Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first apartment building in the United States was constructed in 1839 in New York City. This structure, known as a tenement, marked the beginning of a housing revolution that would eventually reshape global urban living.
Kingsclere, built in 1912, is believed to be the earliest apartment building in Sydney and still survives. It is located in Potts Point and stands as one of the two oldest surviving apartment buildings in the country alongside The Canterbury Flats in St Kilda.
The Glasgow Housing Association took ownership of the public housing stock from the city council on the 7th of March 2003. This transfer initiated a 96 million clearance and demolition programme to clear and demolish many of the high-rise flats.
In the 10th century, the Egyptian capital of Fustat housed many high-rise residential buildings that were seven stories tall. These structures could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people and were described by Al-Muqaddasi as resembling minarets.
As of 2019, a majority of Koreans live in apartments, with more than half of the population residing in them. The number of apartment residents has soared since the 1980s, making apartments the most common house in small and medium-sized cities in Korea.
The New York State Tenement House Act of 1901 was passed following decades of social struggle and reform pushed by campaigners like Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis. This legislation emerged from the early era of apartment living that set the stage for changes in housing standards.