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Version 1.0.0
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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- 2 Comments
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Version 1.0.0
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Break the grid! Nyoooooooom....... BOOM. There goes the grid! Here's a fractionally angled version of Cliffside Park, NJ's most average brick apartment building. This one is located along Anderson Ave (Bergenline) and is 5 over 1, mid to late 20th century. Download includes: 2x 1x1 landmark lots with custom overhanging props (both left and right orientations) 1x .sc4model file of the following: -
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A medium wealth residential grow lot for @Jessicorn23's Astro Gardens lot size 3x4 stage 4 I also included a desc file for half occupancy for lotters that want a smaller lot without the building prop Dependencies: Astro Gardens Apartments BSC MEGA Props - SG Vol 01 BSC MEGA Props CP Vol 01 BSC MEGA Props CP Vol 02 PEG MTP Super Pack- 1 Review
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Version 1.0
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My fourth already (or maybe only?) finished BAT. This building is another wonder of victorian architecture - Waterlily House built in Kew Gardens in 1852 as a place for showcasing giant water lilies. I finished it in a record-short time for myself - five days I think the effect is pretty good and hope you agree with me Lot size: 1x2 tile. Landmark More information in readme. Dependency BSC MEGA Props - CP Vol01 More information in readme. Mod Edit: For clarity, the dependency has been listed from the readme.
