ARCHITECTURE

dictionary of real estate
terms
glossary of commercial
real estate
dictionary of architecture
and construction
the dictionary of urbanism
Clients underwrite most of
the decent houses in America.
Sometimes, an individual
within government will rise
to the level of a client.”
Common
Common area: Areas of a property
that are used by all owners
or tenants.
Common elements: In a condominium,
those portions of
the property not owned individually
by unit owners but in
which an indivisible interest
is held by all unit owners.
Generally includes the grounds,
parking areas, recreational
facilities, and external structure
of the building.
Common
Common area: For lease purposes,
the areas of a building (and
its site) that are available for the
nonexclusive use of all its tenants,
such as lobbies, corridors,
and parking lots. (Real Estate
Information Standards)
Common
A large plot of grassy, fenced-in,
publicly owned land, generally at
or near the center of a village or
town; in earlier eras, once shared
by the townspeople as a pasture.
Common
A piece of land that belongs to
local people collectively, and
which is open for public use.
Community
Community associations: General
name for any organization
of property owners to oversee
some common interest.
Community
Community
A group of people having
common rights, privileges, or
interests, or living in the same
place under the same laws and
regulations.
Community
A grouping of people with
common interests. The DETR
(1998) defined community as
“any group of individuals with a
common bond above the family
unit and below the first level
of municipal administration. It
is primarily those people living
or working in a defined area . . .
in general the people intended
to benefit from regeneration
and local services.” The New
Economics Foundation (2000)
describes community as “a web
of relationships defined by a
significant level of mutual care
and commitment.”
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