This paper aims to statistically analyze physical types and dwellers characteristics of condominium buildings in 7 metropolitan area, by using the 1993 Housing Survey of Japan. As a result, it is estimated that there are about 53,338 condominium buildings in 7 metropolitan area, of which more than 80 % buildings concentrate in Tokyo and Osaka metropolitan area. High-rise building which has 50 to 99 housing units and mid-rise building which has under 30 units are the most typical building types. Another typical one is high-rise buildings having more than 100 units which is a component part of large housing estates. Each building type has a clear relation with site area and floor area ratio. About half of high-rise small units building, which locates at area of highly designed floor area ratio, contains units for shop or business use as well as housing units. The dwellers who use a housing unit as a office and rental or issued housing are very common in high-rise or mid-rise small units condominium buildings than those of mid-rise small units buildings in housing estates. The majority of condominiums contain a variety of age of householder and older building has a tendency to contain the elderly households more than one-fifth of total owner units.
