• There is a common belief that low-rise housing will increase the urban sprawl.
— compare high-rise* * *
low-rise apartments/buildings/housing
He grew up in a low-rise in southern Massachusetts.
• Building with just a few floors
• Containing few stories
• Expression of architectural restraint
• It's no skyscraper
• It's short on stories
• Jeans style
• Like jeans for teens
• Like some buildings and jeans
• Like some women's jeans
• Not-too-tall townhouse, e.g.
• Type of apartment building
• Walk-up
1. малоэтажный, невысокий (обыкн. в один-два этажа); без лифта (о доме)
2. с поясом ниже талии (о брюках)