fourplex
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fourplex
1970–75; four + -plex, abstracted from duplex ( apartment ), in place of quadruplex
Example Sentences
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When her son-in-law spotted a charming two-bedroom apartment near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Zillow, her initial reaction was, “I want this,” Weiss said of the fourplex.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Tom Knezic, a Toronto architect and co-founder of Solares Architecture, designed one fourplex currently being rented in the city, and also designed four now under construction.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024
If the developer could, instead, opt for a fourplex, they could place on the market four units for $700,000 to $900,000 each — requiring a yearly income of $124,000 to $160,000.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023
The home in a working-class Jacksonville neighborhood comes with eight lots, plus a fourplex home and a manufactured home, property records show.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022
If my next-door neighbor can convert her single-family home into a fourplex, that amounts to a lot.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2021
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