Use "erdgeschosse" in a sentence

1. Diese Aufschüttungen machten die Erdgeschosse vieler Gebäude von der Straße aus unbegehbar, sodass Häuser entweder höher gelegt oder deren nun ebenerdige Obergeschosse kurzerhand mit Haustüren versehen wurden.

Those aggradations made the ground floor of a lot of houses impassable from the street, so that they were either raised or simply had front doors built at the level of their upper floors - which were then at street level.