Typically six to twenty stories
  
• Non-doorman building
  
• Some prewar elevator buildings have an elevator attendant.
  

LOFT APARTMENT:

• Generally four to twenty story buildings
  
• Typically a former commercial building converted to apartments
  
• Spaces tend to be large and open with high ceilings
  
• Many loft buildings include an elevator, but not all
  
• Lofts are most often found in lower Manhattan in Soho, Tribeca, or Chelsea
  

DOORMAN:

• Likely to be twenty to forty or more floors
  
• Full or part-time doorman
  
• The more luxurious buildings also have a concierge that provides services such as receiving laundry and packages
  
• Some doorman buildings have a gym, health club and/or a swimming pool
  
• Laundry rooms are usually located in the basement, on the lobby level, on each floor or on floors 2-4
  

PREWAR BUILDING:

• Ten to thirty floors
  
• May be doorman or non-doorman
  
• Built late 1800s to 1930s (prior to World WarII)
  
• Often has exterior and interior architecture details
  
• Common features may be high ceilings, hardwood floors, arched doorways or fireplaces
  
• Most pre-war buildings are co-ops
  

POSTWAR BUILDING:

• Built from the 1940s through 1970s(post World WarII)
  
• Exteriors are usually white, red or brown brick
  
• Most are less expensive than pre-war or newer buildings
  
• Laundry facilities are usually in the basement.
  

WALK-UP BUILDING:

• Typically up to five floors
  
• No elevator or doorman
  
• Originally built as multi-family housing, there are usually more apartments in this type of housing than in a brownstone
  
• Typically one of the least expensive housing options.