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Recent Examples of granny flat
Also known as granny flats, backyard tiny homes or in-law suites, ADUs are a growing trend in home building and renovation.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Here's where Carmel to take another look at if granny flats could ease housing affordability issues Driving through downtown Noblesville is getting easier as Pleasant Street bridge opens Solitary homes dot busy Fishers streets.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning.
—Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
So backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — are still being built directly on property lines in coastal neighborhoods, including at least three in Crown Point.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Here's where Carmel to take another look at if granny flats could ease housing affordability issues Driving through downtown Noblesville is getting easier as Pleasant Street bridge opens Solitary homes dot busy Fishers streets.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Candidates can encourage cities to rezone for alternative housing options such as granny flats and multifamily units and to ease restrictions on commercial-only zoning.
—Micky Horstman, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
So backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — are still being built directly on property lines in coastal neighborhoods, including at least three in Crown Point.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
- railroad flat
- efficiency apartment
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- efficiency
- duplex apartment
- condo
- penthouse
Noun
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The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.—
Joanne Kaufman,
New York Times,
31 July 2024
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Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2022
Noun
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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Without a lawn or porch, living in a tiny home would be like living in a very cramped New York City studio apartment.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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But after a few years there, the punk front man moved about a ten-minute walk away into a studio apartment at 115 East 9th Street, a 20-story postwar high-rise.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2024
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The Knights struggled to maintain their early efficiency with Prince avoiding foul trouble in the second half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some of the heaviest hitters in the president's orbit don't have West Wing offices, including cabinet secretaries such as Commerce's Howard Lutnick and government efficiency aide Elon Musk, who has an office in the EEOB.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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Although she was born in Oakland, California, most of Harris’s early childhood was spent in a nondescript duplex apartment located above a day care facility in an area of West Berkeley known as the flatlands (her parents met as graduate students at UC Berkeley).—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
31 July 2024
Noun
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Homeowner associations and condos often allow contractors on common areas, such as pond shorelines, Portuallo said.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Related Group is one of the largest and most prominent developers in the U.S., spanning affordable housing to luxury condo buildings, mainly in South Florida.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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It is estimated there will be four, five or six penthouses.—
Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Alisa Bloom Set within a Chicago Gold Coast penthouse, this living room by designer Alisa Bloom blends vintage elegance with contemporary comfort.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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