Definition of gross area in English English dictionary
The sum of the floor areas of a building included within the outside face of the exterior walls for all stories or areas that have floor surfaces (see CPM 316, Measurement of Building Areas, for additional clarification and basis of measurement)
The total floor space of a building, including unusable space, measured from the outside walls
The sum of the enclosed areas in square feet on all floors of a building, including basements, mezzanines, and penthouses of headroom height This does include public circulation elements such as common corridors, stairways, elevator shafts, custodial closets, mechanical equipment rooms and chases, and public restrooms
The area measured from the outside surface of the outer building wall to the outside surface of the opposite outer building wall. Where balconies and mezzanine floors occur within the exterior walls of the building, they are included in this figure