CALIFORNIA — According to data from U.S. News and World Report, California holds the unenviable title of being the least affordable state for housing. Consumers and lawmakers are urgently seeking inventive solutions as the housing crisis spirals out of control. For many, the answer lies in the backyard. Of all the houses built in California […]
An ADU constructed at 1383 Raleigh St. in Denver by L&D Construction. (Courtesy L&D Construction) Though its name implies a secondary status, accessory dwelling units have become a priority for Denver city leaders. Since 2020, the city has been gradually rezoning entire neighborhoods to allow ADUs on most residential properties. Over 30 percent of Denver […]
In a new initiative that launched this week, New York City residential building owners could begin receiving financial support to construct new accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Plus One ADU pilot program provides up to $395,000 to up to 15 eligible single-family homeowners seeking to add a small home to their property by creating a […]
Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald AARP Nebraska has announced the winners of its accessory dwelling units competition at the same time as the City of Omaha Planning Department is finalizing possible new regulations for that housing type. An accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is an additional small house or apartment set on a single-family residential property. […]
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New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr. has announced a new program that encourages New Yorkers to build accessory dwelling units (ADU) on their properties, the “Plus One ADU” pilot program. “Plus One ADU” provides funding to qualified homeowners looking to build backyard cottages, garage studios, attached in-law […]
Walk past the street-facing 1990s duplex and beyond a 1920s Sears Roebuck kit bungalow, and an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, rises before you at the end of the property. It’s a slim, two-story rental clad in inexpensive white vertical corrugated metal. Only then do you realize this single Venice lot has four rental units. […]
November 21, 2023 Grandparents and Young Families Stand to Benefit from A New Program Creating In-Law Suites and Other Small Homes Without Significantly Changing Existing Neighborhoods New Program Gauges Interest in Adding Small Homes in Line with Goals of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Proposal to Build a Little More Housing In Every Neighborhood […]