How do you build your own apartments on Sims 2 Apartment life?

Question

Hiya, I bought the game yesterday and I have explored almost all the features but I can't see how to build your own apartments. Can you and can you give me a brief description how. Thanks x

Answer 1

Go into the lot you want to become an apartment + make sure there are no sims living there. Then press Ctrl, Shift and C to get the cheat box up and type ChangeLotZoning ApartmentBase into it. Press enter and your lot is now an apartment lot :]

Answer 2

Build your apartment building(s) as residential buildings and for the apartments, they must have only one entrance/exit and it must be the special apartment door (separator door or something). After building the apartment building type in this cheat: changelotzoning apartmentbase.