A self contained housing unit that occupies only a part of a building is known as an apartment in the US. A similar housing unit in the UK is referred to as a flat. Some apartment dwellers own their apartments while some dwellers take the apartment on rent. Apartments are of various types. The smallest ones are referred to as studios that mainly consist of one large room with an attached bathroom. An apartment building is a high rise construction (of any height) consisting of multiple apartments. A two unit dwelling is commonly referred to as a duplex in the US.
The next category is the one-bedroom apartments and then on with more rooms added. Wall to wall permanent carpeting often comes with an apartment. Typical features common to all apartment buildings are buzzers for individual units, separate mailboxes, basic furnishings and appliances and the like.
The availability of facilities like cable television, a telephone connection, air conditioners, storage space, parking space and the like will determine the rental rates.
If you are out apartment hunting in Atlanta the main areas that you will be looking at can be classified as Central Atlanta, East Atlanta, Far East, Far Northwest, Far West, North Atlanta, Northwest Atlanta, South Atlanta, Southeast Atlanta, Southwest Atlanta and West Atlanta. Eleven zones in all.
A few of the well known apartment buildings in Atlanta are Alexan Leiox on East Paces Ferry Road, Gables Paces Northside Parkway Northwest, Oakwood Atlanta West Peachtree Street NW, Post Renaissance Central Park Place, Post Peachtree Hills Peachtree Hills Avenue to name a few.
While evaluating an apartment one should keep in mind one’s requirements and compare it with available facilities. If the apartment is to be shared it would be advisable to have an adequate number of rooms in addition to the common areas like kitchen and living room. Other features to be evaluated would be air conditioning (if available it’s running costs), appliances like stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer units and the like. The community features offered in apartment buildings like clubhouse, gym, fitness centre, elevator, business centre, garage, parking space, health facilities, laundry, pool etc. will influence the rate or rent of the apartment.