Glossary of Housing Types
DETACHED BUNGALOW
A detached, three-bedroom single storey home with 1 1/2 bathrooms
and a one-car
garage. It has a full basement but no recreation room, fireplace or
appliances. Using
outside dimensions (excluding garage), the total area of the house
is 111 sq. metres
(1,200 sq. ft.) and it is situated on a full-serviced, 511 sq. metre
(5,500 sq. ft.) lot.
Depending on the area, the construction style may be brick,wood, siding
or stucco.
EXECUTIVE DETACHED TWO-STOREY
A detached two-storey, four-bedroom home with 2 1/2 bathrooms, a main
floor
family room, one fireplace, and an attached two-car garage. There
is a full basement
but no recreation room or appliances. Using the exterior dimensions
(excluding
garage), the total area of the house is 186 sq. metres (2,000 sq.
ft.), and it is situated
on a full-serviced, 604 sq. metre (6,500 sq. ft.) lot. Depending on
the area, the
construction style may be brick,wood, aluminum siding,stucco or a
combination like
brick and siding.
STANDARD TWO-STOREY
A three-bedroom, two-storey home with a detached garage. It has a
full basement
but no recreation room. Using outside dimensions, the total area of
the house is 139
sq. metres (1,500 sq. ft.) and it is situated on a full-serviced,
city-sized lot of
approximately 325 sq. metres (3,500 sq. ft.). The house may be detached
or semidetached
and construction style may be brick,wood, siding or stucco.
STANDARD TOWNHOUSE
Either condominium or freehold, the townhouse (rowhouse) has three
bedrooms, a
living room and dining room (possibly combined) and a kitchen. Also
included are 1
1/2 bathrooms, standard broadloom, a one-car garage, a full unfinished
basement
and two appliances. Total inside area is 92 sq. metres (1,000 sq.
ft.). Depending on the
area, the construction may be brick,wood, siding or stucco.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE
A two-storey, four- or five-bedroom home with three bathrooms,main
floor family
room plus atrium or library. Two fireplaces, a full unfinished basement
and an
attached two-car garage. The house is 279+ sq. metres (3,000+ sq.
ft.) and is situated
on a fully-serviced 627 sq. metre (6,750 sq. ft.) lot. Construction
may be brick, stucco,
siding or any combination.
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT
A two-bedroom apartment with a living room, a dining room (possibly
combined)
and a kitchen, in a high-rise building with an inside floor area of
84 sq. metres (900
sq. ft.). Amenities include standard broadloom, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 2
appliances, a small
balcony and 1 underground parking space. Common area includes a pool
and some
minor recreational facilities.
