indoor window shades
Built-in interior window screens or blinds used for light, heat, or privacy control, excluding curtains.
Window shades are any kinds of screen or blinds installed on the interior of a building which cover the windows to block outdoor light or heat, or to increase privacy. They can be continuous sheets, rolled-up screens of metal slats, or venetian blinds. Sunshading (permanent projecting shades over windows) and outdoor blinds (jalousies) do not count as indoor window shades, and are listed as separate features. Curtains also do not count as window shades, because they are generally not built in, and their presence is at the discretion of each tenant.
The shades are installed inside the building. Continuous sheets, rolled screens, and Venetian blinds are included forms.
Exterior screens and projecting sunshades remain separate. Curtains are expressly excluded because they are generally tenant-selected rather than built in.
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balconies
Cantilevered or recessed outdoor spaces which open onto tenant spaces above the ground floor. -
dropped ceilings
Ceiling panels suspended below the structural ceiling to hide lights or utility equipment. -
glass partitions
Unit partitions made of glass or other transparent or translucent material, including glass blocks and plexiglass. -
jacuzzi in unit
A water-jet bathtub or small whirlpool within an individual unit, including similar products from any manufacturer. -
kitchenettes
Spaces for food preparation and consumption in a place where kitchens are not regularly included. -
laundry in unit
Facilities for washing clothes inside each tenant unit or suite, usually also with clothes drying. -
open floor plan
A wide-span office or industrial interior free of intrusive columns or load-bearing walls, apart from a structural core. -
outdoor window screens
Exterior roller blinds or opaque jalousies that cover windows to block light, with projecting sunshades excluded. -
pre-furnished units
Some units are available that come with furniture so that tenants do not need to bring their own. -
restroom(s) in unit
Toilet facilities within each tenant unit or suite, accessible without relying on shared restrooms. -
shutters
Rigid panels on vertical hinges beside windows, folding over the openings to block light or improve privacy. -
terraces
Unstacked outdoor spaces on setbacks or large projections above entrance level and below higher usable floors, open to the sky. -
variable wall potential
An interior with a flexible floor plan, where most walls are not structurally fixed.