What is a "Romeo-Style" Apartment?

A friend of mine is looking for apartments in the Bay Area and ran into listings for a “Romeo-style” apartment. Google seems to suggest this a SF-only style of flat, anyone know exactly what it means?

Here’s an example: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/670970094.html

Just a WAG but maybe it’s an apartment with a balcony. (“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo, etc”)

But Juliet was the one with the balcony.

In San Fransisco, the play is changed to “Romeo and Jules”.

Good point, and looking at a couple of the ads there’s no mention of a balcony.

Example

Could it just be a synonym for bachelor apartment (maybe ‘bachelor’ has become too associated with gays to use now)? (‘He’s a lifelong bachelor’).

This webpage says that it typically has three rooms and it’s in a several-story building with two apartments per floor:

That is a good point. Juliet doesn’t get nearly as much attention there.

Isn’t it an apartment for your 14-year-old mistress?

That’s the Humbert-style apartment.

That’s a new one on me. Never heard of “Romeo” apartments before. After a bit of googling and looking at photos, about all I could come up with as a common element is that they have a former fireplace that’s been closed off and turned into a small display nook.

My first impression of the name was that these were new apartments that had vestigial balconies - there’s a new Neoclassical / Italianate-styled building that went up near my home that has absurdly small balconies with elaborate wrought iron railings about big enough to hold a cat and maybe a small plant.

[minor hijack]Those balconies are called “Juliet balconies”[/mh]

I’ve never heard of them, but maybe near NYC there are called “Tony-style apartments” as in West Side Story

What’s this about Juliet’s balcony? Can you do Shakespeare from it?

Not sure if I’m being wooshed (probably), but . . . yeah, that’s the point: They are those little fake-a-rooney balconies that are basically useless, like you would find in a stage production of Shakespeare’s R&J. Here’s a couple examples: Juliet balcony.

Lolita was 12. Humbert hated pubescence.

“She has a balcony you can do Shakespeare off of.”

Firesign Theatre, unless my mind is failing again.

Juliet smoked cigarettes. They stunted her growth.

Little-known fact*.

*“fact”=“data point I personally pulled out of my ass, washed off, and handed to you with a smile”

Not from Romeo. She might get some attention from Ramona.

Well, you can certainly do it from Louise Wong’s balcony.

Holy mudhead, mackerel!

Thanks for the answers, all! I can at least suggest some things it could be to my friend.