Abstract: A residential subdivision having plural adjacent building lots is provided with common property lines between lots which may have laterally offset portions extending between front and rear property lines. Residential dwelling units and vehicle garages or carports for each lot are placed a predetermined distance from the respective property lines to conform to regulatory requirements and to provide access to all sides of the dwelling units and garages or carports, respectively, for maintenance and repair without requiring access to adjacent properties. A dwelling unit on one lot and a garage, carport or other structure on an adjacent lot are aligned along a construction reference line placed in a predetermined position extending between front and rear property lines to provide error-free placement of structures on the respective lots.

Abstract: A multistory, multiple dwelling unit building complex includes a multistory vehicle parking garage having vertically spaced parking decks which are disposed at the same elevations as the building corridors or breezeways which provide pathways to dwelling unit entrances in the buildings at various levels. Bridges or catwalks interconnect each parking deck with a corresponding corridor or breezeway at each floor of each building so that an occupant of a particular unit in a building may move between the unit entrance and a corresponding parking deck in the garage without changing elevation. The buildings may be clustered around plural sides of the garage with each building being connected to the garage by vertically spaced bridges or catwalks connecting the respective building levels with a corresponding parking deck. The garage may include elevators, stairways, trash disposal ducts and mailbox clusters at one or more corners of the garage.

Abstract: A multistory apartment building having at least three stories and multiple apartment units. At least the third story has outside balconies extending along at least one exterior sidewall and connected to spaced apart exterior stairways between the third story and the ground to provide two pathways between each third story apartment entrance and the ground by way of the stairways. A three story, eight apartment unit per story building is disclosed by way of example. The building sidewalls each include an inset portion in such a way that a second level balcony connects the entrances of two second level apartments with at least one stairway and provides a cover or roof for two ground level apartment entrances. The third story balconies provide a cover for the second level balconies and entrances, respectively. The building roof may include portions extending over the third level balcony to provide protection for the third level entrances and the third level balconies, respectively.

Abstract: A residential subdivision having plural adjacent building lots is provided with common property lines between lots which have laterally offset portions extending between front and rear property lines. Residential dwelling units and vehicle garages or carports for each lot are placed a predetermined distance from the respective property lines to conform to regulatory requirements and to provide access to all sides of the dwelling units and garages or carports, respectively, for maintenance and repair without requiring access to adjacent properties. A dwelling unit on one lot and a garage, carport or other structure on an adjacent lot are aligned along a construction reference line placed in a predetermined position extending between front and rear property lines to provide error-free placement of structures on the respective lots.