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Recent Examples of granny flat
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.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
July 6, 2022 20 Lifestyle The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.’s greenest ADUs.
—Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, or in-law units.
—Anita Snow, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2023
Think house or apartment sharing to cut back on costs rather than living alone, in accessory dwelling units or ADUs known as casitas, granny flats, and in-law units.
—Anita Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
- railroad flat
- efficiency apartment
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- efficiency
- duplex apartment
- condo
- penthouse
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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
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
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Last fall, city officials put forward a plan for the local housing authority to take control of the remaining trust properties and operate them until they could be turned over to developers who would tear down and rebuild them as efficiency apartments for homeless residents.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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The rooms are longer and narrower than typical studio apartments, but each of them has a window since they are positioned around the perimeter of the building.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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By the numbers: The proposal calls for 89 one-bedroom units, 25 two-bedroom units and 25 studio apartments.Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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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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This is the developer’s first project in Haltom City Alpine Fossil Creek will feature garden apartments with one two and three bedroom floor plans, according to a news release.Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
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The road ahead The widespread adoption of e-invoicing is becoming inevitable, driven by a combination of regulatory mandates and the relentless drive for operational efficiency.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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In many cities, noise complaints can shut down licensed music venues with surprising efficiency.Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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Wrapped in more than 18 windows, the city condo is blessed with an abundance of light, and its careful (and uber-luxe) renovation gleams with custom millwork.Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Surveillance video showed the two men leaving the condo of the defendant’s sister, Khazar Momeni, around 2 a.m. on April 4, 2023, and getting into Momeni’s BMW.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Downtown Dubai’s elegant penthouses, the lush green Dubai Hills neighbourhood, and Palm Jumeirah properties including Shoreline Apartments and Golden Mile are just a few examples.Arash Jalili, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The tower’s largest option are its two-bedroom penthouses that can sleep up to eight.Carly Caramanna, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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