Omaha is addressing its housing crisis with a new type of home known as accessory dwelling units.An ADU is an additional unit on a residential property that can take several forms. A zoning amendment expected to reach city council next year is already sending people back to square one.”It sounded like a fun little project […]
The AARP of Nebraska hopes ADUs, or small homes on the same lot as a primary home, become more common to address a shortage of senior housing. A contest was held to encourage designs of age-friendly ADUs that could get pre-approved by the City of Omaha. Providing that missing housing type would help free up […]
A local design competition to bring attention to how accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can add to the city’s housing supply drew more than 200 submitted designs, with eight winning recognition in various categories. Increasing the number of ADUs — also known as casitas or granny flats — is one of several strategies identified in […]
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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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. If changes are approved […]
Charles Borla Casitas just got a creative boost through a design competition hosted by Tucson. And the goal is, they’ll be a little cheaper to build, too. It’s part of the city’s push to supply more affordable housing to the region by making it easier and less costly for Tucsonans to build casitas with their […]
The Casita Model Plan Competition, hosted by the City of Tucson and its Planning and Development Services Department, first began when they were awarded the AARP 2023 Community Challenge grant in June to launch the competition. Here are the 10 winners.