What is a "Romeo Flat" apartment? Is it a specific layout or floorplan?

Dear tommymac,

"Romero Flat" is a name used, in allusion to Shakespeare's 'Romeo and
Juliet' and the famous balcony scene in that play, locally in San
Francisco for certain residential buildings due to a characteristic
architectural feature:

"A characteristic San Francisco residential building type (...) exists
in significant numbers in the survey area. These are two- or
three-story buildings with two bays of flats seperated vertically by a
central stair, which may be enclosed, with windows at the landings, or
open to the outside. The ones with an open stairway are locally known
as 'Romero Flats', because the balcony landings between the floors
overlook the street, evoking the romantic image of Verona's young
lovers."

Hope this answers your question!
Regards,
Scriptor


Source:
Hertitage News, published by San Francisco Architectural Heritage,
issue Nov./Dec. 2002, Vol. XXX, No. 6, page 5 (PDF file)
http://www.sfheritage.org/newsletters/VOL30NO6.pdf

Search terms used:
"romeo flat" architecture
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Good to know - it is Romeo flats, though, and not Romero, right?