mixed-use building with shops on the ground floor and residences above
A building where the ground floor is occupied by commercial tenants such as shops or offices, while the upper floors are residential. The term evokes the image of a traditional Japanese wooden clog (下駄) slipped under the building.
There are many mixed-use buildings on this street, with shops on the ground floor.
Mixed-use residential-commercial buildings are a common architectural form in urban areas.