0 a building with several floors and no elevator (= a device for going from one floor to another) or an apartment or office in such a building --
1 a building with four or more floors and no elevator (= device for taking people from one floor to another), or an apartment on an upper floor in such a building --
Modern shophouses were erected in the 1960s as well including walk-up apartments.
Some convenience stores may even limit access inside at night, requiring customers to approach a walk-up window specifically for such situations to make purchases.
However, local authorities are beginning to consider how they can let accommodation to single people in hard-to-let housing such as tower blocks, pre-war estates and walk-up blocks.
This is new, exciting, low rise housing featuring sheltered accommodation for the elderly, replacing socially obsolescent walk-up flats and providing homes for families on the deck access.
It has a deep shaft and a safety walk-down and walk-up shaft.
At its centre are several walk-up flats that are experiencing severe levels of abandonment.
The town clerk had indicated what should be done but council policy was to keep building traditional style houses to get rid of walk-up flats.
A survey has also been carried out of estates of walk-up blocks of flats and maisonettes.
