Raised condo structure with a parking lot under it. Appears to be concrete piers and beams with a slab on top. Here is a snip from google maps, and another shot i took from under it:
There is your answer.
No different than a home on a post and pier foundation.
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oh ok, great. i just figured there might be a better way of describing it than i’m aware of. Piers and not columns or piles?
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Not sure if you will know the answer because of what is not visible or lack of plans. But likely piles, yes.
You could say, appears to be or are likely piles
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Here is more:
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Makes my skin crawl.
What would I call it? In my area it’s called a “Soft Story”, and after a quake it may well look like this:
If it were braced I might call it a podium.
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