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Adjective
a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 July 2024
The Murray Hill triplex was previously available back in 2021 for nearly $2 million, and the following year, it was snagged for slightly less at $1.75 million, the New York Post reported.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
When rental income is taken into account, the cost to finance a multifamily property like a duplex or triplex is cheaper than buying a single-family house, Lichtenstein told USA TODAY.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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Noun
When Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. bought a $15.9 million penthouse atop an old-school Park Avenue co-op in 2011, the triplex was filled with the status symbols of the Laura Ashley era: canopy beds, floral carpets, fussy wallpaper, and loads of spindly, stuffy armchairs.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 July 2024
The Murray Hill triplex was previously available back in 2021 for nearly $2 million, and the following year, it was snagged for slightly less at $1.75 million, the New York Post reported.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
The architects were given free rein when renovating this little belvedere, a satellite of a triplex that the studio had designed nearby.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
When rental income is taken into account, the cost to finance a multifamily property like a duplex or triplex is cheaper than buying a single-family house, Lichtenstein told USA TODAY.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Triplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triplex. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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triplex
1 of 2 adjective
tri·plex
ˈtrip-ˌleks 
ˈtrī-ˌpleks
ˈtrī-ˌpleks
triplex
2 of 2 noun
: something that has three parts (as an apartment with three floors)
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