City officials didn’t foresee the large, “outlier” backyard-unit projects, like this build in Clairemont, that have cropped up in recent years under San Diego’s ADU program. (Photo by…
Read more Judge orders halt to controversial Pacific Beach ADU projectSUPERIOR, Colo. — Four years after the Marshall Fire destroyed Superior’s most affordable neighborhoods, the town is turning to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as one path toward rebuilding…
Read more Four years after Marshall Fire, Superior turns to ADUs to rebuild lost housingEver wondered how long it would take to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in your backyard? In the case of Alvaro “Al” and Nenette Alcazar, a…
Read more Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 monthsAntonio Adriano Puleo didn’t intend to renovate his traditional 1946 bungalow in the Glassell Park neighborhood just north of Mt. Washington, but after consulting with architectural designer Ben…
Read more Thanks to a tiny ADU, an L.A. home transforms into a stunning art gallery and studioOver the last century, L.A.’s love affair with the single-family home has created a suburban sprawl of epic proportions. Three bedrooms. A white-picket fence. A square of grass…
Read more Will we ever get enough housing? The future holds promiseAlmost since the first suburbs were built in Los Angeles, there have been worries that adding density would “Manhattanize” L.A., rendering it so crowded with new vertical development…
Read more Contributor: Let’s Los Angelize L.A.Eager to boost the supply of affordable housing, city officials in Long Beach devised a program that could help a limited number of homeowners build an extra unit…
Read more Pilot program offers Long Beach homeowners up to $250,000 in low-interest loans to build ADUsDENVER — A Colorado family is taking advantage of the state’s new housing law to spend more time together. House Bill 24-1152 was signed into law in May…
Read more Colorado’s new housing law helping Evergreen woman spend more time with familyIf you’ve read our coverage of accessory dwelling units, you know that they are one of the most popular housing solutions in California, with almost one-fifth of the…
Read more Tour ‘real projects by real homeowners’ in this self-guided ADU tour throughout L.A.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…
Read more Three rentals and an ADU? A narrow two-story in Venice makes the case for building up
