noun
multi-tenant building; mixed-use building
A building that houses a mix of businesses, shops, and sometimes residential units. Often implies a somewhat older or less organized building in urban Japan.
この雑居ビルには、一階に居酒屋、二階に事務所、三階に住居がある。
This multi-tenant building has an izakaya on the first floor, an office on the second, and a residence on the third.
駅前の古い雑
I heard the old mixed-use building in front of the station is going to be demolished.
Compound of 雑居 (ざっきょ, 'mixed living/occupancy') and ビル (building). 雑居 itself is composed of 雑 (miscellaneous) and 居 (reside).