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American Postwar Garden Apartments
My take on an American classic - garden apartment courts, from the postwar era! No dependencies - 24 growable lots included! Wow!
Postwar garden apartments were built across the United States after World War II to house growing suburban populations. Usually consisting of two- or three-story brick buildings surrounded by lawns and parking lots, they offered an affordable alternative to both city apartments and single-family homes. Early residents were often veterans, young families, teachers, clerks, and skilled workers seeking modern housing near major cities. From the 1970s onward, these communities became home to a broader mix of residents, including immigrant families, retirees, students, and working-class households. Commonly located in inner-ring suburbs near highways and shopping centers, they developed a reputation for stability and affordability. Many residents stayed for years, creating quiet neighborhoods with a strong sense of familiarity. Today, garden apartments remain a major source of suburban housing, especially in places like New Jersey. Residents typically include young workers, families, and seniors, attracted by lower costs and convenient locations. The atmosphere is usually modest and relaxed, with mature trees, shared green spaces, and a pace that feels less hectic than the city but more connected than detached suburbs.
These are all based on real layouts and the types of courtyard apartments I've grown up around my entire life. Various densities and configurations are included, all with parking.
I have represented them as growable CS$ lots - to provide much-needed jobs to residential areas, and so that large and irregular commercial tracts can develop. The buildings use the vanilla Maxis army base barracks prop.
The lots are named for the towns and roads that host their real-life counterparts:
- Aberdeen Gardens - 4x5
- Allwood Gardens - 6x4
- Arlington Apartments - 4x4
- Essex Apartments - 3x4
- Hasbrouck Court - 3x3
- Hiawatha Apartments - 5x10
- Interborough Apartments - 5x10
- Lemoine Manor 3x4
- Linwood Gardens 3x4
- Lodi Arms 3x3
- Long Branch Gardens 6x12
- Metuchen Gardens 4x4
- Milford Gardens 10x6
- Moonachie Arms 5x3
- New Square 5x4
- Plainfield Apartments 3x4
- Riverview Gardens 6x6
- Rutherford Court 3x6
- Tenafly Gardens 4x7
- Terhune Gardens 7x4
- Washington Gardens 4x8
- Whippany Gardens 7x7
- Woodbridge Gardens 3x5
They all grow low density CS$, to provide jobs and visual continuity to residential areas, while stepping density in a realistic way.
1 dependency required - bldgprop01 available on sc4evermore
These are great for creating large contiguous apartment complexes, and densifying existing blocks as well.
Download the angled, FA2 versions here:
IRL below
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